This training guides Maryland child welfare professionals in supporting immigrant child victims, focusing on early identification and referral for immigration relief (VAWA, U and T visas, SIJS), and outlines the role of the Maryland Child Welfare Agency staff in implementing U visa certification state laws, obtaining SIJS judicial determinations and connecting mixed immigration status families with immigration legal representation, and improving language access. It provides practical tools and emphasizes trauma-informed, culturally sensitive assistance and agency responsibilities.
Abuse Dynamics, Child welfare, abuse and neglect, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), T Visas, Training Web Pages, U Visas, VAWA Self-Petition