Sec. 412. Services to unaccompanied alien children after placement
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Using amounts appropriated pursuant to section 403 to carry out this section, the Secretary shall assist each unaccompanied alien child in a placement with a sponsor by— completing an individualized assessment of the need for services to be provided after placement; and providing such post-placement services during the pendency of all immigration proceedings or until no longer necessary, whichever is later. The services referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall include— for the unaccompanied alien child, at least 1 post-placement case management services visit not later than 30 days after placement with a sponsor and the referral of the child to service providers in the community; for the family of the child’s sponsor, orientation and other functional family support services, as determined to be necessary in the individualized assessment; and for each unaccompanied alien child traumatized by separation of such child from the child’s parent or guardian by the Federal Government, comprehensive, trauma-informed services to assist such child.
The Secretary shall— direct the Director— to identify and track the referral rates of unaccompanied alien children to child advocates by care providers and investigate instances in which such a rate is low; to ensure that the referral criteria established by the Director are appropriately applied when a care provider determines if such a child is eligible for referral to a child advocate; to provide technical assistance to care providers to ensure compliance with such criteria; to establish a process for stakeholders and the public to refer unaccompanied alien children, including those placed with a sponsor, to the child advocate program to determine if such child meets the referral criteria for appointment of a child advocate; and to refer to a child advocate each unaccompanied alien child described in subsection (a)(2)(C); and ensure that each child advocate for an unaccompanied alien child— is provided access to materials necessary to advocate effectively for the best interest of the child, including direct access to significant incident reports, home studies, and similar materials and information; and is notified when new materials and information described in subparagraph
(A)relating to the child are created or become available.