ArticlePsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2023
Anti-immigration policy and mental health: Risk of distress and trauma among deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients in the United States.
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- Stress Intervention Trials for Immigrant Parents in the United States: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Parents' perspectives on trajectories of well-being for immigrant youth from Central America.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2026Article
- Cumulative Stress Burden and Association With DNA Methylation in Ethiopian American Immigrants: Protocol for a Community-Engaged, Biopsychosocial Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Multi-level Factors Influencing College Campus Basic Needs Service Utilization: A Focus on Latino Immigration-Impacted Students in California.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Mental Health of Host and Refugee Youth in the Turkish Education System: The Role of Daily Material Stress, Well-Being, Social Support and Resilience.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Immigration Policy as a Social Determinant of Health among Brazilian Immigrants in the United States: A Narrative Review.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025Review
- Actions to respond to a troubled immigration environment.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Racist Microaggressions and LGBTQ-Related Minority Stressors: Effects on Psychological Distress Among LGBTQ+ Young People of Color.Preventing chronic disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined the association between immigration legal status and distress from the announcement of the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program among individuals affected by this potentially traumatic event (PTE), along with identifying relevant risk factors.
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resultsOf the participants, 40.7% met the clinical cutoff for distress from the PTE indicative of posttraumatic stress disorder. DACA recipients had significantly higher levels of distress from the PTE compared with non-DACA undocumented immigrants and documented counterparts, χ²(2,
conclusionThe future of DACA recipients is uncertain, which can be trauma inducing. The field of psychology needs to make space for this kind of experience as potentially traumatic. Advocacy efforts to shift immigration policies can be strengthened to alter the negative effects of the potential termination of DACA on those affected by it. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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