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At least 1 in 7 children lived under stay-at-home policies during COVID-19 pandemic, putting mental health at risk, warns UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF has warned that at least one in seven children lived under stay-at-home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting their mental health and well-being at risk.<br />'' <br />''Based on new research, it said, more than 330 million youngsters have been stuck at home for at least nine months, since the virus spread uncontrollably this time last year.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">UNICEF Spokesman James Elder said, this has left them feeling isolated and anxious about their future. He said, countries needed to emerge from this pandemic with a better approach, a better approach to child and adolescent mental health and that probably starts just by giving the issue the attention it deserves.</span><br />

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