Parents have spoken of the 'unbearable torture' of being separated from their disabled children and young adults living in care facilities. Tens of thousands of special needs children have been unable to touch or hug their parents and siblings since March. Many have severe disabilities which mean they are unable to speak. They cannot communicate properly through Zoom calls, only through eye contact and touch. But this is now impossible. Distraught parents, banned from seeing their children for months due to care home visiting rules, have pleaded with ministers to allow reunions before Christmas amid fears that thousands of vulnerable youngsters are suffering long-term harm. The youngsters are the hidden victims of what seems a callous policy that campaigners say is killing through loneliness. The Daily Mail is highlighting their plight in a Christmas campaign for all care residents to be allowed proper visits.
Isolated young adults with special needs
Written by David Fletcher 19 Nov 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for God to fill MPs with compassion for young adults with special needs and implement regular testing of visitors, allowing them to have meaningful in-person visits. (Matthew 5:6-8)
- More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8951639/Heartbroken-parents-vulnerable-young-people-care-beg-reunited-Christmas.html
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