How COVID-19 Is Placing Vulnerable Children at Risk and Why We Need a Different Approach to Child Welfare.
Child Maltreat
; 26(1): 9-16, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-835717
ABSTRACT
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 will struggle more during the pandemic because of financial pressures and stress placed on parents, as well as their limited access to services and systems of support. In this commentary, we explain how current circumstances reinforce the need for systemic change within statutory child welfare systems and the benefits that would accrue by implementing a continuum of services that combine universal supports with early intervention strategies. We also focus on promising approaches consistent with goals for public health prevention and draw out ideas related workforce development and cross-sector collaboration.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Abuse
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Child Welfare
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COVID-19
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Health Services Needs and Demand
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Child Maltreat
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1077559520963916
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