The surge in violent crime and shooting deaths is having a traumatic effect on children, many of them living not just with the grief of the loss of a parent, but also fear that they will be next.
This is according to United Nations child rights expert Faith Marshall-Harris, who also manages the FMH Sandy Lane Charitable Trust Child Helpline.
She said people were reaching out to the helpline as Barbados continued to see an increase in violence and homicides.
“It is affecting many chil
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