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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Children with Disabilities in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of COVID-19 Policies through a Disability Rights Lens.

Keiko Shikako, Raphael Lencucha, Matthew Hunt, Sébastien Jodoin-Pilon, Ananya Chandra, Anna Katalifos, Miriam Gonzalez, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Roberta Cardoso, Mayada Elsabbagh and 8 more

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Keiko ShikakoSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.
Raphael LencuchaSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9273-2027
Matthew HuntSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.
Sébastien Jodoin-PilonFaculty of Law, McGill University, Quebec, QC H3A 1W9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4892-2544
Ananya ChandraSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.
Anna KatalifosDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Quebec , QC H3A 1A1, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-4830-5610
Miriam GonzalezSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.
Sakiko YamaguchiSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montréal (D4), Quebec, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada.
Roberta CardosoHealth Center Research Institute, McGill University, Quebec, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Mayada ElsabbaghMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Quebec, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
Anne HudonSchool of Rehabilitation, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada.
Rachel MartensKids Brain Health Network, Burnaby, BC V5A 4W9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2716-6495
Derrick CogburnSchool of International Service, Institute on Disability and Public Policy, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-8757-2680
Ash SethSchool of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.
Genevieve CurrieSchool of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.
Christiane RothSchool of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.
Brittany FinlaySchool of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.
Jennifer ZwickerSchool of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0722-5929

Funding

CIHR 448867
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children with disabilities were especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, and policies designed to mitigate its effects were limited in addressing their needs. We analyzed Canadian policies related to children with disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify the extent to which these policies aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) and responded to their mental health needs by conducting a systematic collection of Canadian provincial/territorial policies produced during the pandemic, building a categorization dictionary based on the UN CRPD, using text mining, and thematic analysis to identify policies' alignment with the UN CRPD and mental health supports. Mental health was addressed as a factor of importance in many policy documents, but specific interventions to promote or treat mental health were scarce. Most public health policies and recommendations are related to educational settings, demonstrating how public health for children with disabilities relies on education and community that may be out of the healthcare system and unavailable during extended periods of the pandemic. Policies often acknowledged the challenges faced by children with disabilities and their families but offered few mitigation strategies with limited considerations for human rights protection.

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children with disabilitiesCOVID-19disability rightshuman rightsmental health

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PMID37371173
PMCPMC10296891

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