Pediatric Support for Children Eligible for Legal Humanitarian Relief.

ABSTRACT: Many children in immigrant families may qualify for legal protection-for themselves if unaccompanied, or as a derivative on parents' claims-on humanitarian grounds related to persecution or forced migration. Pediatric providers can offer a spectrum of multidirectional medical-legal supports to increase access to medical-legal services and support children who are undocumented or in mixed-status families. These activities can include providing trusted information, incorporating screening for health-related social needs, establishing networks for multidirectional referrals, and providing letters of support for legal protection. To expand workforce capacity for medical-legal services related to immigration, pediatric providers can also receive training to conduct specialized, trauma-informed

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12335981 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature