The Effect of COVID on Child Maltreatment: A Review

Abstract

This article addresses child maltreatment during the period where COVID-19 entered our lives in 2020. Repeated lockdowns kept children at home, away from school, from their support systems, and from their routine. Economic difficulties and having to look after the children who were at home were quite onerous on parents. The article explores the reasons that ACE increased during that time, and highlights what can parents, teachers, and the educational system do about it.