The Separation Trauma of 'Zero Tolerance'

Dana Sinopoli, licensed psychologist and psychoanalytic candidate at the Institute for Relational Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia, and Stephen Soldz, director of the Applied Social Justice and Human Rights Program at Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, discuss organizing opposition among psychologists who are against the policy of separating immigrant children and parents at the border by emphasizing the psychological repercussions the children are likely to face.

"We need to be really clear about the shock and experience of being ripped and forcibly separated, we need to be thoughtful about how we describe this," says Dr. Dana Sinopoli on Trump admin's "zero tolerance" immigration policy + separating immigrant parents from their children.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 18, 2018

"Medical professionals know how it impacts not only the mental health but the physical health of children," says @ethicalpsycholo on Trump admin's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. https://t.co/JE6GnVgu5p

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 18, 2018