CBS "Jamye Coffman, M.D., medical director of the Cook Children’s Center for Prevention and Child Abuse and Neglect and the CARE team, believes these unprecedented times have simply become too much for some parents." |
"A child protective services worker in the Northeast sent a terrifying list of what kept her up at night: “That my families will literally run out of food, formula, diapers. That some of them may die for lack of treatment. That some children may be injured or harmed through inadequate supervision as their desperate parents try to work. That stress may lead to more child abuse.” |
" When intensive care unit (ICU) nurse Núria Burló Arévalo first heard about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, she never thought it would reach her small city of Tarragona, Spain, some 100 kilometers west of Barcelona. But 1 month ago, the virus hit her city hard. Within 1 week, her hospital went from having one case of COVID-19 to 14 seriously ill patients, including young people without any underlying conditions. Since March, 63 members of the hospital staff have been infected with coronavirus." |
"The best ways to counteract anxiety is to actually adopt the regular health and hygiene behaviours that are more effective than we think. For instance, washing your hands with soap for 20 seconds regularly, that’s very effective — way more than wearing face masks. |
"Younger children are at great risk, as high levels of stress and isolation can affect brain development, sometimes with irreparable long-term consequences."
"Many children and young people are also contending with family separations, caring for sick relatives and even the death of loved ones." Zeinab Hijazi, Henrietta H. Fore, COVID-19 is hurting children's mental health. Here are 3 ways we can help May 1st, 2020 |