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UK Children’s welfare becoming ‘national emergency’, health experts warn

A letter to the Observer calls for an urgent review of the long-term impact of lockdowns and school closures on a generation

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Boris Johnson is facing demands from doctors, senior politicians and charities for a wide-ranging commission to examine the pandemic’s “devastating effect” on children, amid growing concerns about its impact on their education, development and mental health.

A major coalition of child health experts warns that many families are being “swept into poverty” by the pandemic, which is set to significantly add to the 4 million children living in deprivation before the Covid crisis.

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