Report
Caring for Children with Disabilities: Managing the Triple Threat to Families
Companion to the full report about the “Socio-economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets’’ study commissioned by UNICEF Jamaica in 2021.
Highlights
This document is a companion to the full report about the “Socio-economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets". It summarizes three key areas of the study that present families with a triple threat to providing optimal care for children with disabilities (CWDs) ages zero to six:
- The financial situation of parents/guardians.
- The costs associated with caring for CWDs.
- The barriers to access social safety net programmes.
It also outlines recommendations to address these challenges.
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