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The Midwest Immigrant Health Project

June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report

The Center for New Community conducted a grassroots effort to address health and related problems of immigrants working in meatpacking and poultry-processing plants in 12 rural communities in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

Responding to the Mental Health and Other Needs of Immigrants and Refugees

June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Center for Multicultural Human Services and Northern Virginia Family Service developed a training and technical assistance program to help mental health providers better serve the mental health and other needs of immigrants and refugees.

The Immigrants and Refugees New Arrivals Advocacy Project

September 9, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, Conn., operated a medical-legal advocacy project to improve the health of new immigrant and refugee children.

Implementing Trauma Interventions in Schools

January 1, 2012 | Book

This book chapter examines the successes and barriers associated with four interventions of Caring Across Communities (CAC), aimed at bringing school-connected mental health services to children of immigrants and refugees.

Undocumented Immigrants, Left Out of Health Reform, Likely to Continue to Grow as Share of the Uninsured

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants increased from an estimated 8.5 million to 11.8 million, leading to an estimated additional 1.8 million uninsured.

NYC's Immigrant Restaurant Workers Get Information and Resources

February 25, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York City (ROC) assessed and addressed the lack of health information and resources among low-wage immigrant restaurant workers.

Evaluating Models for Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities

July 6, 2011 | Story

A profile of Nathaniel Tashima, PhD, and Cathleen E. Crain, MA

Caring Across Communities

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, the author, Will Bunch, describes RWJF's Caring Across Communities program and the different approaches adopted by its grantees in 15 communities Bunch examines lessons that have emerged from the program.

Improving Medical Care for Detained Immigrants

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Medical care policies and procedures for immigrants in detention must be standardized and legally enforceable in order to improve quality.

Providing Aid to Children Released to North Carolina from Immigrant Detention

October 22, 2010 | Program Result Report

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants developed a pilot project to provide aid to children who are released from immigrant detention in North Carolina - which has one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country.

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