TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Adverse childhood experiences of elementary school students exacerbated by COVID-19: a conceptual framework
JO  - International journal of the whole child
A1  - Williams, Tyreeka
A1  - Dowden, Angel
SP  - 101
EP  - 108
VL  - 7
IS  - 02
N2  - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 44% of elementary-aged students reported experiencing adverse childhood experiences, while 13% reported experiencing three or more (Blodgett & Lanigan, 2018). During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents faced many hardships such as economic and health disparities. This resulted in an influx of reported and presumably unreported adverse childhood experiences. The most reported experience included child neglect and psychological maltreatment (Sonu et al., 2021). While not seen as popular in the media and literature, the impact of psychological maltreatment is more severe than any other form of abuse (Hines, 2020). This paper will discuss the current conceptual findings, legal definitions, theoretical underpinnings, policy and practice implications as it relates to child neglect and psychological maltreatment of elementary-aged children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2474-297X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -