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Understanding the Healthcare Needs of Immigrant Children Currently and Previously in Government Custody: A Narrative

Published:2023-02-08 Issue:1 Volume:12 Page:18
ISSN:2075-471X
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Author:

La Charite Jaime¹²³^ORCID,Tucker Elizabeth W.⁴^ORCID,Rosenberg Julia⁵^ORCID,Young Janine⁶,Gupta Nikita¹,Hoops Katherine⁷⁸

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

2. Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

3. Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

4. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

5. Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

6. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92093, USA

7. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

8. Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Abstract

Little is known of pediatric clinicians’ experiences with and approaches to taking care of immigrant children who have been in US custody. The objectives of this article are to (1) recognize the challenges facing pediatric clinicians in caring for immigrant children previously in custody, and (2) propose ways that healthcare and legal professionals can collaborate to optimize the wellbeing of formerly detained immigrant children. We identify themes by assessing answers to multiple choice and short responses from a national survey. These findings can help to identify current issues faced by both detained immigrant children and pediatric clinicians, and suggest approaches to addressing these issues.

Funder

NIH NIAID

National Clinician Scholar Program at University of California, Los Angeles, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/12/1/18/pdf

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