Lisa Pineda's research while affiliated with Montefiore Medical Center and other places

Publications (2)

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Objective: Challenges and traumas faced by asylum-seekers before, during, and after migration are compounded by the stressors of the asylum-seeking process, potentially compromising mental health (MH). Poor MH outcomes, in turn, complicate asylum-seekers' capacity to navigate the asylum-seeking legal process (e.g., hindering an individual's abilit...
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The crisis of family separation caused by Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy (ZTP) on the southern border has focused the nation’s attention and provoked public uproar due to the violation of basic rights and the expected negative impact on children and parents. There is decades’ worth of research documenting the damage of separating chil...

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... Further, children can be affected through parents or family members; parents' emotional and psychosocial condition influence children. These negative experiences are considered risk factors regarding poor mental and physical health outcomes and social and behavioral difficulties (6,7,8). There is little information about their specific needs (3). ...