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Past Webinars

  • Misconceptions of Migrant Childhood in Past and Present: How Contradictory Representations of Childhood Harm Young Migrants

    This event focused on the misperception of migrant childhoods and trauma-informed strategies to support them.

    Panelists Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez, PhD, Daysi Diaz-Strong, PhD, and Stephanie Torres, PhD with moderator Ané Maríñez-Lora, Ph.D. presented the topic.

    Published: October 14, 2022

    Slide Deck: Padilla-Rodríguez, Slide Deck: Torres

  • Supporting Refugee Children and Youth’s Transition to School

    This convening focuses on the experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking children and youth as they transition to school. The focus is on understanding the experiences of different refugee and asylum seeking students and how we can support their academic and social inclusion in their new school communities. We are very grateful to the panel members who led this discussion.

    Published: June 24, 2022

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  • Race and immigration status: The impact of this intersection on health, mental health, and adjustment outcomes among forcibly displaced populations

    This convening focuses on the impact of inequitable reception and treatment of refugees experiencing global displacement and a call for compassionate and fair responses for non-Christian and refugees of color. We are very grateful to the panel members who led this discussion.

    Published: May 27, 2022

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  • Panel Discussion of OPTIMIST's Documentary Film Five Years North

    Published: January 20, 2022

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  • Call to Restorative Action: Community Wellness and Healing Featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas

    Published: November 13th, 2020

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Archived Newsletters

The “CIMH Thursday Edition” e-communication was launched in January 2023 to connect members to Coalition activities, advocacy alerts, and community-building opportunities.

Vol. 1, Issue 1 - January 2023 Newsletter

Vol. 1, Issue 2 - March 2023 Newsletter

Vol. 1, Issue 3 - May 2023 Newsletter

Vol.1, Issue 4 - July 2023 Newsletter

Vol. 1, Issue 5 - September 2023 Newsletter

Vol. 1, Issue 6 - November 2023 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 1 - January 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 2 - March 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 3 - May 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 4 - July 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 5 - September 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 6 - November 2024 Newsletter

Vol. 3, Issue 1 - January 2025 Newsletter

Vol. 3, Issue 2 - March 2025 Newsletter

Archived Convenings

  • 2019

    The third annual convening of the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health(CIMH) was a full day in the company of prominent community leaders and scholars. The Coalition Planning Workgroup intentionally sought out a multidisciplinary group of folks to focus on the intersection of practice, policy, and advocacy while trying to support the mental health and wellness of immigrant children and youth.

    We gathered on November 8, 2019 at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration (SSA). We are grateful to our sponsorsor making this event possible. 

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  • 2018

    A second gathering held in November the following year in 2018 drew closer to 200 attendees at DePaul University in Chicago. This most recent gathering was thus entitled,

    “Chicago Communities and Universities United:  A Convening on Immigrant Mental Health” and included keynote and panel speakers who have been directly impacted by immigration policy, poster presentations from community-based researchers, and roundtable discussion to explicitly elicit the perspectives of all attendees. Representatives from at least eight local university institutions and four community-based and advocacy-oriented organizations participated in the planning of these convenings.

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  • 2017

    Our inaugural conference in 2017 at Loyola University in Chicago garnered close to 120 attendees and was entitled, “Research and Community Based Action: Chicago Universities United in Support of Immigrant Youth and Families with Undocumented Status.” 

    Keynote speakers included U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Julie Morita, and Dr. Roberto Gonzales, author of Lives in Limbo, each of whom spoke about the critical importance of supporting mental health among all immigrants.

Federal Registrar Public Comment: CIMH Sign-on Letters

  • DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0004

    Comments in response to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on “Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration,” RIN 1615-AC96.

    Letter Dated: April 18, 2025

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  • DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0016

    Comments in Response to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS; Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or “Proposed Rule”) titled “Circumvention of Unlawful Pathways”

    Letter Dated: March 27, 2023

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  • DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013

    Comments in Response to the DHS/USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or “Proposed Rule”) on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

    Letter Dated: April 25, 2022

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  • CIS No. 2691-21; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0006; RIN 1615-AC64

    Comments in Response to the DHS/USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or “Proposed Rule”) titled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

    Letter Dated: November 29, 2021

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Policy Workgroup Archive

  • Winter 2024

    Policy and Advocacy Workgroup Updates. Debunking Common Misconceptions about Immigrant Communities.

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  • Winter / Spring 2024

    Policy and Advocacy Workgroup Updates. Updates on USCIS Filing Fees, Federal bills and related policy reports and advocacy tools are also provided.

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  • Summer / September 2023

    Policy and Advocacy Workgroup Updates. Updates on TPS, DACA, and the IL Migrant Reception Plan are provided.

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  • May / June 2023

    Policy Workgroup Updates: IL HB3882 License and state ID bill, HB2866 Temp Worker Fairness and Safety Act, IL Action Alert: Pausing enrollment on Health Benefit for Immigrant Adult (HBIA, and more.

