• Commonplaces
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sergneri

Commonplaces

Aide-Memoire

Orphans

America’s Pandemic Orphans Are Slipping Through the Cracks

April 10, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Atlantic has an article about a pressing pandemic problem with orphaned children. Losing a parent may be one of the most destabilizing events of the human experience. Orphans are at increased risk of substance abuse, dropping out of school, and poverty. They are almost twice as likely as non-orphans to die by suicide, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Obituaries, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Caregiver loss, Orphans, pandemic

Copyright © 2025 Commonplaces.

Omega WordPress Theme by ThemeHall