Publications

BRYCS has developed and disseminated the following types of publications:

• BRYCS Publications: User-friendly resources developed from original research and writing.
• BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs: Short practical articles examining current issues and released quarterly. "Promising Practices" and Highlighted Resource lists accompany each article.

BRYCS Publications, Spotlight Articles and Briefs are categorized in nine content areas. The publications listed below are also catalogued in the BRYCS Clearinghouse, along with more than 3,500 additional resources.

CHILD WELFARE  |  SCHOOLS  |  FAMILY AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING  |  YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CHILD CARE  |  HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH  |  PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT  |  REFUGEE POPULATIONS

CHILD WELFARE

BRYCS Publications

• Best Interest Determination for Refugee Children: An Annotated Bibliography of Law and Practice (2007)
• Brighter Futures for Migration Children: An Overview of Current Trends and Promising Practices in Child Welfare (Accompanying Power Point) (2006)
• Building Bridges: A Cross-Service Training Guide (2003)
• Case Study of Child Welfare Interventions with Refugee Families in Texas (2005)
• Child Welfare Standards with Relevance for Practice with Refugees (2003)
• Cross-Service Training Report, Atlanta (2002)
• Cross-Service Training Report, St. Louis (2002)
• Developing Refugee Foster Families: A Worthwhile Investment (2004)
• Directions in Service Provision: Findings From Needs Assessments of Refugee Youth, Children, and Parents (Ohio, Georgia, and Missouri) (2003)
• Enhancing State Child Welfare Services for Migrating Children (2005)
• Foster Care at a Cultural Crossroads: Refugee Children in the Public Foster Care System (2003)
• Foster Care Training Report (St. Louis) (2002)
• Guardianship Fact Sheet for Staff Assisting Refugee Families (2003)
• Guardianship Summary Sheet (2 Page Summary) (2003)
• Guardianship Information by State (2005)
• Local Service Delivery Strategies Report for Portland and Lewiston, Maine (2001)
• Preventing Child Maltreatment in ORR-Funded Care Provider Programs (2009)
• Refugees and the U.S. Child Welfare System: Background Information for Service Providers (2006)
• Separated Refugee Children in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities (2004)
• Serving Foreign Born Foster Children: A Resource for Meeting the Special Needs of Refugee Youth and Children (2004)
• Serving Refugee Children in Foster Care: Fundamental Considerations (2004)
• SIJS Caseworker's Toolkit for Children in Federal Custody (2009)
• Suitability Assessment Tips: Safeguarding Refugee Minors Who Arrive Without Parents (2003)
• Summary Report: BRYCS Community Conversations Project (Seattle, Omaha, and Baltimore) (2003)
• Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program – FAQ, Brochure, and Flyer

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• The Best Interests of the Child in a Global Perspective (2008)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Heshima Kenya; Intercounty Home Studies
  • Highlighted Resources
• Child Abuse and Neglect Across Cultures (2005)
• Cultural Competency in Child Welfare Practice: A Bridge Worth Building (2007)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Public Child Welfare Training Academy; Ohio Child Welfare Training Program
  • Highlighted Resources: Child Welfare Training Curricula for Staff Working with Refugees and Immigrants; Resources to Enhance Child Welfare Training Curricula
• Family and Community Centered Child Welfare Practice with Refugees and Immigrants (2007)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Family Involvement in Child Welfare Practice; Hmong Child and Family Team Meetings
  • Highlighted Resources: Family and Community Centered Child Welfare Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
• Foreign-Born Children in Foster Care: How to Service This Special Population?  (2004)
• Refugee Children Without Their Parents: Guardianship, Kinship Care, and Foster Care (2005)
• Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Child Protection (2006)
  • Interview with Frances Johnson
  • Interview with Ilze Earner
  • Featured Promising Practices: New Americans and Child Protection; Collaborative Partnerships to Enhance the Well-being of Foreign-born Children
• Separated Refugee Children in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities (2004)
• Suggestions for Interviewing Refugee and Immigrant Children (2009)
  • Highlighted Resources: Interpretation: Serving Refugee and Immigrant Children

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SCHOOLS

BRYCS Publications 

• Refugee Children in the U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel  – Introduction to the Toolkit (2009)
  • Tool One: The Birthdates of Refugee Children and the Impact on Grade Placement (2009)
  • Tool Two: Schools and Refugee-Serving Agencies: How to Start or Strengthen Collaboration (2009)
  • Tool Three: Refugee Child Welfare: Guidance for Schools (2010)
    • Highlighted Resources: Addressing Refugee Child Welfare Concerns in the Schools

