Here’s a thread showing evidence of the impact #COVID19 is having on Jamaican children and their families.

It’s a long one because children stand to be the most affected by this pandemic: from loss of household income to learning deficits to mental health to domestic violence:

The many ways Jamaican families are trying to cope with a loss of income in #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

1/2 Jamaican households with children has enough income or savings to last only 14 days or less.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Many Jamaican families are looking to social assistance programmed for help in this pandemic.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Share of Jamaican households with children experiencing food shortages in #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Smaller meals - the most common way Jamaican households with children try to cope with food shortages in #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

How Jamaican households with children say their boys & girls manage to participate in distance learning during #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Distance learning satisfaction levels among Jamaican households with children during #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Frequency Jamaican households with children reporting them receiving school assignments during #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

The types of devices Jamaican households with children say that they are using to access distance learning in #COVID19.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Not every child has exclusive access to a device for distance learning.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Some reasons parents/guardians feel reluctant about back to school :

fear of infection
no resources
asthmatic children
waiting to see situation

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Jamaican households with children, say that their screen time has now more than doubled.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Levels of online supervision reported by Jamaican households with children.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

The mental health impact on children of #COVID19 is not only real but multi-faceted.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Jamaican households with children are self-reporting an increase in violent discipline.

Source: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

This shows the ability of Jamaican households with children to follow #COVID19 prevention measures.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Cannot afford them: the most common reason given by Jamaican households with children for not having #COVID19 prevention items.

Source: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jamaican children by @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF preliminary findings

Next month @CapriCaribbean and UNICEF will release a full version of our report ‘The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children’.

Some initial recommendations:

You’re welcome to download and share a PDF of this presentation: The effect of the #COVID19 pandemic on Jamaican children preliminary results

A representative survey of 500+ households with children gathered between June and August https://www.unicef.org/jamaica/reports/effect-covid-19-pandemic-jamaican-children-preliminary-results