Separating Immigrant Children From Their Families
AACAP Policy Statement
June 2018

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), a medical association representing physicians dedicated to the health of children and families around the globe, advocates putting an end to the practice of separating immigrant children from their families. More...

Talking to Children About Violence

As an association dedicated to helping children and families around the globe, our thoughts are with those impacted by the tragic and senseless acts of violence frequently in the headlines.

We’ve compiled the following resources in hopes of helping children and families deal with violence:

• Firearms and Children
• Children and Guns
• News and Children
• Threats by Children: When are they Serious?
• Disaster: Helping Children Cope
• Disaster Resource Center
• Caring for Kids After a School Shooting
• Restoring a Sense of Safety in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting: Tips for Parents and Professionals
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Talking about the Shooting
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Resources in Response to the High School Shooting

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