Naslov
Children behind closed doors due to COVID-19 isolation: abuse, neglect and domestic violence

Autori
Roje Đapić, Mia ; Buljan Flander, Gordana ; Prijatelj, Krešimir

Izvornik
Archives of psychiatry research (2671-1079) 56 (2020), 2; 181-192

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, stručni

Ključne riječi
abuse ; neglect ; COVID-19 ; social exclusion ; child protection

Sažetak
Abuse and neglect of children is a public health issue at a global, European, and Croatian level, with significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Actual circumstances of a health crisis generate and aggravate a series of risk factors for child abuse and neglect at the level of the child and parent characteristics, family dy- namics and the wider social environment. Isolation and quarantine possibly leading to social exclusion, rep- resent a serious risk for child abuse and neglect, possibly also being the reason for fewer reports. This paper reviews clinical and empirical studies related to the rates of abuse and neglect of children during health and other crises in other countries. It also analyses trends of recent data of the Ministry of Interior with practical guidelines for improved child protection in this period.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Pedagogija, Socijalne djelatnosti

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