A new report finds that one in 12 kids will lose a parent or sibling by age 18. Since the pandemic, the rate has continued to increase.
1 in 12 kids lose a parent or sibling before turning 18Patricia Royalty’s world turned upside down last June when her 34-year-old husband Dakota Royalty died from cirrhosis. The 36-year-old mother was left caring for the couple's five children.
Micki Burns, a co-author of the report, said that on top of the grief, children who have lost a parent can feel isolated because it’s difficult for other kids to understand grief and loss. While grief affects everyone in different ways, Shear said children are oftentimes not the focus of support from community members. She said this most likely happens because people think children are more resilient than their grieving parent.
It’s unclear why certain states had lower rates, but Burns suggested the differences may depend on resource availability and state laws. She said states like West Virginia may have reduced access to health care and other resources.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New abortion clinic opening in Maryland, just across from deeply-conservative West VirginiaThe Women's Health Center of Maryland is set to open in Cumberland this year. The center will be just across from West Virginia, where abortion is banned.
Read more »
New Maryland abortion provider to open near West Virginia in post-Roe 'abortion desert'A new abortion provider will be opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland — just across from conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban.
Read more »
Palihouse West Hollywood Hotel Reopens, But Not in West HollywoodPalisociety hospitality group has reopened its boutique hotel on West 3rd Street in L.A., as it readies expansions in Hollywood and San Diego.
Read more »
‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Brittney Taylor arrested after allegedly assaulting kids’ father: reportThe “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star has been arrested after allegedly whacking her children’s father with a baseball bat following a heated altercation.
Read more »
Virginia woman convicted of killing 2 young daughters in twisted revenge plotA Virginia woman was found guilty last week of murdering her two young daughters in what prosecutors said was a twisted attempt to get revenge on her ex-husband, who planned to move away with one o…
Read more »
Virginia Tech, Ohio State seek Final Four berthTt will be the top-seeded Hokies (30-4) and the No. 3 seed Buckeyes (28-7) meeting Monday night in the Seattle 3 Regional final and the last spot in Dallas on the line.
Read more »