Cultural Considerations and Response to Trauma for Displaced Children at the Border

The United States has long been the leading destination for Latin Americans seeking refuge. However, in the last 7  years, many children from Mexico and northern Central America, composed of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, have joined this migratory flow. The experience of forced migration is intense, chronic, and complex for children in their home countries, during their journey, and on arrival in the Un ited States. Their stories can inform clinical practices, such as Psychological First Aid and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to promote resilience in children in vulnerable conditions.

Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Georgina Sanchez-Garcia, Beverly J. Bryant, Sarah L. Martin Source Type: research