US government watchdog details trauma experienced by separated migrant children

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A report released Wednesday includes accounts of facility staff detailing the inconsolable crying of children when they were separated, the kids' confusion and belief they had been abandoned by their parents.

Washington Migrant children who were separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration's controversial"zero tolerance" policy last year experienced"heightened feelings of anxiety and loss," caregivers from US government shelters told the Health and Human Services inspector general.

A report released Wednesday includes accounts of facility staff detailing the inconsolable crying of children when they were separated, the kids' confusion and belief they had been abandoned by their parents.As a result of the policy and longer stays in government custody, facility staff faced challenges in meeting the mental health needs of children, many of whom had already experienced significant trauma before arriving to the United States.

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