 Forced separations: A qualitative examination of how Latino/a adolescents cope with parental deportationKristina Lovato Children and Youth Services Review, 2019, vol. 98, issue C, 42-50 Abstract: Shifts in U.S. immigration policy over the past two decades have resulted in increased deportations of unauthorized persons residing in the United States. As a result, a disproportionate number of Latinx families have been subjected to forced family separations. While previous studies have focused on the effects of parental deportation on young children, this study uniquely contributes to the literature by exploring how adolescents experience and cope with a forced family separation. Drawing upon ambiguous loss theory, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Latinx youth (n = 8) and their mothers (n = 8) who experienced a forced family separation, and school-based staff (n = 11). The analysis revealed four main findings: 1) Following the deportation of a parent, youth experienced symptoms of trauma; 2) fear of additional family separation; 3) behavioral changes; and 4) academic disruptions. Implications include developing culturally-based, trauma-informed, and contextually situated assessments and interventions for youth and families affected by deportation. Keywords: Immigration; Deportation; Family separation; Latino/a youth (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:98:y:2019:i:c:p:42-50 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.12.012 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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