id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-297241-ajy2wi51 Katz, Carmit Invisible children and non-essential workers: Child protection during COVID-19 in Israel according to policy documents and media coverage 2020-10-06 .txt text/plain 4675 230 50 title: Invisible children and non-essential workers: Child protection during COVID-19 in Israel according to policy documents and media coverage OBJECTIVE: Examine child protection in Israel during COVID-19, as portrayed in mainstream news media and government policy documents. CONCLUSION: Children were initially invisible to Israeli policymakers facing the pandemic, highlighting the centrality of advocates promoting children's rights and of mainstream news media in disseminating the discourse of protecting children from maltreatment, especially in times of crisis. Through an analysis of official government policy documents as well as media coverage, the current study seeks to answer the following questions: (1) What were the government's policies with respect to protecting children from maltreatment during COVID-19? Parallel to the neglect of children in published policy documents, child protection advocates led a media campaign targeting the public and policymakers, which highlighted the need to provide children and families at risk with services. ./cache/cord-297241-ajy2wi51.txt ./txt/cord-297241-ajy2wi51.txt