Policy Position Statements
Position statements are one means SCRA uses to communicate its perspective on pressing social issues and matters of public health and well-being. The goal of such statements is to provide clear, succinct summaries of scientific research and accumulated knowledge from practice accompanied by recommendations to policy makers and the general public.
Process for Generating Position Statements
Adopted Policy Position Statements
The Roles of Settings in Supporting Immigrants' Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
Much literature focuses on the ways in which U.S. deportation, forced family separation, and other oppressive immigration-related policies harm people, families, and communities. Less is documented about the numerous ways immigrants and their allies resist this oppression. This statement examines this resistance, with a focus on the ways settings can facilitate immigrants’ resistance to oppression.
Statement Companion Pieces:
How Community-Based Organizations Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
How Educational Institutions Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
How Direct Care Services Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
How Faith-Based Organizations Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
How Municipalities Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
How Workplaces and Unions Can Support Immigrants’ Resistance to Injustice and Oppression
Statement on the Effects of Deportation and Forced Separation on Immigrants, their Families, and Communities
Deportation has numerous detrimental impacts on individuals who are deported, and on the families and communities they are forced to leave behind. This policy statement reviews the empirical literature to describe the effects of deportation on the individual, families, and the broader community, in order to inform policy and practice recommendations.
The Incarceration of Undocumented Families
This statement addresses the current policy in the United State of incarcerating undocumented families, including children and the negative effects of that policy. The statement was written by Jessica Chicco, Patricia Esparza, M. Brinton Lykes, Fabricio E. Balcazar and Kevin Ferreira
The Role of Recovery Residences in Promoting Long-term Addiction Recovery
This policy statement involves the role of recovery residences in promoting long-term addiction recovery. The statement was written by: Leonard A. Jason, Amy A. Mericle, Douglas L. Polcin, and William L. White. This statement was also published in the American Journal of Community Psychology. The publication can be found here.