Venezuela's COVID-19 quarantine has increased anxiety, depression in some children: NGO

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Over five months of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela has led to an increase in anxiety and depression in some children, a ...

FILE PHOTO: A teenager walks at the Coche wholesale market amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Caracas, Venezuela Jul 23, 2020. CARACAS: Over five months of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela has led to an increase in anxiety and depression in some children, a non-governmental organization said on Tuesday .

Cecodap, a group focused on child and adolescent rights, said that in the first six months of 2020 it gave 1,458 consultations in 18 of Venezuela's 23 states. In all of 2019 it gave 1,115 consultations.Anger, sadness and uncertainty are other common emotions children expressed, said Abel Saraiba, a psychologist who coordinates Cecodap's psychological services.

Confinement, lack of interaction with other children, not having regular internet connection, or, in some cases, no television, have led to behavioural changes that parents sometimes respond to with physical violence, the group said in the report.According to Saraiba, Venezuela has no statistics on young people's mental health, making it hard to understand the scope of the problem, which he says the government has not prioritised in its pandemic response.

 

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