A Crisis for a System in Crisis: Forecasting from the Short‐ and Long‐Term Impacts of COVID‐19 on the Child Welfare System

Kristen Pisani‐Jacques - Family Court Review

This article calls on attorneys in the U.S. to learn from the fallout of the pandemic, retain the best responsive practices, and use the lessons learned from this crisis to transform dependency cases, and the child welfare system writ large, into what families need and deserve.

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Reorienting Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya: A Review

Constance Shumba, Rose Maina, Gladys Mbuthia, Rachel Kimani, Stella Mbugua, Sweta Shah, Amina Abubakar, Stanley Luchters, Sheila Shaibu, and Eunice Ndirangu - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This review aimed to deepen understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on nurturing care from conception to four years of age, a period where the care of children is often delivered through caregivers or other informal platforms.

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Testing the Effects of COVID-19 Confinement in Spanish Children: The Role of Parents’ Distress, Emotional Problems and Specific Parenting

Estrella Romero, Laura López-Romero, Beatriz Domínguez-Álvarez, Paula Villar, and Jose Antonio Gómez-Fraguela - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The present study aimed to examine the effects of the Spanish confinement derived from the COVID-19 crisis on children and their families, accounting for child’s age.

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Stress, Resilience, and Well-Being in Italian Children and Their Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Maria Cusinato, Sara Iannattone, Andrea Spoto, Mikael Poli, Carlo Moretti, Michela Gatta, and Marina Miscioscia - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

In this study, the authors aimed to analyze the potential risk and protective factors for parents’ and children’s well-being during a potentially traumatic event such as the COVID-19 quarantine.

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Averting a lost COVID generation: A six-point plan to respond, recover and reimagine a post-pandemic world for every child

UNICEF

In this document, UNICEF calls for A Six-Point Plan to Protect our Children, a list of urgent actions to mitigate the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a practical recovery plan to safeguard child rights now and to reimagine a better future.

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Working with communities to mitigate the collateral impact of COVID-19 on children and young people

Charles Coughlan, Arpana Soni, Hanan Ghouneim, Kiera Ghouneim, Phoebe Rutherford, Rianne Steele, Meerat Kaur, and Mando Watson - BMJ Paediatrics Open

In this paper, the authors explore the concerns of children and young people (CYP) living in North West London (NWL) and their carers and highlight examples of good practice to inspire others to strengthen patient and public involvement (PPI) as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.

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