'When you get at that level of stress that stays, we call it high alert or red alert,' Dr. Sara Goza says. 'The more that happens, the more it changes the architecture of the brain.'
Doctors share migrant children's haunting drawings: 'These children coming into our country need a voice'One drawing depicts five stick figures behind bars watched by two guards in dark hats. Another shows five people lying down in a cell, covered by blanket.
AAP, the nation's largest pediatricians group representing 67,000 members, has urged Custom and Border Protection to avoid placing migrant children in detention facilities for long stays due to physical and mental health harms that can result. Families stop at the respite center for a shower, clothes and a meal before heading to their next destination.
Even when migrant children relocate to other parts of the nation, those lingering thoughts and feelings can stick with them.
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