Are Your Clients at Risk for Suicide? Mental Health Harm Associated with Deportation and Family Separation
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I have evaluated many immigrants and U.S. citizens affected by actual or threatened deportation. This includes individuals in removal proceedings and family members living in prolonged uncertainty about a spouse’s or parent’s immigration status. Across these evaluations, one clinical pattern recurs repeatedly: the onset or significant worsening of Major Depressive […]
5 Ways to Avoid Deportation & How Qualified Psychologists Can Help
Immigrants and their families may now be facing deportations and significantpsychological and emotional challenges. Here are some potential ways for migrants to find help and hope… 1- I-601(a) WaiverAre you a United States Citizen, who would suffer exceptional hardship if a relative (i.e.,spouse, child, or parent) without immigration status were to be deported? Would there […]