Kids at risk: We must work together to avoid a post-COVID health crisis
Rajni Dronamraju and Debbie I. Chang
Feb. 9, 2021
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In the long-term unless we act swiftly and with coordinated efforts we are facing a massive public health crisis as these children and families suffer potentially lasting mental and physical effects of stress and adversity.Getty Images
Almost everyone, to some extent, has suffered from the isolation, uncertainty, or emotional and economic effects of the pandemic. But for some kids and families particularly those who are low-income and part of communities of color the scars of the pandemic threaten to last a lifetime.