More Resources About Immigration and Refugees

Psychology and ICE: Immigration Policies and Impact on Clinical Practice, Research, and Training

October 23, 2026

Explore how immigration policy changes affect ethical care and clinical access for immigrants
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Resolution on Immigration-Related Enforcement

August 5, 2026

Psychological and developmental impacts of immigration-related enforcement, detention, and forced deportation

School psychologists adapt to increased immigration enforcement

March 1, 2026

Professionals are helping students cope with fear and trauma
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APA Services alerts DHS of immigrant mental health risks in proposed public charge rule

January 21, 2026

APA Services provided comments to the Department of Homeland Security on its proposed public charge rule, highlighting risks to immigrant mental health
Clients Who Are Displaced

Clients Who Are Displaced

December 9, 2025

In Clients Who Are Displaced, Naji Abi-Hashem, PhD, works with a young woman from Myanmar whose family has migrated to the United States.
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Advocating for the mental health of unaccompanied minors

September 18, 2025

Advancing psychological science’s role in Senate immigration hearing on missing unaccompanied minors
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The psychological cost of U.S. immigration policy

September 1, 2025

Culturally responsive care needed to address trauma and chronic stress
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How immigration policies are harming mental health

July 1, 2025

Restrictive policies heighten fear and stress in immigrant communities
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Advocating to protect immigrant children

June 24, 2025

APA Services urges Congress to advance immigrant child and family well-being
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Cultural stress theory

March 11, 2025

Introduces a framework for understanding the challenges faced by immigrant families