Deporting settled children irresponsible, expert says
NL TimesA number of Dutch scientists are concerned about the well-being of children who are deported from the Netherlands after living here for years. The deportation of these children can have major consequences for their brain development and is therefore irresponsible, Erik Scherder, professor of clinical neuropsychology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, said in a report written with two lecturers from the University of Groningen. "The chronic stress to which children are exposed can impair their brain functions in such a way that the chance that they will recover from this damage and adapt to the living conditions in their country of origin is very small", the report states. The authors refer to the case of Howick and Lili, two Armenian children who were about to be deported after living in the Netherlands for 10 years. The report was signed by 38 professors and three professional associations - the Dutch Institute of Psychologists, the Dutch Association of Pedagogues and Educationalists, and Youth Physicians Netherlands.
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