America's 437,283 children in foster care, for whom life can already feel unpredictable, are particularly vulnerable to the disruption that the coronavirus outbreak has brought to daily life.
Many states have also canceled supervised visits between children and their biological family members because of safety concerns about social distancing and a lack of caseworkers.
"Our concern is that when this is over and children do come back to school, we may find that children have suffered tremendously during this time period," he added.Bodner, of the FosterClub, is concerned about abuse of children who are already in the child welfare system and who might now fall through the cracks.
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