Policy Round-Up: Researchers estimate nearly 40,000 U.S. children bereaving parental loss due to COVID-19

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April 9, 2021

This week’s update includes: 

  1. Ohio State House Reps. Stephanie Howse and Erica Crawley penned an opinion piece which advocates for the Ohio House to pass legislation declaring racism as a public health crisis;
  2. An opinion piece co-authored by Senator Elizabeth Warren urging Congress to pass caregiving legislation;
  3. A study published in JAMA Pediatrics attempts to quantify just how many children have experienced COVID-19 loss through the death of a parent.  

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