Mental Health Of Children Orphaned By COVID-19 In India

Abstract


In the past 14 months, the COVID-19 epidemic has disproportionately affected children. Due to COVID-19, up to 1.19 lakh children in India lost their primary caregiver (parent or grandparent with custody). Because of COVID-19, as many as 1.19 lakh Indian children have lost their primary caregiver (parent or custodial grandparent). India comes in third place in terms of total numbers, and its primary caregiver loss rate per 1,000 children was much lower at 0.3 than in other nations. Globally, from March 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, this number was 11.34 lakh. Since then, studies have shown that orphan children are more likely to experience psychological problems such attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, melancholy, loneliness, mood disorders, and behavioural issues. Consequently, this article's goal was to examine the realities of orphans' mental health conditions during a pandemic and how they are attempting to overcome it with the support of governmental agencies and other groups.



Shikha Verma | source: Ilkogretim Online 536 |
Categories: Psychology Health Care


Other articles

Caregiving Stress and Adjustment Problems of Kenyan Orphans Raised by Grandmothers

The present study compared levels of caregiving stress among 115 biological mothers and 134 grandmothers raising their orphaned…

Read more

Sibling separation and psychological problems of double AIDS orphans in rural China – a comparison analysis

Objective: We investigated the psychological impact of sibling separation among children who lost both of their parents…

Read more

Reconsidering the orphan problem: the emergence of male caregivers in Lesotho

Care for AIDS orphans in southern Africa is frequently characterized as a “crisis”, where kin-based networks of care are…

Read more

ZAKAT FOR THE ORPHANS IN THE DEEP SOUTH OF THAILAND

In the past nine years ,the violence situation has spiked in the Deep South Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat provinces see…

Read more