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In this webinar hosted by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, experts discussed how family support professionals and organizations have adapted to serve families during the COVID-19 outbreak, and what we are learning that we will carry forward from this time.
The panel included experts from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, Be Strong Families, and other national and state-level partners, followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
This video from UNICEF Cambodia, in the Khmer language, explores children protection case management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CPMS WG is launching a new webinar series to introduce the new standards in the 2019 edition of the CPMS. This webinar focuses on standard 16 - strengthening family and caregiving environments - in the context of the current global COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar also includes presentations of several real-world examples of family strengthening programs in country and/or regional programming contexts.
A well-supported, appropriately equipped, empowered, and protected social service workforce is essential to mitigating the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social service workers can build on their existing strong ties to children, families, and communities to rapidly respond in ways that are effective. However, to do so, they must stay safe and healthy.
This webinar focused on the newly released technical note on …
On 13 May, nearly 1,000 individuals joined a webinar on tackling violence against children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar, which was hosted by the End Violence Partnership and the Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children (SRSG VAC), brought together partners from over 130 countries around the world. At the event, participants were given a chance to hear about and discuss local, national and global perspectives of and responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
Throughout the webinar, global experts touched on:
- The…
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and UNICEF facilitated this webinar to discuss the guidance in the Technical Note on COVID-19 and Children Deprived of their Liberty and some of the successes and challenges in protecting the rights of children in detention during the pandemic. The webinar includes a short presentation on the Technical Note, children’s rights and…
This webinar examines the technical note on protecting children from violence, abuse, and neglect in the home as countries implement lockdowns and stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19. Protective prevention and response strategies are outlined with the goal of strengthening the protection of children in all types of homes…
This video from REPSSI describes the difficulties of providing care services during the COVID-19 pandemic and how care workers can be supported during this time. It calls for the consideration of the wellbeing of the care workforce, the provision of personal protective equipment for care workers, the prioritization of COVID-19 testing for care workers, and the use of technology to maintain communication between care workers and their clients.
This presentation from REPSSI provides some guidance on how to care for babies and young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how to tend to their health and development.
Evidence from previous infectious disease outbreaks indicates that existing child protection risks are exacerbated, and new ones emerge, as a result of the epidemic as well as of the socioeconomic impacts of prevention and control measures. Some children are at increased risk in these circumstances, especially those without parental/family care, those at risk of separation from family, those in alternative care, and those who have recently left alternative care.
The aim of this webinar was to elaborate on the …