Family Stabilization Services for Unaccompanied Children in the United States

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ID21619829
AuthorsRobert G Hasson (0000-0002-8192-4517, PhD, LICSW, assistant professor, Providence College, RI, USA, corresponding author), Bianca LaBella (BSW, MSW candidate, Rhode Island College, Providence, USA), Antonia Diaz-Valdes (PhD, MSW, assistant professor, Society and Health Research Center, Milenium Nucleous in Socio Medicine (SocioMed); Child Psychology, Faculty of Social Science and Art, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile), Antonia Díaz-Valdés Iriarte (0000-0002-3194-0893, Universidad Mayor), Dawnya Underwood (LMSW, PMP, vice president of programs, Lutheran Social Services, Columbus, OH, USA)
Year2024
Volume105
Issue4
Pages507-519
Publication date2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamilies in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1044-3894 • E-ISSN: 1945-1350
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10443894231186194
OpenAlexW4387052492
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

Unaccompanied children are a growing and vulnerable population of immigrants who are arriving to the United States in increasing numbers, mostly from Central American countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This study examines sociodemographic factors associated with unaccompanied children requiring family stabilization services as their primary need upon arrival to the United States. The sample includes children who received post-release services from nonprofits throughout the United States ( n = 851). Logistic regression analyses reveal that children from Honduras ( p p p

Environmental health · Immigration · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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