IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, 2007

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

These guidelines reflect the insights of practitioners from different geographic regions, disciplines and sectors, and reflect an emerging consensus on good practice among practitioners. The core idea behind them is that, in the early phase of an emergency, social supports are essential to protect and support mental health and psychosocial well-being. In addition, the guidelines recommend selected psychological and psychiatric interventions for specific problems.

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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.

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Guidelines for virtual monitoring of children, their families and residential care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Changing the Way We Care

This resource from Changing the Way We Care offers guidance on adapting and/or developing services and programming to continue to best serve children and families throughout the rapidly changing times of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on conducting virtual monitoring of children, families, alternative care placements and residential care facilities.

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COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization

This report seeks to understand the issues faced by vulnerable populations in emergencies, including children, in order to provide them with support and priority assistance and to engage them in decision-making processes for response, recovery, preparedness, and risk reduction.

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Interim Guidance on Scaling-up COVID-19 Outbreak in Readiness and Response Operations in Camps and Camp-like Settings (jointly developed by IFRC, IOM, UNHCR and WHO)

IFRC, IOM, UNHCR and WHO - Inter-Agency Standing Committee

This interim guidance is issued to assist field staff to immediately respond to urgent needs of people in humanitarian situations, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, asylum seekers, refugees and returnees, and migrants.

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Quick Tips on COVID-19 and Migrant, Refugee and Internally Displaced Children (Children on the Move)

UNICEF

This brief from UNICEF outlines the urgent action needed to put migrant and displaced children at the forefront of UNICEF’s preparedness, prevention and response to COVID19 – to ensure health, safety, and protection for all.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Healthy Parenting

World Health Organization, UNICEF, End Violence, Internet of Good Things, Parenting for Lifelong Health, USAID, UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents Hub, and the Centers for Disease Control

To help parents interact constructively with their children during this time of confinement, these six one-page tips for parents cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19. 

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.

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Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID19 Response: 10 recommendations from the International Disability Alliance

International Disability Alliance (IDA)

In the light of the COVID19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on persons with disabilities, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) has compiled the following list of the main barriers that persons with disabilities face in this emergency situation along with some practical solutions and recommendations.

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