Family separation explained

Family separation is the condition where family members are involuntarily separated from each other, often because of immigration systems,^{[1] [2] [3]} although it can happen for other reasons such as military service^[4] or involuntary adoption.^[5] Family separation can have a serious impact on mental health.^[6] Because family separation interferes with the right to family life, family reunification is a reason for immigration in many countries.^[7]

See also

• Trump administration family separation policy
• Child displacement
• Stolen Generations
• American Indian boarding schools

Notes and References

1. Lee . Stephen . Family Separation as Slow Death . Columbia Law Review . 2019 . 119 . 8 . 2319–2384 . 26844592 . 0010-1958.
2. Cordero . Carrie F. . Feldman . Heidi Li . Keitner . Chimene I. . The Law against Family Separation . Columbia Human Rights Law Review . 2019–2020 . 51 . 430 .
3. Zentgraf . Kristine M. . Chinchilla . Norma Stoltz . Norma Chinchilla . Transnational Family Separation: A Framework for Analysis . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies . 2012 . 38 . 2 . 345–366 . 10.1080/1369183X.2011.646431. 143219385 .
4. Military-Induced Family Separation: A Stress Reduction Intervention . Social Work . May 1993 . 10.1093/sw/38.3.273.
5. Starr . Sonja . Brilmayer . Lea . Family Separation as a Violation of International Law . Berkeley Journal of International Law . 2003 . 21 . 213 .
6. APA PsycNet . psycnet.apa.org . en.
7. Honohan . Iseult . Reconsidering the Claim to Family Reunification in Migration . Political Studies . 2009 . 57 . 4 . 768–787 . 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00761.x. 10197/2973 . 145109524 . free .