Abstract Objective: The United States has seen a significant increase in unaccompanied
migrant children (UC) from Central America, who often experience a myriad of traumas …

Introduction: The number of unaccompanied children (UC) arriving in the United States has
increased significantly in recent years. UC often encounter traumatic events in their home …

As of June 2018, most unaccompanied minors apprehended at the United States-Mexico
border are adolescents and come from Central America–specifically El Salvador …

This grant proposal thesis aims to seek funding in order to strengthen services for
unaccompanied immigrant children and youth who have recently arrived in the United …

As violence, inequity and poverty pervade El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the
number of children, family units and adults seeking refuge in the United States (US) …

There has been an influx of unaccompanied immigrant children fleeing to the US due to
gang violence, abuse, and extortion (US Department of Homeland Security, 2014) and more …

Objective: The number of unaccompanied children (UC) arriving in the United States (US)
from other countries has increased significantly over the past decade. UC report high trauma …

Many immigrant families made the decision to separate from their children and migrate to
the United States (US) hoping to reunite when able. Contrary to what is envisioned, the …

Pediatric health and mental health professionals with expertise in the physical and
emotional needs of immigrant children seeking humanitarian protection are trained to …

As awareness of the impacts of trauma on young children increases, policymakers and early
childhood education and care (ECEC) program administrators are becoming more …