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FR-6124-P-01 Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) filed 4 comments on this docket between Jul 10, 2019 and Jul 15, 2019. 228 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 2576d ago.

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Jul 15, 2019· Comment Submitted by American Academy of Pediatrics on behalf of a number of child health organizations· HUD-2019-0044-10231

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Jul 14, 2019· Comment Submitted by Mary Elsner, Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics· HUD-2019-0044-9789

As the Director of initiatives to prevent and mitigate child health risks associated with child housing insecurity at the Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), I strongly oppose HUDs proposed rule to evict and prohibit mixed status families from living in subsidized housing. HUD itself predicts that more than 55,000 children who are eligible for the covered housing programs would be evicted under the proposed rule, causing unnecessary harm to child health. Minor children comprise the vast majority of eligible occupants of mixed status households and, therefore, the proposed rule would have a disproportionate and harmful impact on families with children. In Illinois, 60% of people who receive federal rental assistance are in families with children. Rental assistance helps 263,000 people in families with children in Illinois to avoid homelessness and associated child health risks. Decades of research provide evidence of the health impacts of housing insecurity on children.These include developmental delays, psychological trauma, frequent exposure to violence and abuse, and higher rates of asthma, injury, malnutrition, and chronic diseases in adulthood. Housing instability also triggers related economic costs in our health care, school, criminal justice, and welfare systems. The proposed rule directly contravenes both ICAAPs mission is to promote optimal child, youth and family well-being and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) goal of ending and preventing homelessness among families with children, regardless of immigration status. The proposed rule should be withdrawn as It undermines child and family health and has no rational basis as a national policy.

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Jul 11, 2019· Comment Submitted by Deanna Behrens, Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics· HUD-2019-0044-8285

I am a pediatrician in Illinois and the head of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics committee on Social Determinants of Health and a member of the Refugee Immigrant Child Health Initiative. I am writing in strongly opposition of the proposed rule to change the eligibility requirements for housing for mixed immigrant status families. Children need stable housing, and this ruling will force thousands of families to be torn apart or to risk homelessness. Children are at risk of toxic stress caused from adverse childhood events, including housing insecurity. We know that this process is mitigated by presence of strong families. This stress response can have lifelong health risks. Therefore, I am asking for the immediate withdrawal of this rule.

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Jul 10, 2019· Comment Submitted by Sarah MD, Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics· HUD-2019-0044-6054

I am writing on behalf of the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to strongly oppose HUDs rule to prohibit mixed-status immigrant families from living in subsidized housing. As a pediatrician who serves a community of immigrants and refugees and native Hoosiers who live in poverty, I know how unstable housing can cause poor health outcomes. Multiple moves result in changing schools, changing addresses, disruption of employment and the stress of increased expenses. This places overwhelming barriers to continuous medical care, optimizing learning potential and developing strong behavioral and mental health and exposure to toxic stress. The rule will result in over 55,000 children being evicted from their homes, and it would cause permanent harm to childrens development and have implications for their well-being into adulthood. It would also increase the number of children living in poverty each year. Like all children, children in mixed-status immigrant families benefit when they have access to programs and services that help meet their basic needs and promote their development. Experiencing the stress of housing instability is harmful to young childrens development. This will result in increased costs to our education and medical system to address the impacts of this toxic stress on citizen children and youth as well as a rise in homelessness in our community. The Trump Administration should immediately withdraw its current proposal. We need to invest in our children, rather than put their healthy development and education at risk by provoking fear and destabilizing their families.

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