1. Crisis Migration Adverse Childhood Events: A New Category of Youth Adversity for Crisis Migrant Children and Adolescents
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Beyhan Ertanir, Cory L. Cobb, Jennifer B. Unger, Teresa Celada-Dalton, Amy E. West, Ingrid Zeledon, Patrizia A. Perazzo, Miguel Ángel Cano, Sabrina E. Des Rosiers, Maria C. Duque, Simon Ozer, Natalie Cruz, Carolina Scaramutti, Saskia R. Vos, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, Lea Nehme, Charles R. Martinez, Luis H. Zayas, and Seth J. Schwartz
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Crisis migration ,Adverse childhood events ,150 - Psychologie ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Immigration ,Trauma - Abstract
The present article proposes an extension of the concept of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to apply to crisis migration – where youth and families are fleeing armed conflicts, natural disasters, community violence, government repression, and other large-scale emergencies. We propose that adverse events occurring prior to, during, and following migration can be classified as crisis-migration-related ACEs, and that the developmental logic underlying ACEs can be extended to the new class of crisis-migration-related ACEs. Specifically, greater numbers, severity, and chronicity of crisis-migration-related ACEs would be expected to predict greater impairments in mental and physical health, poorer interpersonal relationships, and less job stability later on. We propose a research agenda centered around definitional clarity, rigorous measurement development, prospective longitudinal studies to establish predictive validity, and collaborations among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
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- 2023
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