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  • April 2023

    Policy Workgroup Updates: IL HB 3882, HB 2719, New Way Forward Act (HR 2374), Immigrants Mental Health Act (HR 2480) and Asylum & DACA Updates

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  • February 2023

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Public Charge, Title 42 & Transit Ban, and the Afghan Humanitarian Parole Program

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  • January 2023

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Public Charge, Title 42 & Transit Ban, USCIS Application Fees, and The Welcome Corp.

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  • November / December 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: U.S. Asylum Policies, TPS, Public Charge, DACA, and Immigration Enforcement.

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  • October 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Title 42 & MPP, Humanitarian Parole: Update on Venezuela, DACA: Update on TX Court ruling, and Immigration Enforcement.

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  • September 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Title 42 & MPP, Public Charge Rule, Immigration Enforcement, Humanitarian Parole, and DACA Precarity.

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  • June 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Title 42 & MPP, Asylum, Immigration Enforcement, DACA, and Refugee Resettlement.

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  • June 2022

    IFMHA Tip Sheet - Working with Bilingual Families

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  • May 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Title 42, Asylum, Immigration Enforcement, MPP, and Work Permits.

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  • April 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Title 42, Immigration Enforcement, Federal Budget, Asylum, DACA, and Transgender Visibility and Immigration.

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  • March 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: TPS, Title 42, Federal Spending Bill, Immigration Enforcement, and Ukrainian Refugees.

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  • January / February 2022

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Migrant Protection Protocols, Title 42 Expulsions, Build Back Better, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Public Charge.

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  • July 2021

    Policy Workgroup Updates: American Dream & Promise Act infographic.

    English Version

    Español Version

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  • April 2021

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Federal Legislation and Action Steps.

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  • Dec 2020

    Policy Workgroup Updates: Overall Policy Climate: what to expect in the first 100 days of Biden Administration

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  • Nov 2020

    Policy Workgroup Updates: CIMH General Meeting.

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  • Oct 2020

    Policy Workgroup Updates: CIMH General Meeting

    USCIS Affidavit of Support Proposed Change

    Overview of the Federal Regulation Process

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  • August 2020

    Policy Workgroup Notes: CIMH General Meeting.

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Research

  • May 2024, Issue 4

    Adapting an Autism Screening Tool for Nepali-Speaking Refugees

    Authors: C. McClure · S. Reines · P. S. Suchdev · A. Oladele · A. B. Goodman

    Published: 2018 (online on February 14, 2017)

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  • january 2024, Issue 3

    Recently‑Arrived Afghan Refugee Parents’ Perspectives About Parenting, Education and Pediatric Medical and Mental Health Care Services

    Authors: Julia Rosenberg, Jessica Kung Leung, Kristin Harris, Amer Abdullah, Arzoo Rohbar, Camille Brown, and Marjorie S. Rosenthal

    Published: 2022 (online in May 2021)

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  • February 2023, Issue 2

    Immigrant Students' Mental Health and Intent to Persist in College: The Role of Undocufriendly Campus Climate

    Authors: Germán A. Cadenas, Kenny Nienhusser, Raquel Sosa, and Oswaldo Moreona

    Published: September 2022

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  • January 2023, Issue 1

    Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric on Latinx Families’ Perceptions of Child Safety and Health Care Access

    Authors: Elodia Caballero, Raul Gutierrez, Eric Schmitt, Jannet Castenada, Nathalie Torres-Cacho, and Robert M. Rodriguez

    Published: February 2022

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Other Recordings

  • April 28, 2023 CIMH webinar Presentation

    Robert Rodriguez, MD provided a virtual presentation entitled “Barriers to Undocumented Latino Communities’ Health Care Services: Evidence from CA Emergency Rooms” sponsored by the former CIMH Undocumented Communities Workgroup. (Recording Pending)

  • September 21, 2022 IDPH Training for frontline staff

    The IL Department of Public Health hosted a training entitled “Welcoming Newcomers: Supporting Adjustment and Healing in the Refugee and Immigrant Communities” presented by

    Dr. Aimee Hilado, PhD, LCSW

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  • October 21, 2021 Forensic evaluation Training for the Midwest human rights consortium (MHRC)

    Aimee Hilado, Ph.D., LCSW presented a case that was successfully granted asylum. This session provided an introduction to conducting forensic psychological evaluations for asylum seekers. This includes information on how to conduct the interview, how to prepare the affidavit, and highlights the importance of clinical engagement strategies when interviewing survivors of trauma seeking immigration relief.

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  • August 9, 2021 illinois welcoming Centers webinar

    Dana Rusch, Ph.D. presented a webinar on Mental Health Promotion and Resources. The event was sponsored by the Immigrant and Refugee Led Capacity Development Network to provide information to Illinois Welcoming Centers on mental health resources and supports (CIMH, IFMHA Program at IJR, other online resources).

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  • September 30, 2020 UIC grand rounds presentation

    Dana Rusch, Ph.D. presented a webinar entitled “Immigrant Mental Health Justice: Looking Beyond the Research to Practice Gap toward Policy Advocacy.” The event was sponsored by the University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds.

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  • June 10, 2020 Sharing The Dream Conference

    Oliver Camacho, LPC presented a webinar entitled “Undocumented Student Mental Health in School and College Settings” at the Sharing the Dream Conference.

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