The Consequences of Family Separation at the Border and Beyond

Jeanne Miranda; Rupinder Legha

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.429

The Consequences of Family Separation at the Border and Beyond

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jan;58(1):139-140. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.429.

Authors

Jeanne Miranda¹, Rupinder Legha²

Affiliations

¹ University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Services and Society.
² University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Services and Society. Electronic address: RLegha@mednet.ucla.edu.

PMID: 30577929
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.429

Abstract

The Trump administration's decision to separate young children from their parents who cross the border illegally or seek asylum generated a strong response from medical and mental health organizations. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine outlined the known harms to such separations¹.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adverse Childhood Experiences*
Child
Child, Preschool
Family Separation*
Humans
Politics
Psychological Trauma*
Societies, Medical
Societies, Scientific