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Adrian Horton - The Guardian,

This article from the Guardian tells the stories of two families featured in a documentary film about the family separation policy enacted by the US at the border with Mexico.

National Family Support Network,

 Join this webinar to learn more about the US nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.

CBS News,

This documentary from CBS News takes viewers inside the real-life challenges facing migrant families split apart by the Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy.

Camilo Montoya-Galvez - CBS News,

"A new lawsuit against current and former top Trump administration officials who oversaw and implemented policies that led to the separation of migrant families near the U.S.-Mexico border is seeking potentially millions of dollars in damages on behalf of thousands of parents and children," according to this article from CBS News.

Robin Levinson-King - BBC News,

Canada's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with Aboriginal People's Television Network, held a ceremony on 30 September 2019 unveiling the names of the 2,800 Indigenous children who died in Canadian residential schools to honor "the children who never came home," according to this article from BBC News.

Judith S. Lewis - Washington Post,

In this article for the Washington Post, Judith S. Lewis discusses the findings from several studies on separated children in the UK after World War II in relation to the family separation of migrant families in the US today.

Eli Hager - The New York Times,

This article from the New York Times tells the story of a man in New York whose daughter was removed from his care and placed into foster care due child abuse committed by his daughter's mother.

Jasmine Aguilera - Time,

This article from Time reviews the status of the separation of migrant families at the US border with Mexico, including a class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) representing the children separated during the implementation of the US Administration’s Zero Tolerance policy.

PBS News Hour,

This video from PBS News Hour features an interview with Dr. Alan Shapiro, a clinical professor in pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and co-founder of Terra Firma, who discusses the emotional and physical harms of detention on migrant children in the US.

Helping Children Worldwide,

Helping Children Worldwide is hosting Rising Tides: The Future of Global Missions, on September 6-7, 2019 in Chantilly, Virginia, USA.