The psychosocial impact of detention and deportation on U.S. migrant children and families.

Autor: Brabeck KM; Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology, Rhode Island College., Lykes MB; Department of Counseling, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Lynch School of Education, Boston College., Hunter C; Department of Counseling, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Lynch School of Education, Boston College.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal of orthopsychiatry [Am J Orthopsychiatry] 2014 Sep; Vol. 84 (5), pp. 496-505. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 11.
DOI: 10.1037/ort0000011
Abstrakt: Approximately 4.5 million U.S. citizen children live in mixed-status families, in which at least 1 family member is an unauthorized migrant and therefore vulnerable to detention and deportation from the United States (Passel & Cohn, 2011). This article critically examines the current state of the literature on the psychosocial consequences of detention and deportation for unauthorized migrants, mixed-status families, and their U.S.-born children. In particular, drawing on social and psychological theory and research, we (a) review the impact of parents' unauthorized status on children; (b) summarize the literature on the impact of detention processes on psychosocial well-being; (c) describe the dilemma faced by a mixed-status family when a parent faces deportation; (d) examine the current social scientific literature on how parental deportation impacts children and their families; and (e) summarize several policy recommendations for protecting children and families.
Databáze: MEDLINE