This guidance provides a short overview of the child protection (CP) risks associated with disease outbreak.
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.
In the light of the COVID19 pandemic and with the aim to support a disability-inclusive response to the crisis, International Disability Alliance (IDA) has launched this webpage to share the most recent updates and resources as they become available.
This resource from Save the Children provides some information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with disabilities and highlights the need for inclusive responses.
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."
This article from the Child Mind Institute, and the accompanying video, offer advice to parents and caregivers on how to discuss COVID-19 with children in a way that will be reassuring and not make kids more worried than they already may be.
This document summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak, such as appropriate MHPSS responses, overarching principles and globally recommended activities.
This one page leaflet from the World Health Organization offers advice to parents and caregivers on how to help children cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This resource offers information on supporting and protecting children’s emotional well-being as this public health crisis unfolds.
Dr. Giuseppe (Bepi) Raviola, director of mental health at Partners In Health, has put together this list of key practices - including positive family time - to maintain good mental and emotional health for those asked to stay at home in efforts to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
