Indian children struck by grief, loss and guilt as many lose parents to Covid-19
June 02, 2021 Children in India. Reuters In his first conversation with a counsellor, Alok (name changed to protect his identity) said nothing for 15 minutes. In the second call, the silence lasted 11 minutes. In the third, eight minutes passed before the 10-year-old boy, who last month lost both his parents to Covid-19 , finally spoke. Vanita Yadav, a child counsellor in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has learned to wait until her young patients are ready to engage with her. “When he first spoke, it was not about losing his parents but about his education,” said Yadav, who i...
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