Causes and Consequences of Parent-Child Separations: Pathways to Resilience
The 28th Annual Symposium on Family Issues focuses on circumstances of parent-child separation that have become increasingly evident in the social-political-economic context of the 21st century, namely parental incarceration, migration and deportation, and military deployment. In sessions addressing these three broad domains of parent-child separation, speakers will consider the societal factors that have given rise to increasing numbers of children and youth who are experiencing separation and the implications of separation for their well-being. Special emphasis will be placed on factors, such as family and community resources and supports, that promote youth and family well-being in the face of separation, and on the processes through which these and other protective factors give rise to positive functioning in youth and their families. Speakers also will highlight the implications of their research for evidence-based programs and policies that foster youth and family resilience.