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AUTHOR(S) Ratna Verma; Rinku Verma
AUTHOR(S) Sudeshna Roy
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has rattled the world and has severely compromised not only the public health system but has decelerated the global economy. In this backdrop, the article explores the dynamics of the institutional care of the out-of-home care (OHC) children, adolescents and children who are residing in alternative care homes, childcare institutes (CCIs), foster homes and who are in conflict with law like refugees or in juvenile correctional centres. The article attempts to highlight the risk factors and systematic barriers that CCIs and associated functionaries have been confronting in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. It would also catalogue the remedial, preventive and protective initiatives undertaken as best practices.
AUTHOR(S) Navneet Kaur Manchanda
AUTHOR(S) Ramanan Laxminarayan; Shankar Reddy Dudala Dudala; Brian Wahl (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Rammohan Khanapurkar; Shalini Bhorkar; Ketan Dandare (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Geeta Madathil Govindaraj; Padinharath Krishnakumar; Vinod Scaria (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Sheila Ramaswamy; Shekhar Seshadri
AUTHOR(S) Suravi Patra; Binod Kumar Patro
COVID-19 might not be as lethal in children and adolescents as it is in adults, but it does cause a lot of psychological distress in this age group. Adolescents are experiencing acute and chronic stress because of parental anxiety, disruption of daily routines, increased family violence, and home confinement with little or no access to peers, teachers, or physical activity.
AUTHOR(S) Farrukh Shah; Deepika Luthra; Namrata Jaitli (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Bhupinder Kaur Sama ; Palakpreet Kaur; Parteek Singh Thind (et al.)
Lockdown is one of the prevalent tools that are used to control the spread of COVID‐19 virus in India. Under the circumstances created during lockdown period, children are deprived from the social interaction and companionship; because of which, they are susceptible to psychiatric disorders. Therefore, in this study, efforts were to understand the impacts of lockdown on the mental status of the children of India and their specific causes. It is a questionnaire‐based study.
AUTHOR(S) Sandeep Grover; Sandeep Kumar Goyal; Aseem Mehra (et al.)
This cross-sectional survey, conducted in India, aims to assess the impact of online classes on the children and parents/guardians. It was conducted during the period of 21st June 2020 to 17th July 2020 among the guardians of children attending the online classes,
AUTHOR(S) Prateek Kumar Panda; Lesa Dawman; Pragnya Panda (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Bhupinder Kaur Sama; Palakpreet Kaur; Parteek Singh Thind (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Pratap Jethwani; B. Saboo; L. Jethwani (et al.)
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires a holistic approach and continuous care. The current COVID-19 pandemic has made the health care professionals realise its challenges even more ardently than in the normal times. In a country like India with its huge population burden and a significant number of people having T1D, the risk of COVID-19 in people having T1DM is considerably high. In this article, practical experiences of problems faced by children and adolescents having T1DM during the past 2 months of lockdown are shared.
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