Covid has left millions children orphans. Few U.S. states are addressing the crisis

Covid has left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis An estimated 245,000 children in the US have lost one or both parents to Covid, but despite profound implications they have been largely overlooked in policy responses the Guardian

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an estimated 245,000 children across the US who have lost one or both parents to Covid and an estimated 10.5 million Covid orphans worldwide, according to the Global Reference Group on Children Affected by Covid-19, an international consortium studying the issue, and the London-based medical journal BMJ.

Many have complex needs that cut across bureaucratic silos – from grief counseling, mental health support and school transitions to formalizing a grandparent’s guardianship or securing public benefits.

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