Policy & Research · Texas behavioral health news
Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children
KFF Health News – Mental Health · By Claudia Boyd-Barrett · June 18, 2026
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Their distress manifests in physical and mental health symptoms including developmental regression, stomachaches, sleep problems, and falling grades. Research points to long-term health consequences.
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