TY - JOUR
T1 - Caring for families separated by changing immigration policies and enforcement
T2 - A cultural psychiatry perspective
AU - Kohrt, Brandon A.
AU - Lu, Francis G
AU - Wu, Emily Y.
AU - Hinton, Devon E.
AU - Aggarwal, Neil Krishan
AU - Parekh, Ranna
AU - Rousseau, Cécile
AU - Lewis-Fernández, Roberto
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Recent changes in U.S. immigration policies and enforcement have precipitated a 300% rise in arrests and planned deportations. Although some family members face deportation, other family members may have state-sanctioned status. Such mixed status puts hundreds of thousands of families at risk of forced separation and associated mental health problems. Building on cross-cultural work with refugee families and other groups and on work with families separated by parental incarceration, the authors provide recommendations to guide clinicians working with families who are separated or who fear separation. Mental health problems among separated families can in part be addressed through identifying the origins of distress, elucidating family structures and roles, strengthening communication practices, linking with legal and economic resources, and facilitating decision making through distress reduction.
AB - Recent changes in U.S. immigration policies and enforcement have precipitated a 300% rise in arrests and planned deportations. Although some family members face deportation, other family members may have state-sanctioned status. Such mixed status puts hundreds of thousands of families at risk of forced separation and associated mental health problems. Building on cross-cultural work with refugee families and other groups and on work with families separated by parental incarceration, the authors provide recommendations to guide clinicians working with families who are separated or who fear separation. Mental health problems among separated families can in part be addressed through identifying the origins of distress, elucidating family structures and roles, strengthening communication practices, linking with legal and economic resources, and facilitating decision making through distress reduction.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201800076
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201800076
M3 - Article
C2 - 30122136
AN - SCOPUS:85057721887
VL - 69
SP - 1200
EP - 1203
JO - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
JF - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
SN - 1075-2730
IS - 12
ER -