From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
'Barrel children' hurting
Clinical psychiatrist says 'barrel' kids need counselling
BY TANEISHA LEWIS Sunday Observer staff reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, June 08, 2008
A clinical psychiatrist is recommending that children whose parents migrate and leave them behind get grief counselling, similar to that offered to kids who have lost loved ones or whose families are going through separation or divorce.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The study presented on Friday was conducted among 80 school children in Jamaica between the ages of nine and 13; and 60 school children in Trinidad ages 13 to 16.
It found that three in every 10 Jamaican households and one in 10 homes in Trinidad had children whose parents had migrated to North America or the United Kingdom, often in search of economic opportunities.
The children reported feelings of loneliness, anger, anxiety, fear of rejection, abandonment and sadness.
Labelling migration as the single strongest factor that contributes to the breakdown of the contemporary Caribbean family, Pottinger said the impact was more pervasive than other types of parental separation or loss."
Friday, January 23, 2009
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1 comment:
It's sad, and those numbers are shocking.
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