The Pathways to Success Project: Development, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Through Community-Based Participatory Research With Newcomer Immigrant Youth

Cid, Margareth V. Del; Brewer, Thomas M.; Palacios, M. Hevia; Patel, Sita G.

doi:10.4135/9781526449146

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“…The school is a part of a network of schools that exclusively serves immigrant youth who have recently arrived in the United States. This network of schools provides academic services for English-language learners while also providing referrals to services such as mental health, legal, medical, as well as other social services (see Del Cid et al, 2018;Patel et al, 2016). The broader project goal was a needs-assessment in partnership with the school, to determine the service needs of their incoming students.…”

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“Se extraña todo:” Family separation and reunification experiences among unaccompanied adolescent migrants from Central America

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Martínez

et al. 2021

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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There has been a record surge of unaccompanied immigrant minors (UAMs) entering the United States, with 86% of those apprehended at the US-Mexico border originating from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. A majority of immigrant children are separated from either one or both parents at various points during the migration process. Although average separations last 4 or more years, and may be deeply distressing, there is little research on family separations among Central American UAMs. Further, little is known about the developmental impact of separations from extended family networks, or about reunification. To address these empirical gaps, this study used community-participatory qualitative methods to deeply explore the lived experiences and emotional repercussions of family separation and reunification. The sample included 42 adolescents who had all recently migrated to the Western United States from Central America. Thematic analyses revealed that separation experiences are distressing, multifaceted, and have important developmental implications for Central American UAMs. Results illustrate the socioemotional toll that family separation and reunification can have on this vulnerable population, and highlight the need for

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