Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in ORR Foster Care: Community Level Facilitators of Adjustment Identified by Service Providers

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dc.contributor.authorEvans, Kerri
dc.contributor.authorHasson III, Robert G.
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorFitchett, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorCrea, Thomas M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-01T20:28:36Z
dc.date.available2022-08-01T20:28:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-17
dc.description.abstractPurpose: While many studies address immigrant integration, few focus on the adjustment process for unaccompanied immigrant children in foster care in the United States- and even fewer look at community level prevention and intervention strategies for positive youth adjustment. This study uses a human rights framework to examine community level facilitators- both prevention and interventions- that aid the adjustment for unaccompanied immigrant children in foster care as they navigate life in the US. Method: Seventy-nine service providers that work with unaccompanied immigrant children participated in 22 focus groups/interviews. Open coding was used to create a codebook, and then data were qualitatively analyzed using deductive and axial coding. Results: The major prevention strategies for community adjustment include welcoming communities and inter-agency collaborations. The major intervention strategies for systems level adjustment include community relationships, access to healthcare, and the church as an institution. Discussion: Implications include advocating for funding and programming to support mentors for every child, advocating for welcoming policies, and engaging unaccompanied immigrant children in research using participatory approaches.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10560-022-00842-8en_US
dc.format.extent44 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepostprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2lvzh-qrqd
dc.identifier.citationEvans, K., Hasson, R.G., Teixeira, S. et al. Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in ORR Foster Care: Community Level Facilitators of Adjustment Identified by Service Providers. Child Adolesc Soc Work J (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00842-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00842-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/25267
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Social Work
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00842-8en_US
dc.rightsAccess to this item will begin on 07/17/2023.
dc.titleUnaccompanied Immigrant Children in ORR Foster Care: Community Level Facilitators of Adjustment Identified by Service Providersen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-2105en_US

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