The Consequences of Family Separation at the Border and Beyond
Letter
Miranda, J, Legha, R. (2019). The Consequences of Family Separation at the Border and Beyond
. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, 58(1), 139-140. 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.429
Miranda, J, Legha, R. (2019). The Consequences of Family Separation at the Border and Beyond
. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, 58(1), 139-140. 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.429
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: