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Many Chinese immigrant families in the US practice early and prolonged parent\u2010child separation (EPPCS), sending US\u2010born infants to China for extended family care and reuniting them around school age. However, little research has explored child mental health post\u2010reunification, especially based on parent\u2013child dyad reports. The present qualitative study explored child mental health based on key informative interviews from affected children (ages 12\u201317) and their primary caregivers (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200924 parent\u2013child dyads;\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    girls\u2009=\u200912; mean child age\u2009=\u200914.25;\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    mothers\u2009=\u200922), aiming to understand the potential impact of separation and inform future mental health research and services for these children. 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Tailored interventions are needed, especially for those facing serious mental health issues.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/cfs.70271","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,29]],"date-time":"2026-08-29T06:54:30Z","timestamp":1787986470000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Mental Health of Early and Prolonged Parent\u2013Child Separated Children in Chinese Immigrant Families: A Qualitative Study With Parent\u2013Child Dyads"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-0769-3275","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Weiyi Sunny","family":"Fu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Harvard Graduate School of Education Harvard University  Cambridge Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3901-2142","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Risa","family":"Yokoyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia Business School Columbia University  New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0684-3781","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xihan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UMass Chan Medical School  Worcester Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jian (Lily)","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing North Carolina Central University  Durham North Carolina USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0404-4348","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shaobing","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UMass Chan Medical School  Worcester Massachusetts USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","volume-title":"Attachment and Loss: Vol. 3. 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