Know Your Rights Information
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/dhs-protections-for-immigrant-victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/multilingual-materials-by-language
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
- Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
Dynamics & Barriers for Immigrant & Refugee Survivors
- Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cult-man-ch1-1-dynamicsdomesticviolence2016/
- Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch1-dynamics-sexual-assault-implications/
- Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: The Important Role of SART Teams http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sart-toolkit-section-6-1/
Legal Rights Overviews and Brochures
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates (1317) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/multilingual-materials-by-language
- World Language Identification Guide: I Speak (Raksha) (2419) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/language-id-card-raksha
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims (January 12, 2017) (1688) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-shield-infographic
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure (118) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-g-dhs-immigration-options-english
- Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa (318) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014) (156) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
Trauma-Informed and Culturally Relevant Interview Tools for Work with Immigrant Survivors
- Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach (April 24, 2023)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/traum-qref-advocatestooldevelopingsurvivorstory-7-10-17 - Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (October 16, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/coercive-control-extreme-cruelty + (1252)
- (April 24, 2023): Trauma-Informed – Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases (SIQI)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/siqi-trauma-informed-tool - (July 23, 2015): How to Prepare Your Case Through a Trauma-Informed Approach: Tips on Using the Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Family Court Cases (SIQI)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/siqi-for-family-lawyers - Immigrant Power and Control Wheel – Forms of Domestic Violence That Immigrant Women Experience (April 13,1996)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/power-control-wheel-eng-niwap - SAMSHA Concept of Trauma and Guidance for Trauma Informed Approach
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/samsha-concept-of-trauma-and-guidance-for-trauma-informed-approach - Trauma-Informed Help For Immigrant Survivors (Updated November 11, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-help-for-immigrant-survivors
- Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach (July 20, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/traum-qref-advocatestooldevelopingsurvivorstory-7-10-17
- How to Prepare Your Case Through a Trauma Informed Approach: Tips on Using the Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Family Court Cases (SIQI) (April 27, 2023) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/siqi-for-family-lawyers
- Grounding Tool (June 19, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/groundingtool
- Self Care Tool (June 20, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/self-care-tool
- Dynamics, Interviewing, Safety Planning, Collaboration and Best Practices
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/dynamics-best-practices - December 2011: Representing Domestic Violence Survivors who are Experiencing Trauma and Other Mental Health Challenges: A Handbook for Attorneys https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/attorneyhandbookfinaljan2012
Impact of Trauma on the Brain Development of Children
- Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings (May 18, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/understanding-effects-of-trauma-on-minors
- Declaration of David B. Thronson Discussing Trauma and the Neurobiological Health and Well Being of Children (March 20, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/thronson-declaration-child-brain-science
- Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children From Central America (2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vulnerable-but-not-broken
- First Impressions: Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/significance-of-trauma-history-of-minors
- (2018): Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children From Central America
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vulnerable-but-not-broken - (March 29, 2018): Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-e-effects-of-trauma-on-minors - BIA Decision In Re D.A. Discussing the Effects of Trauma on Children (May, 22, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bia-decision-trauma-child-brain-development-2017
- BIA Amicus Brief on Recent Research Concerning the Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents (July 11, 2016) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/niwap-bia-amicus-child-brain-development