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Pediatric Health Care in Immigration Detention: A Call for Policy Change and Child Rights

May 2nd @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Virtual
Logos: Massachusetts General Hospital Founding Member Mass General Brigham: Global Health, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University, Harvard Global Health Institute, Raices. Webinar: Pediatric Health Care in Immigration Detention: A Call for Policy Change and Child Rights. Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024. Time: 12pm-1pm EDT. Moderator: Cristela Guerra, Senior Arts & Culture Reporter, WBUR. Speakers: Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc, Director of Research, FXB Center; Javier Hidalgo, JD, Legal Director, RAICES; Katherine Peeler, MA, MA, Medical Expert, Physicians for Human Rights.

Date and Time: Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT

Location: Zoom – Registration required

Join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University for a virtual conversation to discuss and contextualize the key findings in the Child Migrants in Family Immigration Detention in the US: An Examination of Current Pediatric Care Standards and Practices report which was published in January 2024. Our speakers will describe the impact of the report on policy implications for the future, delve into legal challenges in the current climate, and discuss the need for increased transparency in the border security process and oversight of child-specific processes. A Q&A session will follow.

Event details are available here.

Register to attend on Zoom here.

Read the full report: Child Migrants in Family Immigration Detention in the US: An Examination of Current Pediatric Care Standards and Practices

Read the press release: New Report Documents the Mental and Physical Harm Experienced by Children in Immigration Detention

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Asylum Clinic at the MGH Center for Global Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, and RAICES.

Details

Date: May 2nd
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events, University-wide Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

Venue

Virtual