Editorial: Institutional Commitment Is Needed to Promote Antiracist Care of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;62(11):1185-1187. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.010. Epub 2023 Mar 28.

Abstract

Antiracism can be defined as the practice of opposing racism and promoting racial equity and justice. Within health care, antiracism also includes acknowledging and addressing the structural injustices resulting in health inequities. Racism plays a role in how the United States accepts and welcomes refugees and asylum seekers.1 From an intersectional perspective, children are innately in positions of disadvantage, with unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs) experiencing an even greater toll due to the lack of direct parental physical care. This editorial discusses antiracist care of UIMs and the need for institutional and structural support to sustain this important clinical work.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antiracism
  • Child
  • Emigrants and Immigrants*
  • Humans
  • Minors
  • Racism*
  • Refugees*
  • United States