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Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Children in the United States

Jul 27, 2021

The Florida State University College of Medicine's Center for Child Stress & Health produced a video featured by its partner, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), in the July issue of its Spotlight Resource Guide. 

The video provides a brief overview of the mental health needs of unaccompanied children who have experienced significant trauma in their home countries and along their journey to the United States. Watch it here

Unaccompanied children migrating to the US have often been exposed to traumatic experiences.