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COVID is Not the Only Public Health Problem Facing America [psychologytoday.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 1/5/2112:40 PM

By Rosemary Tisch, Psychology Today, January 1, 2021

We should be very worried”, states Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Director of Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child^:

· Risk for child abuse increases during economic crises.

· Parental job loss due to the pandemic can have negative consequences on young children, including increased risk for psychological and physical abuse at the hands of their parents.

· Emergency Room doctors are reporting more severe abuse cases, although child maltreatment reports are down.

· National sales of alcohol are increasing: 54% for a week ending 3.21.20; while online sales increased 262% from 2019!

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