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Infographic: costs of family separation

What are the costs of prolonged family separation?

Research undertaken by Christina Clark-Kazak, Professor at University of Ottawa, in collaboration with ChloĆ© Bissonnette, shows the devastating human, social, health and financial costs of family separation for successful refugee claimants, their families and all levels of government. Their report is found here. The key findings are summarized in the infographic below (thanks to Leen Aboujaish for the infographic). 

Infographic of costs of family separation

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    Infographic of costs of family separation - Bissonnette & Clark-Kazak