Angelina Jolie doesn’t want us to forget about the dangers children are facing during the coronavirus pandemic — and she isn’t talking about the virus itself.
In an op-ed for Time, the Maleficent 2 star warns readers about the effects of quarantine life that pose a threat to children, writing that while kids aren’t as vulnerable to the virus, they are “especially vulnerable to so many of the secondary impacts of the pandemic on society.” Namely, abuse.
The Oscar winner explains that the mass stay-at-home orders have required children across the globe to self-isolate with their parents or guardians — which is a bad situation for young ones who have a potentially abusive caretaker. Related: Angelina Reveals Daughters’ Recent Surgeries She