ABSTRACT
Children and families from immigrant and refugee communities entering new lives in the United States are at risk of traumatic adjustment. Federal policies impact them directly and indirectly, privileging some while challenging others. It is incumbent upon social workers, as professionals committed to social and economic justice, to comprehensively understand the range of obstacles facing immigrants and refugees and empower them in their struggle to make a healthy adjustment. This article weaves together multiple policy and practice strands with 136discussion of the needs, strengths, and traumas experienced by immi grant and refugee individuals and families. The responses of a small met ropolitan community to the needs of diverse immigrant and refugee populations are presented as an exemplar. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com > Website: <https://www.HaworthPress.com" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.HaworthPress.com.> © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
