Chenyue Zhao

TL;DR: Parental migration is detrimental to the health of left-behind children and adolescents, with no evidence of any benefit, and policy makers and health-care professionals need to take action to improve the healthof these young people.

TL;DR: Investigation in migrant-sending rural areas in Zhejiang and Guizhou provinces found psychosocial well-being of LBC depends more on the relationship bonds between nuclear family members and the availability of support, rather than socioeconomic status.

TL;DR: Prolonged separation following migration often disrupts parent-child relationships and results in psychosocial difficulties in LBC, especially among those who live with multiple adversities in the family.

TL;DR: Preliminary outcomes indicated the success in establishing a community care platform to benefit the emotional and behavioral wellbeing of LBC, and to enhance the community support networks.

TL;DR: Little information is available to help clinicians understand how parental migration may affect mental and behavioral development in children, and factors that prevent migrant parents from bringing their children along include residence permit policies, a high cost of living, and a lack of access to child care and education.