Childhood trauma and the enduring consequences of forcibly separating children from parents at the United States border

Childhood trauma and the enduring consequences of forcibly separating children from parents at the United States border

Abstract Forcible separation and detention of children from parents seeking asylum in the United States has been decried as immoral and halted by court order. Babies and children have been separated and transported to facilities sometimes many miles away. Limited data on forced detention of unaccomp...

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Main Author: Martin H. Teicher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Childhood trauma
Early life stress
Refugees
Migrants
Family separation
Psychopathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1147-y

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