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Toolkit. Insights from OIG’s work on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s efforts to care for unaccompanied children
Toolkit. Insights from OIG’s work on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s efforts to care for unaccompanied children
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Alternate Title(s):
- Insights from OIG’s work on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s efforts to care for unaccompanied children
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, May 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Child Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Refugees -- statistics & numerical data
Vulnerable Populations -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This toolkit compiles insights from the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program. The insights provided are largely drawn from the findings, recommendations, and conclusions in OIG’s body of work conducted since 2008, including reports that were issued following site visits at 45 facilities during the 2018 surge of children entering the Unaccompanied Children Program. The insights provided in this toolkit focus on three priority areas: (1) ensuring that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is prepared to take unaccompanied children into custody as they are transferred from immigration officials; (2) protecting children in HHS custody from harm; and (3) addressing children’s medical and mental health needs. A complete list of OIG’s public reports on the Unaccompanied Children Program is included on pages 8 and 9 of this toolkit. Details about OIG’s ongoing oversight are available in our Work Plan. The number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the U.S. border has surged during the first months of 2021, as it has many times over the last decade. In order to respond to the 2021 surge, HHS has added capacity at State-licensed facilities and has opened new influx care facilities and emergency intake sites—two types of facilities that are not required to be State-licensed. Because these new facilities are established quickly and may have staff with limited training, they can benefit from additional focus and oversight. This toolkit outlines consequential actions that HHS program officials and facility administrators can take to ensure the health and safety of children in care, especially children at these new facilities. This toolkit contains information that may be relevant for other policymakers as well.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918383969206676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383969206676