More than 140K US kids lost caregivers to COVID-19
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More than 140,000 U.S. children lost a parent, grandparent or other caregiver to COVID-19, a study found, with researchers noting significant racial and ethnic disparities and calling for a focused effort to protect kids’ mental health and wellbeing.
The loss of a parent or grandparent who provides care and basic needs can increase children’s risk of poor mental health and self-esteem and give way to substance abuse, suicide, violence and sexual abuse, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
"Children facing orphanhood as a result of COVID is a hidden, global pandemic that has sadly not spared the United States," said Susan Hillis, CDC researcher and lead author of the study, in an NIH news release posted Thursday. "All of us – especially our children – will feel the serious immediate and long-term impact of this problem for generations to come."
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