Covid, racism and Black Lives Matter: A deadly constellation. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Music, Graham
• Is Part Of: Developmental child welfare. Volume 2:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) -- Covid-19 -- racism -- trauma -- unconscious bias; Child welfare -- Periodicals; Poor children -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Poor youth -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Poor children -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Poor youth -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Poor youth -- Social conditions; Poor children -- Social conditions; Poor children -- Health and hygiene; Child welfare; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 362.705
• DOI: 10.1177/2516103220959814
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2516-1032

Abstract

This paper looks at how people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups have been disproportionately affected by COVID. The paper links this with both psycho-social factors and childhood stress and trauma. It looks at the effects of unconscious racism on the minds and physiology of those affected. The relationship between the impact of stress, trauma, racism and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is discussed, and how ACEs are linked with very poor later physical and mental health outcomes. The article suggests that these issues are highly over determined but that for change to occur we need interventions at a range of levels, from the macro-political, psychosocial, individual and economic, including unconscious implicit biases.