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Mothers of Disabled Children Faced Numerous Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amy Lutz, Sujung (Crystal) Lee, and Baurzhan Bokayev
December 2022
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic changed life dramatically for most families, but particularly for families with a disabled child. Mothers of disabled children faced increased difficulties during the early months of COVID-19 compared to other families. Reduction in services, school closures, and managing paid work drastically impacted caregivers’ mental health. This brief summarizes results from a recent study on the challenges mothers of disabled children faced during the COVID-19 pandemic during the Spring of 2020 in Central New York.
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Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
Mothers of Disabled Children Faced Numerous Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amy Lutz, Sujung (Crystal) Lee, and Baurzhan Bokayev
December 2022
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic changed life dramatically for most families, but particularly for families with a disabled child. Mothers of disabled children faced increased difficulties during the early months of COVID-19 compared to other families. Reduction in services, school closures, and managing paid work drastically impacted caregivers’ mental health. This brief summarizes results from a recent study on the challenges mothers of disabled children faced during the COVID-19 pandemic during the Spring of 2020 in Central New York.