How COVID-19 is placing vulnerable children at risk and why we need a different approach to child welfare

TI Herrenkohl, D Scott, DJ Higgins… - Child …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brings new worries about the welfare of children,
particularly those of families living in poverty and impacted other risk factors. These children …

How societal responses to COVID-19 could contribute to child neglect

A Bérubé, MÈ Clément, V Lafantaisie, A LeBlanc… - Child Abuse & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The ecosystemic approach to children's needs demands a cohesive response
from societies, communities, and families. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the choices …

[PDF][PDF] Impacts of Pandemics and Epidemics on Child Protection: Lessons learned from a rapid review in the context of COVID-19

S Bakrania, C Chávez, A Ipince, M Rocca, S Oliver… - 2020 - academia.edu
The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO,
2020) on 11 March 2020. The rapid spread of the newly-discovered coronavirus (2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Shoring up the safety net for children in the COVID-19 pandemic

TL Cheng, M Moon, M Artman… - Pediatric …, 2020 - nature.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents an inflection point in
history and will be generation-defining for our young. Some have called the pandemic the “9 …

Priorities for the child public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in England

C Hefferon, C Taylor, D Bennett, C Falconer… - Archives of Disease in …, 2021 - adc.bmj.com
Child health is at risk from the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 response and will
suffer further unless it is given proper consideration. The pandemic can be conceived as a …

'When will I be free': Lessons from COVID-19 for child protection in South Africa

S Haffejee, DT Levine - Child abuse & neglect, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has highlighted and amplified structural inequalities; drawing
attention to issues of racism, poverty, xenophobia as well as arguably ineffective …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on children's lives in the United States: Amplified inequities and a just path to recovery

C Oberg, HR Hodges, S Gander, R Nathawad… - Current problems in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, is a potentially deadly virus that causes COVID-19
disease and has led to the current pandemic. 1 It has affected virtually everyone in the world …

Supporting Families and Children Beyond COVID-19: Social protection in high-income countries

D Richardson, A Carraro, V Cebotari, A Gromada… - 2020 - orbilu.uni.lu
COVID-19 constitutes the greatest crisis that high-income countries have seen in many
generations. While many high-income countries experienced the global financial crisis of …

The perfect storm: Hidden risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

CM Rodriguez, SJ Lee, KP Ward… - Child maltreatment, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Covid-19 pandemic upended the country, with enormous economic and social shifts.
Given the increased contact from families living in virtual confinement coupled with massive …

One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?

I Katz, S Priolo-Filho, C Katz, S Andresen, A Bérubé… - Child Abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A year has passed since COVID-19 began disrupting systems. Although
children are not considered a risk population for the virus, there is accumulating knowledge …