Heightened risk of child maltreatment amid the COVID-19 pandemic can exacerbate mental health problems for the next generation.

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)

The spread of the COVID-19 disrupted ecological systems in which children develop, exacerbating threats to their safety and increasing their vulnerability to future psychopathology. Supports to reduce sources of stress for caregivers and protect children from threats to their safety are warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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