As federal immigration enforcement intensifies, thousands of children face separation from detained parents, overwhelming state child welfare systems. Legal experts warn existing guardianship frameworks cannot handle the unprecedented scale of family separations. — Photo: Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
