Access to Healthcare or Medical Care
From the resource by Case Western Reserve University Schubert Center for Child Studies: “This document offers an overview of the most current and reliable national and Ohio-specific guidance and resources to support practitioners and providers working with immigrant children. It is organized in the following child and youth-specific settings: Each section provides practical tools, current…
From the abstract: “Within the past three years, roughly half of American states have restricted access to gender-affirming medical treatment for children. In this article, I argue that these bans violate transgender children’s right to liberty guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. I do so by excavating the Framers’ understanding of liberty as…
From the resource by Children’s Rights: “Every child deserves to grow up supported by family, connected to community, and free from fear. Yet federal immigration policies systematically undermine these basic rights, subjecting immigrant children to family separation, detention in harmful settings, and isolation from community supports. These harms are the result of deliberate policy choices…
From the introduction: “This Article discusses the myriad challenges lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQIA+) youth face in the United States (U.S.). The Article focuses on issues LGBTQIA+ (the “plus” holds space for other sexual identities not represented within the acronym) youth confront in school as well as the issues faced by families with…
From the Executive Summary, developed by Equip for Equality: “The children in the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (“JTDC”) are some of the most vulnerable youth in Cook County, many having experienced significant trauma and violence as part of their daily existence. The JTDC is the juvenile jail for Cook County, housing youth awaiting adjudication of their cases, as well…
United We Dream and the Latinx Immigrant Health Alliance released a report issuing survey findings of over 600 undocumented youth and adults on the impact of COVID-19 and the constant threat of deportation and detention on their mental health and wellbeing. “Overall, participants reported clinical levels of depression, anxiety and global severity, which was exacerbated by…
This report by the Center for American Progress, Movement Advancement Project, and Youth First offers an overview of youth incarceration in the United States and in particular, data on the experiences and challenges of LGBTQ youth incarcerated in the juvenile legal system. It concludes with several recommendations for reducing system involvement, ensuring fair treatment within…
