Migration,
A Critical Issue of Child Welfare: A Transnational
Research and Policy Forum, a roundtable from
the American Humane Association and the Graduate School
of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago, July
24-26, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. The roundtable
is designed to provide current information on issues
and trends in both child welfare and immigration,
to encourage communication and relationship-building
across both disciplines, and to create a flexible
means for continued planning and communication around
the issues. For more information and to register,
click here.
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Funding News
24th
annual Youth Garden Grant Program, from the National
Gardening Association (NGA) and Home Depot, awards grants
to schools and community organizations with child-centered,
outdoor garden programs. Applicants must plan to garden
in 2007 with at least fifteen children between the ages
of three and 18 years. Areas considered for support include
educational, environmental, or social programming; leadership;
community support; sustainability; innovation, and need.
Applications must be postmarked November 1, 2007; you can
request
an application here. (description taken from the NGA
Kidsgardening.com Web site)
Caring
Across Communities, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF) initiative, will address the mental health needs
of underserved children and youth by supporting school-connected
mental health services for students who require them. Special
emphasis will be given to projects that help children of
immigrant and refugee families overcome the cultural and
language barriers to mental health services. Applications
are due July 28th, 2006, for more information and to apply
online, click here.
(description taken from the RWJF Web site)
Events
Partners in Success for New Americans: Family~School
~Health, The 2006 Refugee and Immigrant Conference
will take place September 19-20, 2006, at the Holiday Inn
Chicago-Mart Plaza, Chicago, Illinois. The announcement
with registration information can be found at: http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/index.html.
Persistently Safe Schools 2006: Collaborating with
Students, Families, and Communities, September 19-21,
2006, in Washington DC, from the Hamilton Fish Institute,
will facilitate an informed conversation on school violence
research. Interactive discussions will address such topics
as gangs, bullying, and school law. The announcement with
registration information can be found at: http://hamfish.org/cms/view/203.
16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Call for papers for the 16th National Conference
to be held April 16-21, 2007, in Portland, Oregon. The Conference
theme, Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families,
and Preserving Communities, reflects the resolve to ensure
that every child enjoys a healthy family life in a nurturing
community. All Abstracts must be submitted electronically
to the following link: http://www.pal-tech.com/web/callforpapers/.
Child Welfare League of America, Children 2007: Raising
Our Voices for Children – Request for Proposals
for the National Conference to be held February 26-28, 2007,
in Washington DC. Additional information and an online proposal
application can be found here: http://www.cwla.org/conferences/2007nationalrfp.htm.
Resources
Coping
Skills for the ‘Little Things’, from
the SAMHSA Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug-Free
Family Guide, are guidelines for life’s everyday problems
and frustrations, which can help teens develop coping skills
to help them problem-solve. (Description taken from the
Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug-Free Family Guide
Web site).
Research
Seeking
Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee
Protection in the U.S., from the Harvard University
Committee on Human Rights Studies, describes the nature
and scale of the migration of unaccompanied and separated
children entering the U.S. today, drawing on government
data and statements, advocates’ accounts, court proceedings,
and interviews with migrant children themselves. (description
taken from the Human Rights at Harvard Web site)
Child Welfare
Child
Welfare Information Gateway, from the Children’s
Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, consolidates and builds upon
the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National
Adoption Information Clearinghouse. (Description taken from
the Child Welfare Information Gateway Web site)
What
to Expect and When to Seek Help, from Bright Futures
at Georgetown, is a set of developmental tools designed
to help families and service providers support the healthy
social and emotional development of children and adolescents.
(description taken from the Bright Futures Web site).
Health
Incorporating
Youth Development Principles into Adolescent Health Programs:
A Guide for State Level Practitioners and Policy Makers,
from the Forum for Youth Investment, emphasizes incorporating
youth development into state adolescent health programs.
(Description taken from the Guide Introduction)
Healthy
Start, Grow Smart, from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, consists of 13 issues with information
on newborns through the first year of life. These guides
are provided free of charge and are available in English,
Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
New Web site:
New Campaign to support refugee youth: www.ninemillion.org.
This campaign from the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees and Right to Play, was launched to bring the
nine million refugee youth in the world attention and a
better future, a chance to change their future through the
power of education and sport. It aims to create a global
community dedicated to giving the world’s refugee
youth the chance to learn and play. (description taken from
the Right to Play Web site)
COMING
SOON:
Look for a new BRYCS Web site Tutorial, developed in response
to a recent technical assistance request from the field.
For each tutorial in this educational series, BRYCS presents
a practical problem from the field and then takes you on
a step-by-step search of the BRYCS Clearinghouse to find
information and tools that address the problem.
On August 1st, BRYCS will feature the topic of Child Care
and announce a new publication: Understanding
and Responding to the Child Care System. This
new curriculum and training instrument will focus on increasing
understanding of the child care system through interactive
learning modules, and include strategies to build capacity
among refugee communities and resettlement agencies to respond
to child care as a barrier to employment.
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