In early 2020, the world as we knew it began to change dramatically and rapidly with the COVID-19 outbreak. Social distancing restrictions and lockdown measures have been the most effective course of action and an inarguably imperative approach at this time. However, in trying to keep the global population safe, social distancing measures unwittingly placed children already experiencing maltreatment and disadvantage in harm’s way. This paper will consider the evidence base which attests to the importance of considering theaccumulationof adversity when seeking to understand risk and impact of child maltreatment and disadvantage. Given the unique and unprecedented circumstances which have accompanied the COVID-19 outbreak, and the dearth of research pertaining to the impact of pandemics on child welfare, the paper draws on an emerging body of literature about the effect of natural disasters, conflict and significant global events on child maltreatment. The paper synthesises the research to date in order to call attention to the cumulative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children already experiencing abuse and neglect. The paper concludes with an outline of the implications for practice in the helping professions.

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应对 COVID-19 大流行后儿童不良经历的积累：对实践的影响

2020 年初，随着 COVID-19 的爆发，我们所知道的世界开始发生巨大而迅速的变化。社交距离限制和封锁措施是目前最有效的行动方针，也是无可争辩的势在必行的方法。然而，为了保护全球人口的安全，保持社交距离的措施无意中将已经遭受虐待和处于不利地位的儿童置于伤害的境地。本文将考虑证据基础，该证据基础证明了考虑积累在寻求了解儿童虐待和不利条件的风险和影响时，对逆境的看法。鉴于伴随 COVID-19 爆发而出现的独特和前所未有的情况，以及关于流行病对儿童福利影响的研究缺乏，该论文借鉴了关于自然灾害、冲突和重大全球影响的新兴文献虐待儿童事件。该论文综合了迄今为止的研究，以提醒人们注意 COVID-19 大流行对已经遭受虐待和忽视的儿童的累积影响。本文最后概述了对助人职业实践的影响。