KIND staff engaging with migrant children for World Refugee Day event.

KIND Celebrates World Refugee Day in Tapachula, Mexico

Last month, KIND staff in Tapachula, Mexico, celebrated World Refugee Day with children, youth, and families on the move and members of the local community…...

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KIND staff at the U.S.-Mexico border on the bridge.

From the Field: Director of Latin American Policy Catherine Mongeon describes visit to U.S.-Mexico Border

Last month I visited the KIND offices in El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico to meet with my colleagues on both sides of the border…...

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Migrant children laugh and get ahead with the help of a shopping cart with numerous migrants walking towards the US border.

KIND Recognizes Children on the Move on World Refugee Day

Children make up less than one third of the global population, but more than 40 percent of the world’s refugees. The number of refugee and…...

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Pop No'j works with migrant children as they hold up positive affirmation cards.

Helping Children Reintegrate: KIND Visits Partner Organizations in Honduras and Guatemala

Unaccompanied children returning to their countries of origin often face the same conditions that caused them to leave in the first place: violence, loss of…...

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Mental Health and Unaccompanied Children: An Interview with Humanitarian Psychiatrist Dr. Suzan Song

Dr. Suzan Song is a humanitarian psychiatrist and leading expert in trauma-informed clinical care, research, and public health policy for vulnerable populations, including unaccompanied children.…...

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Newark office play therapy workshop to help facilitate post-traumatic healing

“Play is a child’s language”: Play Therapy and Addressing the Mental Health of Unaccompanied Children

To recognize Mental Health Awareness Month this May, KIND reflects on the ways we support the mental health of unaccompanied children.   Unaccompanied children suffer…...

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Two children running along a boardwalk.

First-person: Impact of Unaccompanied Children’s Service Providers Training

In March, KIND and the American Bar Association hosted a national training for those who serve unaccompanied children – the first in-person gathering of its…...

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Unaccompanied Children Support: Harnessing Expertise and Inspiring Change

I was impacted by being surrounded by other professionals who understand the depth and importance of our work supporting unaccompanied children in the United States,…...

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A mother embraces her young daughter in her arms.

International Day of Families: Reuniting Immigrant and Refugee Children

In our work representing unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children seeking safety, KIND has seen thousands of children reunite with parents and other family members who…...

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