Impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable children in temporary accommodation in the UK
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There is no doubt that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has huge economic implications as highlighted by the media, but there are also a myriad of considerable direct and indirect health, social, and educational consequences for children and families experiencing homelessness, while living in temporary or insecure accommodation (eg, staying with friends or family, sofa surfing, shelters, bed and breakfast lodging). In particular, young children (aged ≤5 years) living in temporary accommodation have an invisible plight that might not seem obvious to many people because they are not on the streets as homeless (eg, rough sleepers), but are perhaps the most susceptible to viral infection because of pre-existing conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, anxiety, depression).
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In India, with 472 million children, the lockdown significantly impacted 40 million children from poor families, including farm and field workers, migrants' children, and street children.
“For instance, in India, which has the largest child population in the world with 472 million children, the lockdown has significantly impacted 40 million children from poor families. These include children working on farms, fields in rural areas, children of migrants and street children (Dalton et al., 2020; Rosenthal et al., 2020).”
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- Authors
- Rosenthal, D. M., Ucci, M., Heys, M., Hayward, A., & Lakhanpaul, M.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Rosenthal, Diana Margot
- Venue
- The Lancet Public Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e241-e242
- ISSN
- 2468-2667 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7270343
- OpenAlex
- W3013249470
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 20
- FWCI
- 16.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- The Lancet Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Child and Adolescent Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable children, temporary housing, housing insecurity, homelessness, young children, pre-existing conditions, viral susceptibility, child health, social impact of COVID-19, United Kingdom
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Child, Preschool, United Kingdom, Housing, Humans, Infant, Pneumonia, Viral, Coronavirus Infections, Homeless Youth, Risk Assessment, Vulnerable Populations, Health Status Disparities, Pandemics
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