The pandemic has had a devastating impact across the world, with the US recently hitting 700,000 deaths from the virus. New research from the Centers …
The pandemic has had a devastating impact across the world, with the US recently hitting 700,000 deaths from the virus. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show just how much parents and children have suffered, and how big an impact it’s had on the beleaguered caregiving sector. CDC researchers released a study last week that found 120,630 children lost a parent or primary caregiver since the start of the pandemic through June 2021, and another 22,007 children lost a secondary caregiver, or someone who takes care of most but not all the child’s needs. This means roughly one in 500 children in the US lost a parent due to COVID-19. “Children facing orphanhood as a result of COVID is a hidden, global pandemic that has sadly not spared the United States,” Susan Hillis, lead author of the study, said in a statement.
