04-09-2019 17:02 via ocregister.com

U.S. watchdog: Separated migrant children suffered trauma

By COLLEEN LONG, MARTHA MENDOZA and GARANCE BURKE
WASHINGTON — Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report in advance of the official release.
The children, many already distressed in their home countries or
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