CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/MENTAL HEALTH/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US government should cover mental health treatment costs for immigrant children who officials separated from their parents, a new lawsuit argues. The class-action lawsuit, filed by a group of lawyers in federal court this week, also seeks unspecified damages for children affected by the Trump administration’s now-reversed zero tolerance policy at the border. The trauma the children and their families experienced, the suit argues, ‘was life altering and it will continue to affect their mental and emotional well-being for years to come.’ The suit, which was filed Wednesday [9-5-18] in US District Court in Massachusetts, comes as officials continue efforts to comply with a California federal court’s order to reunite families the government separated, including some families who were split up before the zero-tolerance policy began.”
–Catherine E. Shoichet, “Separated families are suing the Trump administration over mental health treatment costs,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 6, 2018 11:01 am