Measuring the Mental Toll of Child Separation
Road to Resilience
Chapters
1:53
About the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program
3:03
How the study came about
4:13
Priscilla describes the detention center
5:04
The mechanics of the study
7:42
One mother's story
9:54
On the courage to migrate
10:50
Results of the study
13:03
What's been the response?
14:33
What the study *didn't* show
15:58
The case for mental health intervention
16:52
Services provided in detention
18:16
What the children need
20:28
Looking to the future
Road to Resilience
Measuring the Mental Toll of Child Separation
Jul 29, 2019 Episode 14
Craig Katz, MD, and Priscilla Agyeman, MPH

Mount Sinai researchers have published the first large, empirical study examining the mental health of children in immigration detention. Co-authors Craig Katz, MD, and Priscilla Agyeman, MPH, talk about what they found and what it means for all of us. More about the study (http://bit.ly/2yl3swP). The Mount Sinai Human Rights Program (http://bit.ly/2OqPRyL). Dr. Craig Katz (http://bit.ly/2yrHo3r). Help us tell more great stories by completing our listener survey (http://bit.ly/2knrxzR). Enjoying the podcast? Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2Nve2Kt). Music by BlueDot Sessions


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