Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2829506?utm_term=012425&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92rpsTZz4VEwBZ-ttlKTvLkTPntw7SRVhevW9IRWjRm9hKTqGBVsJqVg6UGM-jIyEDoF837eicmLqOKFLaktSh3ufBuQ&_hsmi=344205424&utm_source=For_The_Media Long stays in immigration detention are especially harmful People kept in immigration detention for six months or longer have significantly higher prevalence of mental health problems, PTSD, and poor or fair self-rated health than those kept for less time, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open. Among 200 participants, there were high rates overall of these health problems, but lengthened stays exacerbated the problems. About half of people detained for six months or longer had poor or fair self-rated health, compared to just 30% of those who stayed for less time. And 60% met screening standards for PTSD, as opposed to about 35% of those with shorter stays. The data published the same week that Trump re-entered the White House and made a number of policy changes to increase immigration enforcement and deportations. Such action could have wide-reaching health impacts for immigrant families all over the country, the health policy organization KFF noted. https://www.kff.org/quick-take/president-trumps-recent-immigration-actions-could-affect-immigrant-families-health/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9t2tbuoBuUpq_CaNa2MN0zlO3XUKiuVaVhLgDun7Z_Up5CNvwz7k2CME-GPH7dp1W3Iwvvz_kPkNEhcclmlb55_EcncA&_hsmi=344205424&utm_content=344205424&utm_source=hs_email