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The Children’s Partnership
Mayra E. Alvarez, MHA
President
April 10, 2018
California Reducing
Disparities Project to
Advance Mental Health Equity
What’s at Stake:
Immigrant Mental Health
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The Children’s Partnership (TCP) is a California-based national children’s advocacy organization
committed to improving the lives of underserved children where they live, learn, and play with
breakthrough solutions at the intersection of research, policy, and community engagement.
Since 1993, TCP has been a leading voice for children and a critical resource for communities
across California and the nation, working every day to champion policies that provide all
children with the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.
Our Mission
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California’s Children
Source: Kidsdata.org (Lucile Packard Foundation for
Children's Health)
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Federal Actions: Impact on Immigrant
Families
Multiple Anti-Immigration
Executive Orders
Rescission of the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) Program & Temporary
Protected Status (TPS)
Shift in enforcement priorities
2018 Federal Budget
Pending public charge regulation
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State Attorney General Xavier Becerra
• Dreamers/DACA
• Muslim Travel Ban
• Border Wall
State legislation
• 2017: SB 54 (De Leon): California Values Act
• 2017: AB 699 (O’Donnell): Educational equity: immigration
• 2018: AB 1862 (Santiago, Carrillo): $10 million addition to One
California for TPS-related legal services for those facing deportation
2018 State Budget
• Maintains coverage for Health4All Kids - 218,571 undocumented
children enrolled
State Response: California
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State Impact: California
Fearing ICE raids, San Jose father
tells children: ‘Be prepared to be
alone’
January 29, 2018
Immigrant arrested by ICE after
dropping daughter off at school,
sending shockwaves through
neighborhood
March 3, 2017
National City residents rally behind family with parents in immigration
detentionJune 7, 2017
Refugees from Vietnam who have been in
US for decades are being detained and
targeted for deportation, immigrants rights
group says
February 28, 2018
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Family separation
Harms children’s mental and physical
health
Undermines family economic security
Climate of fear further restricts
children’s access to education, public
benefits, and other services
How Immigration Enforcement Harms
Children
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Fall 2017 : Provider Survey
Fall 2017: Parent and Youth Focus
Groups
• Inland Empire
• Central Valley
Fall/Spring 2018: Family Survey
Key Informant Interviews
June 23, 2018: Community
Symposium – Inland Empire
Ongoing: Policy and Action Agenda
Healthy Mind, Healthy Future
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2017: California Children in Immigrant
Families: The Health Provider Perspective
Partners:
California Primary Care Association
(CPCA)
California Program on Access to Care
(CPAC)
Cecilia Ayón (Associate Professor at the
School of Public Policy, UC Riverside)
Methodology: electronic survey (n=151)
Focus on access to care, types of services
needed, and immigrant family health and
wellbeing
“The children are scared for their parents…”
Health Provider, California
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2017: California Provider Survey
“I am seeing an increase in depressive, anxious, and somatic symptoms, as
well as recurrent trauma symptoms from the past. People are extremely
scared.” Health Provider, California
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2017: California Provider Survey
“In meeting with key staff of elementary, middle, and high schools, there are consistent concerns that
immigrant parents are too scared to attend school events, resource fairs, and obtain services due to
the fear of immigration taking them away from their family. Our families report concerns and fears
about going grocery shopping, walking their kids to school, and seeking mental health/dental/vision
services using Medi-Cal, as they think it might lead to an INS raid.” Health Provider, California
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2017: California Provider Survey
“Patients and families have concerns about discrimination and fear not only about health care, but also
education, employment, etc. Families report increased stress levels regarding immigration and fear
around family disruption and separation.” Health Provider, California
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2017: California Provider Survey
“One undocumented parent told me that she was nervous about getting mental health care services
because of ‘all the questions we ask,’ referring to the high number of intake forms required for our
services.” Health Provider, California
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Fall 2017: Focus Groups
• Latino and API families
• Central Valley, Inland Empire
Fall 2017/Spring 2018: Family Survey
• Reach: 495 households
• Methods: organizations identified as
surveyors
2018: Immigrant Families Research
• Bay Area
• Central Valley
• Inland Empire
• Los Angeles County
• Orange County
• Southern Border
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2018 Snapshot: Family Focus Groups
“As a mother, I am worried. It keeps me up at night.
Because of the president, Mr. Donald Trump, the kids
are learning how to hate.”
-Latino immigrant parent, Riverside
“I am scared that someone wants to remove me from my
house... I may be at a store with my children and they
arrest me, that is something that worries me.”
-Latino immigrant parent, Fresno
“I mean right now I feel like I live in Third World country. You
know like in a camp sometimes the guard comes and catches
people and sends them back.”
-API immigrant parent, Fresno
“It’s like hanging from a string that can be cut at any time.”
– Young Latino male (16-21), Riverside
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43% of parents see both as their biggest
obstacles
• 47% of Latinos see their immigration
status and 46% see President Trump as
their biggest obstacle
More than one-third say other obstacles they
face include:
• not having the money to reach their goals
(35%) and
• racism or the fact that some people are
biased against people like me (35%)
2018 Snapshot: Immigrant Family Survey
Parents see their immigration status and President Tru
mp as the biggest obstacles to meeting their personal goal
s.
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Methods: 20 key informant interviews
Key informants:
• community members, promotoras, immigrant
rights leaders, health advocates, social
workers, mental health experts, attorneys, and
others
Goal:
• learn about the health needs, barriers to care,
and recommended policy and practice
changes.
• Identify best practices in local and statewide
responses to immigration enforcement
activities in various communities
2018: Key Informant Interviews
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Moving Forward: Awareness & Support
Public education
Share accurate, up-to-date
information
Individual civic engagement
Role of storytelling
Advocacy tools - talking points and
factsheets
Secure resources are available to
support:
Community organizations
Legal services in communities
Services for undocumented parents
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Health, Social Services and Child
Welfare
• Educational resources for
understanding immigrant
families’ rights related to
health care and social
services
• Better tools and interventions
to help make referrals to
social, mental health, or legal
services
• Connection to community
organizations and school
personnel
• Ensure eligibility and
enrollment for immigrant
families
Moving Forward: System Changes
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Moving Forward: Education Partners
The role of schools and early
learning providers
Training and education
Create welcoming spaces
School climate
All In For Safe Schools
Coalition to support AB 699
implementation
Training and development
of materials
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Thank you!Mayra Alvarez
213-341-1222
@KidsPartnership
@mayraealvarez