NEW YORK – When the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked down in households buffeted by job losses and other forms of stress, many child-welfare experts warned of a likely surge of child abuse.Fifteen weeks later, the worries persist.
Yet some experts on the front lines, including pediatricians who helped sound the alarm, say they have seen no evidence of a marked increase.Among them is Dr.