Significant increase in child abuse cases due to school closures
For Sri Lankan's Overseas
Latest_News
calendar
OCT
30

Significant increase in child abuse cases due to school closures

Significant increase in child abuse cases due to school closures

There is a notable rise in the cases of child abuse in the recent past due to the closure of schools, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Miyuru Chandradasa said.

 

Meanwhile, Dr. Chandradasa said the conditions of depression, anxiety and screen addiction in children and adolescents have relatively increased by 20% in 2020/21 when compared to 2018/19,  "Children had to be confined to home for almost two years due to the pandemic.

 

That is why the conditions of depression, anxiety and screen addiction in them happened to rise.

views

466 Views

Comments

arrow-up