An Appeal for Implementing Social Assistance and Welfare Programs for European Children Challenged by Parental Loss

The loss of a parent is a severe crisis for children and adolescents. According to the life cycle model, the crisis originates from different roots and causes and leads to a large spectrum of acute psychomental and physical effects on child health and later may induce long-term effects on adult health. There are several scenarios that involve the separation of children and adolescents from their mothers and fathers