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Understanding the concerns and needs of immigrant youth in Nassau County New York [electronic resource] /

by Calderon, Orly; Giffords, Elissa D; Malekoff, Andrew.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 226-232.Online resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary social services 2012, Vol. 93, No. 3Summary: Immigrant bias incidents led a group of community advocates to study the concerns and needs of immigrant youth and families. This article presents an analysis of existing quantitative and qualitative data collected from 614 immigrant youth. The youth expressed concerns about multiple issues: school, family, health, money, law enforcement, and underlying linkages among these issues. Binomial analysis indicated that while youth agreed social services in their community would be helpful to them, they did not know where or how to access such services. Content analysis indicated anxiety, anger, and optimism were associated with motivation to succeed in school. Findings emphasize the need to provide services that address multiple, possibly interrelated issues, and the importance of educating youth about accessing services.
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Immigrant bias incidents led a group of community advocates to study the concerns and needs of immigrant youth and families. This article presents an analysis of existing quantitative and qualitative data collected from 614 immigrant youth. The youth expressed concerns about multiple issues: school, family, health, money, law enforcement, and underlying linkages among these issues. Binomial analysis indicated that while youth agreed social services in their community would be helpful to them, they did not know where or how to access such services. Content analysis indicated anxiety, anger, and optimism were associated with motivation to succeed in school. Findings emphasize the need to provide services that address multiple, possibly interrelated issues, and the importance of educating youth about accessing services.

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