- American Psychoanalytic Association Calls Policy to Separate Immigrant Children Cruel, Inhumane and Harmful
Based on a large body of research and literature, this policy is not only cruel and inhumane (and contrary to our values), but it is also harmful for the health and mental well-being of children and their development as well as for their parents. Forced separations, even briefly, can cause long-lasting trauma and lead to serious mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Taking children away from their caregivers will also interfere later with learning, social relationships, and socioeconomic status.
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- Statement from the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) on the recent enforced separation of children from their parents on the American Mexican border June 2018
The recent scenes of children forcibly taken from their parents has horrified the world. This action is not new to us but is especially shocking as it takes place in a country not ravaged by war but one that according to its President aims to bring about world peace.
The Association of Child Psychoanalysts in the USA has expressed their condemnation of the forcible separation of children from their parents. The UK Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) felt compelled to join our American psychoanalytic colleagues in condemning the separation of children from their families, not only on the Mexican border, but in all cases of families escaping slavery, trafficking, organized violence, war and domestic violence.
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- IPA Committee on Couple and Family Psychoanalysis | An Open Letter on Trump's Policy of Separating Immigrant Children From Their Parents
Amidst the recent news surrounding the Trump Administration's policies towards the separation of migrant parents and their children, Co-Chair for North America of the IPA's Committee on Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, Richard Zeitner, shares his thoughts on the impacts. The IPA has released an official statement outlining its position on this issue.
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- Statement from the IPA President regarding Violence towards Migrant Children
News in the international media in recent weeks concerning the alarming decision to separate children of migrants from their families in the United States has thrown into sharp relief the heart-breaking abusive situation faced by children both there and in other parts of the world, such as in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa. The circumstances faced by refugees and their families has been desperate for many years now, but what has happened in the United States in recent months has raised to new levels the worldwide indignation against those who fail to respect the basic rights of the individual.
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