Family reunification following migration-related separations is often challenging for immigrant youth as they adjust to their new environment and reacquaint with their caregiver. Scant research has explored the experiences of family reunification specifically for...
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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families
Family reunification following migration-related separations is often challenging for immigrant youth as they adjust to their new environment and reacquaint with their caregiver. Scant research has explored the experiences of family reunification specifically for...
Rural social workers study U.S.-Mexico border
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Rural social workers gained insight into the issues impacting people along the U.S.-Mexico border during the 41st National Institute Conference on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, which was held in July. The University of...
NASW disappointed by U.S. Supreme Court Immigration Ruling
NASW STATEMENT: The U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 failed to act on deciding the fate of millions of undocumented families whose legal status had been in limbo since Texas challenged President Obama’s executive action which sought to limit the risk of...
NASW Georgia Chapter urges social workers protest state policies that discriminate against undocumented students
NASW’s Georgia Chapter urges social workers to protest state policies that discriminate against college students who migrated to the United States as children and are undocumented.
NASW Joins Groups Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold President Obama’s Immigration Order
NASW STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined five anchor organizations to sign on to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of overturning a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Texas v. United States that blocked...
Tangible needs and external stressors faced by Chinese American families with a member having schizophrenia
Winnie Kung, Ph.D. set out to study the families of Chinese Americans who have schizophrenia. She wanted to know what particular stresses and problems these families face. Sensing a real gap in researchers’ knowledge about how this particular segment of the population...
NASW Statement on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
BACKGROUND: The Syrian migrant crisis was triggered by the ongoing civil war in Syria against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Since the war began in March 2011 more than nine million Syrians have fled their homes. According to the United Nations High...