Resiliency

The heightened enforcement and punishing rhetoric that are now part of the daily dialogue on immigration have had devastating effects on immigrant communities’ mental health. The impact on immigrant children, DACA recipients,and immigrant communities overall is well-documented..

But we also want to acknowledge the toll has taken on our colleagues and friends. Below are some resources, curated by I-ARC’s Resiliency Committee, to help us cope with the world we live and work in. Check back here often - we plan on updating this as much as we can.

Blogs

Trainings

  • Trauma Training for Beginners: Stanford-created training module for new immigration attorneys or new volunteer attorneys willing to work with traumatized immigrant children (designed at the behest of the Flores Settlement team):