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

被引：5

作者：

Shikako, Keiko ^{[1
]}

Lencucha, Raphael ^{[1
]}

Hunt, Matthew ^{[1
]}

Jodoin-Pilon, Sebastien ^{[2
]}

Chandra, Ananya ^{[1
]}

Katalifos, Anna ^{[3
]}

Gonzalez, Miriam ^{[1
]}

Yamaguchi, Sakiko ^{[1
]}

Cardoso, Roberta ^{[4
]}

Elsabbagh, Mayada ^{[5
]}

Hudon, Anne ^{[6
]}

Martens, Rachel ^{[7
]}

Cogburn, Derrick ^{[8
]}

Seth, Ash ^{[9
]}

Currie, Genevieve ^{[9
]}

Roth, Christiane ^{[9
]}

Finlay, Brittany ^{[9
]}

Zwicker, Jennifer ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] McGill Univ, Sch Phys & Occupat Therapy, 3654 Prom Sir William Osler,Montreal D4, Quebec City, PQ H3G 1Y5, Canada

[2] McGill Univ, Fac Law, Quebec City, PQ H3A 1W9, Canada

[3] McGill Univ, Dept Neurol & Neurosurg, Quebec City, PQ H3A 1A1, Canada

[4] McGill Univ, Hlth Ctr Res Inst, Quebec City, PQ H4A 3J1, Canada

[5] McGill Univ, Montreal Neurol Inst, Quebec City, PQ H3A 2B4, Canada

[6] Univ Montreal, Sch Rehabil, Montreal, PQ H3N 1X7, Canada

[7] Kids Brain Hlth Network, Burnaby, BC V5A 4W9, Canada

[8] Amer Univ, Inst Disabil & Publ Policy, Sch Int Serv, Washington, DC 20016 USA

[9] Univ Calgary, Sch Publ Policy, Calgary, AB T2P 1H9, Canada

来源：

CHILDREN-BASEL | 2023年 / 10卷 / 06期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

children with disabilities; disability rights; human rights; mental health; COVID-19;

D O I：

10.3390/children10060942

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

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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