Actions Needed to Improve DHS Processing of Families and Coordination between DHS and HHS

United States Government Accountability Office

This report examines (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data on apprehended family unit members; the extent to which (2) CBP and (3) the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) developed and implemented policies and procedures for processing family units; and (4) how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) share information about unaccompanied alien children (UAC).

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Closing the Data Gap: summary report

Lumos

An event was held in 2017 to explore child-data gaps and why they exist; how such gaps relate to the United Nation’s promise to “leave no one behind”, and what practical steps can be taken to break down barriers to ensure that children are included and benefit from the commitments made in the Sustainable Development Goals. This report summarises the outcomes of the event and proposes next steps.

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Cooperación de RELAF y UNICEF en Ecuador: Propuesta de Identificación y Capacitación en la Aplicación de Estándares de Intervención para el Trabajo con Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Privados del Cuidado Parental en Situación de Catástrofe

RELAF y UNICEF

El presente documento de protección está destinado a guiar las acciones de las instituciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales de Ecuador, en su respuesta humanitaria para la protección de los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes ecuatorianos y sus familias, afectadas por el terremoto ocurrido en fecha 16 de Abril del 2016.

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The thinking heart, the loving mind: 'The application of psychodrama in therapeutic reunification work with maltreated and neglected infants and their parents'

Patricia O'Rourke - Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama Association Journal

In this article, Patricia O'Rourke describes the way in which she applies psychodrama in her therapeutic reunification work with parents and babies in the child protection system in Australia.