“When do we go back to Nicaragua?” The emotional cost of young migrants growing up between uprooting and nostalgia
Thousands of Nicaraguan girls, boys, and adolescents arrived in Costa Rica in recent years as part of a forced exodus that has marked a generation. Although they escape contexts of crisis and political violence, many face episodes of anxiety, sadness, adaptation difficulties, and setbacks in their emotional and educational development in their new phase. Experts analyze how migration affects their mental health, the role of families, schools, the state, and support networks, and what paths are still needed to guarantee their integral well-being.
