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Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework
Reilly Frye - Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,

This Comment will propose a theoretical international criminal law response to the family separation that occurred in summer 2018.

Familial Attendance at Indian Residential School and Subsequent Involvement in the Child Welfare System Among Indigenous Adults Born During the Sixties Scoop Era
Amy Bombay, Robyn J. McQuaid, Janelle Young, Vandna Sinha, Vanessa Currie, Hymie Anisman, and Kim Matheson - First Peoples Child & Family Review,

Through an online study, the authors of this paper explored the links between familial (parents/grandparents) Indian Residential School (IRS) attendance and subsequent involvement in the child welfare system (CWS) in a non-representative sample of Indigenous adults in Canada born during the Sixties Scoop era.

Advice for implementing protections to guarantee the right to family and community life in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
RELAF,

This call to public authorities presents recommendations from RELAF for preventing family separation and implementing adequate care and protection measures to protect children’s rights put at risk by the pandemic and its implications.

COVID-19 Support: Staying Strong and Positive for Ourselves and Our Children During COVID-19
Be Strong Families,

This webpage from Be Strong Families features resources for families during the COVID-19 crisis.

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COVID-19: We Must Protect the Health and Well-Being of All Children, Youth, and Families
The Center for the Study of Social Policy,

In this statement on the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Center for the Study of Social Policy calls for more support for those who are likely to be hurt most by the current crisis, particularly low-income families.

Child Welfare and Pandemics Literature Scan
Sistovaris, M., Fallon, B., Miller, S., Birken, C., Denburg, A., Jenkins, J., Levine, J., Mishna, F., Sokolowski, M. and Stewart, S. - Policy Bench, Fraser Mustard Institute of Human Development, University of Toronto,

This literature scan identifies and synthesizes existing literature examining the effects of pandemics and the identification of policy solutions to mitigate their effects on a well defined group of Canada’s population—children in the care of Canada’s child welfare system.

COVID-19 Free Articles from APA Journals
American Psychological Association,

This free collection of articles includes relevant psychological research published across the APA Journals portfolio that are relevant to the topic COVID-19.

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Recomendaciones para la implementación de medidas que garanticen el derecho a la vida familiar y comunitaria en el marco de la pandemia
RELAF,

Este llamado a las autoridades públicas presenta recomendaciones de RELAF para tomar las medidas de prevención y atención adecuadas para garantizar el derecho a la vida familiar y comunitaria en el marco de la pandemia.

Stress, Resilience, and the Role of Science: Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Jack P. Shonkoff - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University,

This statement from Jack P. Shonkoff of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University notes that the Center is "assembling easily accessible and actionable scientific knowledge for supporting the developmental needs of young children and their families in this current context."

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Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Child Trends and the Child Trauma Training Center at the University of Massachusetts,

This resource offers information on supporting and protecting children’s emotional well-being as this public health crisis unfolds.

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