Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems
Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.
by Alison Kodjak
Jun 20, 2018
3 minutes
Rachel Osborn knows kids who slept in the immigrant detention centers in Texas that have dominated recent headlines.
"We have kids who will say that was the worst part of their journey," Osborn says. "They were traveling for weeks and the hardest part was being in this freezing cold room where, you know, they were fed a cold sandwich and had a thin blanket to shiver under."
And they had no parent or caregiver to comfort them and make them feel
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