Comprehensive Health Services, which runs the facility, has hired 230 new employees and received 225 more children since December, when federal officials announced the expansion. Weber said the Homestead facility has approximately one mental health clinician for every 15 children. Under federal policy, migrant youth shelters generally must have one mental health clinician for every 12 kids. Some feared that expressing emotion could get them referred to mental health services. “A lot of them saw mental health services as a punishment, and thought it would affect their immigration case,” Mulligan Sepulveda said.

Source: National Post February 13, 2019 23:37 UTC