Posted on Jan 14, 2022
An overlooked consequence of COVID-19: The hundreds of thousands of orphans left behind
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More than 167,000 kids in the U.S. have lost at least one parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19.
Dr. Charles Nelson coined the term COVID orphans to describe children who have lost one or both parents, or primary caregivers, to the disease. One in four adult deaths to COVID-19 leaves a child orphaned or left without a caregiver — something the Harvard University professor of pediatrics and psychiatry describes as a hidden cost of the pandemic.
Dr. Charles Nelson coined the term COVID orphans to describe children who have lost one or both parents, or primary caregivers, to the disease. One in four adult deaths to COVID-19 leaves a child orphaned or left without a caregiver — something the Harvard University professor of pediatrics and psychiatry describes as a hidden cost of the pandemic.
An overlooked consequence of COVID-19: The hundreds of thousands of orphans left behind
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Sadly, one of many 2nd, 3rd order effects of this pandemic -- make the right decisions for you and your family and be safe
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I won't say completely unavoidable, but a lot of the deaths were. Hopefully, these kids have family that will take them in.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
SrA John Monette
A) Single-parent household, unless it is due to death or incapacitation of the other parent, still has another parent.
B) If the other parent does not want to take care of the child, then they should not have HAD a child. But they did. So what they WANT is irrelevant.
C) I would question most people who "can't" take the child. There are some exceptions, such as incarceration or physical or mental incapacity, but most people who "can't" care for their child really just don't want to.
D) For all the rest, that is why I said "most."
A) Single-parent household, unless it is due to death or incapacitation of the other parent, still has another parent.
B) If the other parent does not want to take care of the child, then they should not have HAD a child. But they did. So what they WANT is irrelevant.
C) I would question most people who "can't" take the child. There are some exceptions, such as incarceration or physical or mental incapacity, but most people who "can't" care for their child really just don't want to.
D) For all the rest, that is why I said "most."
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SFC Casey O'Mally
SrA John Monette Sorry. I work in Child Services. I get really tired of parents who don't want to parent. It is a touchy subject for me.
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SrA John Monette
SFC Casey O'Mally - I'm right with you. If you think you are responsible enough to have sex, then you better be damn sure you are responsible for the results.
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Except that losing ONE parent does not an orphan make.
Once again, an assault on our language.
Yes, this is a problem. And losing a parent, even when you still have one left, is usually both tragic and traumatic. But let's not change what words mean.
Once again, an assault on our language.
Yes, this is a problem. And losing a parent, even when you still have one left, is usually both tragic and traumatic. But let's not change what words mean.
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