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• Back to School: Challenges and Strengths of Refugee Students (2003)
  • Featured Promising Practice: Parent School Connection
• Involving Refugee Parents in their Children’s Education (2007)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Involving Refugee Parents in the Manchester Public Schools; Pambazuka Project
  • Highlighted Resources: Involving Refugee Parents in their Children’s Education
• The Refugee School Impact Grant: Facilitating the Integration of Refugee Children into American Schools (2009)
  • Featured Promising Practice: Boise Schools; Refugee Student Services Program
  • Highlighted Resources: Items Created by Refugee School Impact Grantees
• Refugee Students and the No Child Left Behind Act – Spotlight Article and Special Feature (2006)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Refugee Youth Program of World Relief; Transitional Schooling Program
• Serving Children with Little or No Previous Formal Schooling – Introduction and Spotlight Article (2005)
• Welcoming and Orienting Newcomer Students to U.S. Schools (2008)
  • Featured Promising Practices: International Kid Success; International Community School
  • Highlighted Resources: Immigrant/Refugee Awareness Instructional Materials; Children's Books about the Refugee/Immigrant Experience

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FAMILY AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING

BRYCS Publications

• Raising Children in a New Country: A Toolkit for Working with Newcomer Parents (2005)
• Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook (2007)
• Strengthening Services for Refugee Parents: Guidelines and Resources (2003)

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• Child Development: Challenges Across Cultures (2004)
• Community Strengthening with Refugees – Community Building: Helping Refugee Families Feel at Home (2005)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Mercy Housing's East 13th Avenue Community Garden Project; Institute of Cultural Affairs' East Montclair/Lowry Neighborhood Academy
• Developing Culturally Competent, Effective Parenting Programs (2005)
• Family Strengthening Across Cultures: Parent Support Programs for Refugees  (2005)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Strengthening Refugee Families Program
• Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together (2008)
• • Featured Promising Practices: Families Together Program; Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services; Pittsburgh Refugee Healthy Families Program
  • Highlighted Resources: Family Preservation and Family Strengthening Materials; Refugee Healthy Marriage Materials
• Helping Refugee Parents Adjust to Life in the U.S. (2004)
• I Came All This Way for Them: Refugee Parents in Their Own Words (2009)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Family Stabilization Services Program; Healing Transitions
  • Highlighted Resources: Newcomers and Parenting
• Supporting Refugee Families: Adapting Family Strengthening Programs that Build on Assets
  • Featured Promising Practices: Strengthening and Preserving our Families in Transition (SPOFIT); The Refugee Youth Program
    

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

BRYCS Publications

• Growing Up in a New Country: A Positive Youth Development Toolkit for Working with Refugees and Immigrants (2006)

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• Blessed with a Difficult Task: Refugee Youth and the Transition to Adulthood (2006)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Refugee Foster Care Mentoring Program of Bethany Christian Services; Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota; Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development
• Growing Up in a New Country: A Focus on Positive Youth Development with Refugees and Immigrants (2006) 
  • Featured Promising Practices: Bridge-2-Success Refugee Youth Development Program, Young Women's Equity Project (YWEP)
• Helping Refugee Youth Find the Right Path (2007)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Youth Gang Prevention Services (YGPS); Roza Promotions, Inc.; Studio2000
  • Highlighted Resources: Helping Refugee Youth Find the Right Path
• Mentoring Refugee Youth (2005)
• New Directions in Mentoring Refugee Youth (2010)
  • Featured Promising Practice: Culture Connect, LA Team Mentoring
  • Highlighted Resources: Youth Mentoring; Youth Mentoring (Research and Policy Resources)
• Promising Practices in After-School Programming for Refugee Youth and Children (2005)
• Refugee Youth and the Juvenile Justice System (2004)
• Strengths-Based Programming: The Example of Somali Refugee Youth (2009)
  • Featured Promising Practice: Afterschool Program of East African Community Services; The Girls Empowerment & Leardership Initiative of Sauti Yetu
  • Highlighted Resources: Positive Youth Development and Somali Youth: Research and Resources
• Youth Voice: Listening to Refugee and Immigrant Youth (2008)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Project CREATE; Milagro Stars
  • Highlighted Resources: Resources for Youth and Adults

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CHILDCARE

BRYCS Publications

• Enhancing Child Care for Refugee Self-Sufficiency: A Training Resource and Toolkit (2006)

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• Caring About Child Care for Refugee Families (2006)
  • Featured Promising Practices: Appleseed Learning Center, Headstart Enrollment, Immigration and Refugee Assistance Transitional ChildcareHome-Based Child Care for Refugee Parents in the United States (2004)

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HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH

BRYCS Publications

• Refugee Health and Wellness (2005)
  • Featured Promising Practices: The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma Health Promotion
• NCTSN: Raising the Standard of Care for Traumatized Children (2005)
  • Featured Promising Practices: International FACES; National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

BRYCS Publications

• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies (2005)

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REFUGEE POPULATIONS

BRYCS Publications

• Liberian Refugees: Cultural Considerations for Social Service Providers (2005)
• Somali Bantu Refugees: Cultural Considerations for Social Service Providers (and Power Point) (2004)

BRYCS Spotlight Articles & Briefs

• Hmong Resettlement Revisited (2004)
• Sudanese Youth (2003)
  • Feature Promising Practice: The New Home Project
• World Refugee Day 2005 (Meskhetian Turks and Burmese) (2005)
• Somali Bantu Refugees: Resources on Children, Youth, and Families (2003)

* For more information on specific refugee populations, including lists of highlighted resources on incoming groups, please click here.

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