Children, dying parents and COVID-19

British Journal of Child Health
Letters
​Steve Marshall, Andrew Rowland, Susan Higgins, Christina Woods, Lisa Jones, Sandeep Ranote, Iain Lawrie, Fiona Murphy
Published Online:1 Sep 2020

Children's rights to be involved in matters that affect them are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Further, children have the right to respect for their family life (Article 8, Human Rights Act 1998 and European Convention on Human Rights). The death of a parent during childhood is a life-altering experience, with 111 UK children bereaved of a parent every day.

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