Researchers Highlight Risks for Children in Terms of Abuse and Neglect During Pandemic

Posted April 28, 2020

External Article: The Sector

Lindsey Bullinger, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, was mentioned in the article "Researchers Highlight Risks for Children in Terms of Abuse and Neglect During Pandemic," published April 28, 2020 in The Sector.

Bullinger, whose research has focused on child and family welfare, was part of a research group that has raised the alarm for the potential negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on "vulnerable" populations worldwide.

As well as the economic and health issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the potential danger to vulnerable children who may be at higher risk of abuse and neglect has been noted by a team of researchers involved with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).

With families facing an unprecedented period of crisis, decision makers have a duty to help all children, but especially those already vulnerable, to survive the pandemic, at every stage. Failing to do so, APSAC said, will lead to negative consequences across the board. 

An alert in relation to the issue was prepared by two University Of Connecticut (UConn) specialists in child neglect issues, Megan Feely, Assistant Professor of Social Work, and Kerri Raissian, Associate Professor of Public Policy, and their collaborators, Lindsey Bullinger, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, and Will Schneider, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. All are Doris Duke Fellows for the Promotion of Child Well-Being.

Read the full article here.

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