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dc.titleEducation Policy Brief Latin America and the Caribbean #4: Remote Initial Education and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
dc.contributor.authorNäslund-Hadley, Emma
dc.contributor.authorHernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel
dc.contributor.authorMontaño, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorNamen, Olga
dc.contributor.authorAlpizar, Guiselle
dc.contributor.authorLuna, Úrsula
dc.contributor.authorOchoa, Laura
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, Juan Felipe
dc.contributor.authorPeña de Osorio, Brunilda
dc.contributor.authorBiehl, María Loreto
dc.contributor.authorMaragall, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMéndez, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Jennelle
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-11-24T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-11-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThrough a survey of 62,837 caregivers of young children in four Latin American countries, households were asked about their experiences with emergency distance education and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that the crisis will perpetuate and may even worsen existing inequalities in learning. Moreover, caregivers of children newborns to age seven report substantial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their own mental health. The levels of distress are particularly elevated among mothers who shoulder most of the burden of supporting children's remote education. Caregivers report that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated containment efforts have substantially affected the mental health and well-being of their children. The findings suggest that detrimental mental health consequences are looming for children on an unprecedented scale.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002890
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Education-Policy-Brief-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-4-Remote-Initial-Education-and-Mental-Health-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Hablemos-de-politica-educativa-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe-4-Educacion-inicial-remota-y-salud-mental-durante-la-pandemia-COVID-19.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectPreschool Education
dc.subjectEducation Policy
dc.subjectEducation Management
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectPublic Health Emergencies
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectDistance Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00457
idb.operationRG-T3678
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