DREAMers Living in the United States: A Contextual Perspective and Clinical Implications.

Authors :: Garcini, Luz M.
Peña, Juan M.
Galvan, Thania
Fagundes, Christopher P.
Klonoff, Elizabeth A.
Source :: American Journal of Psychiatry; Jul2017, Vol. 174 Issue 7, p623-625, 3p
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The article discusses the issue of mental health issues in the children of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Details of the U.S. government program titled Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) along with public debates to aspects of the DREAM program and efforts towards addressing mental health issues are discussed.

Subjects :: UNDOCUMENTED immigrants
MENTAL health of children of immigrants
IMMIGRANT children
PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants
MENTAL health
PSYCHOLOGY
ANXIETY
MENTAL depression
ACCULTURATION
COMPARATIVE studies
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
EVALUATION research
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors

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