Materials for Clinicians

Child Traumatic Stress Resources

• When children are afraid of a parent’s deportation (English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Somali, Karen, Portuguese) - Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
• Supporting Children After a Parent’s Deportation or Detention (English, Spanish, Somali, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Dari, Portuguese, Karen, Hmong, Ukrainian) - Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Espanol)
• Supporting Families with Large Community Events
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
• Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español; Arabic; ASL)  – children’s book
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Espanol)
• Creating Supportive Environments: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
• Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators ( En Español )
• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing 

Traumatic Grief and Traumatic Separation Resources

• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español; Arabic; Ukrainian)
• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español; Arabic; Ukrainian)
• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español; Arabic; Ukrainian)
• Children with Traumatic Separation: Information for Professionals
• Childhood Traumatic Separation: Youth Information Sheet
• Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children: Tips for Current Caregivers
• Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for School Personnel (Ukrainian)
• The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregivers Dies

Articles

• Andres J. Pumariega, M Editorial: The Impact of Policy on Children’s Mental Health: The Case of Immigration J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Mar;63(3):310-312. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.08.004. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
• Sachin Nair, Pamela K McPherson, Andres J Pumariega, Traumatic Stress in Children and Youth Crossing the U.S. Mexico Border Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Dec;26(12):798-806. doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01566-5. Epub 2024 Nov 30.
• Andres J Pumariega, Youngsuhk Jo, Brent Beck, Mariam Rahmani, Trauma and US Minority Children and Youth Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Apr;24(4):285-295. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01336-1. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
• Andres J. Pumariega, Eugenio Rothe, The current refugee problem around the world: Implications for social psychiatry January 2019 World Social Psychiatry 1(1):50 DOI:10.4103/WSP.WSP_7_19

AACAP Statements & Policies 

• AACAP Releases Letter Responding to ORR, ICE, for use of Confidential Therapy Notes in Cases Against Immigrant Minors - February 2020
• AACAP Opposes New Flores Rule - August 2019
• Separating Immigrant Children From Their Families - June 2018
• President's Statement: Separating Children from Families - May 2018

Advocacy

• AACAP Letter of Support to the Speaker of the House for the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act - July 2019
• AACAP Letter of Support to the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees for the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act - June 2019
• AACAP Calls on HHS Secretary Azar to Provide Details on Mental Health Screening of Migrant Youth - April 2019
• AACAP Calls for Improved Conditions for Migrant Children and Pregnant Women - December 2018
• AACAP Reiterates Call for Immediate End to Separating Immigrant Children from Families - June 2018
• AACAP Calls for Swift Congressional Passage of the "Dream Act" - May 2018
• AACAP Statement on DACA Rescission - September 2017

Clinical Resources

• Sidhu, SS, Song, SJ, Growing Up With an Undocumented Parent in America: Psychosocial Adversity in Domestically Residing Immigrant Children, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019
• Refugee Trauma

Promoting Refugees' Mental Health Videos

• English
• Arabic
• Spanish
• French
• Swahili
• Kinyarwanda
• Burmese

Legal Resources

• A Guide to Children Arriving at the Border: Laws, Policies and Responses
• Immigrant Child Health toolkit (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Leaving No Children or Families Outside: The Challenges of Immigration

Volunteer Opportunities

• President's Message: Organizations Working at the Border

Policy Recommendations

• Report of the ICE Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers
• Report of the ICE Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers - RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY*

Additional Peer Organization Resources

• Professional Societies’ Statement of Concern and Offer to Help Inform Protection and Care of Immigrant Children in Federal Custody (NHCVA)
• Providing Care for Children in Immigrant Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Detention of Immigrant Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Providing Care for Immigrant, Migrant, and Border Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• AAP Statement on Protecting Immigrant Children
• Minimizing Trauma and Maximizing Treatment for Migrant Children (National Council for Behavioral Health)
• Immigrant Child Health Toolkit (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Addressing the Mental Health Problems of Border and Immigrant Youth (NCTSN)
• Trauma and Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Minors: Part One (NCTSN)
• Trauma and Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Minors: Part Two (NCTSN)
• NCTSN Resources Related to Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Trauma (NCTSN)
• Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children: Tips for Current Caregivers (NCTSN)