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Clearinghouse Resource
Title
Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools: Opportunities for Prevention
Authors/Editors
Birman, Dina
Weinstein, Traci
Chan, Wing Yi
Publisher(s)
Eugene, OR: Integrated Research Services
Source Information (Journal Title, Date, Length)
The Prevention Researcher v.14 n.4, 2007, 14-17 pages
Description of Resource
This article first describes today's immigrants, then the stressors and challenges they face, and ends by offering suggestions for prevention and intervention strategies to promote the mental health and positive adjustment of immigrant children. One of the main suggestions provided is to use parents as a resource to lessen the family acculturation gap, which often contributes to family conflict and misunderstanding.
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Availability
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