# Why mental health providers should stop legitimizing child detention as care.

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-02-15-why-mental-health-providers-should-stop-legitimizing-child-detention-as-care-a078eb/
- Published: 2026-02-15
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: headtopics
- Original report: https://us.headtopics.com/news/why-mental-health-providers-should-stop-legitimizing-child-79773717
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> Family separation, even when done under the guise of safety, is devastating to a child's mental health.

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*Originally reported by headtopics. [Read more](https://us.headtopics.com/news/why-mental-health-providers-should-stop-legitimizing-child-79773717)*

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*Source: [https://us.headtopics.com/news/why-mental-health-providers-should-stop-legitimizing-child-79773717](https://us.headtopics.com/news/why-mental-health-providers-should-stop-legitimizing-child-79773717)*