How COVID-19 Is Placing Vulnerable Children at Risk and Why We Need a Different Approach to Child Welfare

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 l...

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Published in:Child maltreatment 2021-02, Vol.26 (1), p.9-16
Main Authors: Herrenkohl, Todd I., Scott, Debbie, Higgins, Daryl J., Klika, J. Bart, Lonne, Bob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At risk populations
At risk youth
Benefits
Child
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Child Abuse - trends
Child poverty
Child welfare
Child Welfare - trends
Children
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Early intervention
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
Humans
Pandemics
Poverty
Prevention
Professional development
Public health
Risk factors
Workforce
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1077-5595
1552-6119
DOI:10.1177/1077559520963916