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In a tiny house on the outskirts of Lima, Gabriela Zarate lives with her husband and eight children. Four are her own. The other four, two girls aged seven and 15, and two boys aged nine and 12, are the children of her younger sister, Katherine.
It is hard to squeeze them all in. The boys sleep two to a bunk bed, with the girls sharing a tiny room at the back of the house. "It's always been a struggle to put food on the table for my family," Gabriela says, "and with four more children it's even more difficult".
In June 2020, when Peru was already struggling to contain…
The number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans, a new study suggests. More than half the children who lost a primary caregiver during the pandemic belonged to those two racial groups, which make up about 40% of the U.S. population, according to the study published 7 October, 2021 by the medical journal Pediatrics.
"Researchers now estimate that more than 40,000 children in the United States have lost a parent to Covid-19," says this article from Vox. "Per the estimates, published recently in JAMA Pediatrics, for every 13 people who die of Covid-19 in the US, one person under the age of 18 loses a parent."
"During the pandemic, video chats replaced in-person visits between parents and their children placed in foster care" says this article from the Marshall Project. "The effects could linger for years."
"Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during the pandemic," says this article by the Canadian Press. As COVID-19 lockdowns began, dozens of groups in Canada came together to form the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates, "to urge governments across Canada to put moratoriums in place for those who would be aging out of care."
This article from the Conversation puts a spotlight on the situation of young people aging out of the child welfare system in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. "For most of these young people, turning 18 coincides with an abrupt withdrawal of their social supports as they simultaneously have to secure affordable housing, manage finances and finish high school," says the article. "Youth exiting the child welfare system are …
"A so far unknown number of children have been orphaned since the virus began killing their parents -- and so many others -- last year," says this article from ABC News. "Often, the responsibility to keep the family together has been placed on the eldest siblings."
"A disturbing trend has led to a plea from doctors across [Canada] as more babies and children are being treated with serious trauma, fractures and in some cases, malnutrition," says this article from Global News. While reports of child abuse have significantly decreased, Dr. Michelle Ward - a paediatrician and head of the division for Child and Youth Protection at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) - states that it's not because there are fewer child protection concerns, but rather because there are fewer concerns being identified due to the pandemic. "Since September…
"As the COVID-19 pandemic surges into its second year, advocates and experts say children with special needs and their families are seeing some of the toughest impacts," says this article from Global News. According to the article, nearly one in 10 families of children with special needs surveyed in a recent study by Simon Fraser University researchers said they were considering putting their child in government care.
The COVID-19 pandemic "has heightened challenges for multigenerational caregivers, many of whom are vulnerable to the virus while taking care of children," says this article from USA Today. "One in four children living with grandparents are Black, according to Annie E. Casey Foundation KidsCount data using U.S. Census figures." According to the article, Generations United, a nonprofit for multigenerational families, has developed a COVID-19 guide for multigenerational families, as well as a racial equity tool kit to help health and social services providers become more…