A “whole host of children have been lost to the pandemic” as schools remaining closed has meant vulnerable pupils have lost contact with authorities and social services, experts have warned.
As the Government is facing pressure to get children back into the classroom as quickly as possible, experts are warning that children being away from school is keeping them “hidden” from social services, with some more disadvantaged than others.
Psychiatrist Dr Bernadka Dubicka said: “It’s the hidden ones that worry me the most, the ones that I’m not seeing and the ones that nobody is seeing.”
The chair of the child and adolescent faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists told the PA news agency: “There’s a whole host of children that have been lost to this pandemic, perhaps who are being abused in the home or who are living in really traumatic circumstances that have just lost contact with their teachers and other sources of support.”
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“Close the camps, save lives”: Almost 10,000 call for closure of âdangerousâ army camps used to house asylum seekers
âDire health risksâ: More than 100 residents at the army barracks in Kent now have COVID, according to Freedom from Torture
A SCANDAL: The government claims the army barracks are safe, suitable accommodation during a pandemic (photo via Getty Images)
NEARLY 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of controversial army barracks in Wales and Kent which are being used to house asylum seekers following an outbreak of COVID-19 at one of the camps.
Launched by campaigning charity
Freedom from Torture yesterday, the petition is already close to its target of 10,000 signatures, with 9,561 people having shown their support in less than 24 hours.