Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) has thousands of resources on refugee and immigrant children and youth in a searchable online clearinghouse. Two particularly valuable resources include:
- Refugee Children in U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel
- Resource Lists for the Schools, including: (a) Selected children’s literature about the refugee and immigrant experience; (b) Instructional materials for increasing awareness about refugees and immigrants
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) includes backgrounds on different refugee populations, cultural orientation materials, and a Database of Secondary Newcomer Programs in the U.S.
The Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools, particularly:
- Partnering With Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School
- Screening and Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in School-Based Mental Health Programs
The Children’s Hospital Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience
Locating local resources for immigrant students:
- U.S. government’s official web portal for new immigrants
- Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) website, which includes a list of state refugee coordinators that can help schools locate and connect with local immigrant resources
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has produced a number of resources on culture and trauma, including the resource “Children of War: A Video for Educators.” This instructional video is of a theater production of children telling very personal stories about their experiences of war and migration.
Sonia Nazario’s book, Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite With His Mother, has developed a Teacher’s Guide to support classroom discussion about the experiences of immigrant children, including separation from family and adjustment to the United States .
The MENTOR National Mentoring Partnership created a toolkit for developing mentoring programs for immigrant children.
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning has produced two key resources, authored by Dina Birman, PhD:
- Mental Health of Refugee Children: A Guide for the ESL Teacher
- Refugee Children With Low Literacy Skills or Interrupted Education: Identifying Challenges and Strategies
Extracted from Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals by Eric Rossen, Ph.D. and Robert Hull, Ed.S., M.H.S.
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