HealthDay (6/24, Thompson) reports on a study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics finding that “Hispanic teens are being driven to anxiety and sleeplessness over the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, even though they are U.S.-born citizens and face no threat of deportation.” Researchers found that “nearly half…reported that they worry that U.S. immigration policy could tear their families apart.” The teens “had five times higher levels of anxiety as kids without similar worries,” and “they also had poorer sleep quality.” The study was conducted in Salinas, California.
MedPage Today (6/24, Hlavinka) reports, “U.S.-born Hispanic teens’ concerns about immigration policy may be affecting their overall mental health.” The study included “about 400 Hispanic adolescents – all U.S. citizens – with at least one immigrant parent.”
Related Links:
— “Hispanic Teens Losing Sleep Over Trump’s Immigration Policies, “Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, June 24, 2019