The Hidden Impact of COVID-19 on Child Protection and Wellbeing

A new child protection thematic report shows the impact of COVID-19 on child protection, including increased incidences of GBV and increased stressors. The report calls for government leaders and decision-makers to increase efforts to protect children from the impacts of COVID-19 by designating the social service workforce as essenital workers and providing funding for child protection programming, including for caregiver’s mental health and psychosocial support, among other measures.

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Ritz, D., O’Hare, G. and Burgess, M., Save the Children International

Year of Publication:

2020

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