Journal article
Unaccompanied Children at the United States Border, a Human Rights Crisis that can be Addressed with Policy Change
Journal of immigrant and minority health, v 20(4), pp 1000-1010
Aug 2018
PMID: 28391501
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Abstract
In recent years, unaccompanied minors have been journeying to the United States (U.S.)-Mexico border in great numbers in order to escape violence, poverty and exploitation in their home countries. Yet, unaccompanied children attempting to cross the United States border face treatment at the hands of government representatives which violates their inherent rights as children. The result is a human rights crisis that has severe health consequences for the children. Their rights as children are clearly delineated in various, international human rights documents which merit increased understanding of and recognition by the U.S. government. This paper calls for the improvement of policies and procedures for addressing the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; it provides specific, rights-based recommendations which work together to safeguard the rights of the child at the U.S. southwestern border.
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- Title
- Unaccompanied Children at the United States Border, a Human Rights Crisis that can be Addressed with Policy Change
- Creators
- Janna Ataiants - Behavioral Sciences Training Program, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, 250 Park Avenue South, 6th Fl., New York, NY, 10003, USA. ja633@drexel.eduChari Cohen - Hepatitis B Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, USAAmy Henderson Riley - Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USAJamile Tellez Lieberman - Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USAMary Clare Reidy - Health Federation of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USAMariana Chilton - Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of immigrant and minority health, v 20(4), pp 1000-1010
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; United States
- Grant note
- T32 DA007233 / NIDA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000437750800029
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85017190919
- Other Identifier
- 991014878573904721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health