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Donna Shalala: “The investigators found that separated children exhibited more heightened symptoms of anxiety, fear of abandonment, and…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2019
The investigators found that separated children exhibited more heightened symptoms of anxiety, fear of abandonment, and post-traumatic stress disorder than children who had not been separated from their parents.
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Donna Shalala
Florida

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Shalala highlights findings on the mental health effects of child separation on immigrant children.

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