Health Risks of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Federal Custody and in US Communities

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ID11022541
AuthorsJanine Young (Janine Young is with the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla. Warren Binford is with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Aurora. Michael Garcia Bochenek is with Human Rights Watch, Children’s Rights Division, New York, NY, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY. Jordan Greenbaum is with the International Centre for...), Warren Binford (0000-0002-3318-1106, Janine Young is with the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla. Warren Binford is with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Aurora. Michael Garcia Bochenek is with Human Rights Watch, Children’s Rights Division, New York, NY, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY. Jordan Greenbaum is with the International Centre for...), Michael Garcia Bochenek (Janine Young is with the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla. Warren Binford is with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Aurora. Michael Garcia Bochenek is with Human Rights Watch, Children’s Rights Division, New York, NY, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY. Jordan Greenbaum is with the International Centre for...), Michael Bochenek (Human Rights Watch), Jordan Greenbaum (0000-0002-2241-2861, Janine Young is with the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla. Warren Binford is with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Aurora. Michael Garcia Bochenek is with Human Rights Watch, Children’s Rights Division, New York, NY, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY. Jordan Greenbaum is with the International Centre for...)
Year2024
Volume114
Issue3
Pages340-346
Publication date2024-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2023.307570
PMID38330256
OpenAlexW4391637183
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

Unaccompanied immigrant children continue to arrive at the US–Mexico border and are at high risk for ongoing abuse, neglect, and poor mental and physical health. We are medical and legal experts in the fields of immigrant and refugee health, child abuse, and the legal rights of international refugee and migrant children. We provide an overview of US federal agencies with custody of unaccompanied immigrant children, a summary of medical care provided while in custody, and recent findings from the independent Juvenile Care Monitor Report mandating new custodial conditions for immigrant children while in federal custody. We provide recommendations to improve the health and well-being of unaccompanied immigrant children while in custody and once released to US sponsors. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(3):340–346. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307570 )

Criminology · Health care · Immigration · Immigration detention · Mental health · Neglect · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Refugee · Child Abuse and Trauma · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology

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