June 2020
Statement on COVID-19 and Family Homelessness (UNANIMA)
“Our statement in response to the COVID-19 crisis comes after reflection on the lack of attention to Family Homelessness within the pandemic’s global media coverage and international politics. As the situation worsens, it is wise and ethical to consider a sector of society still marginalized; people experiencing homelessness in all its forms are vulnerable.”
Statement in Response to COVID-19 Crisis (ANECD)
“The Arab Network for Early Childhood Development (ANECD) includes governmental institutions, civil society bodies, academics and specialists from different Arab countries, and regional and international networks and institutions in the field of early childhood care and development. ANECD Seeks to ensure that children in Arab countries and societies enjoy their rights, happiness, and well-being in an enriching environment of freedom, social justice, and equity.”
An initial guide to leveraging the power of social emotional learning > As you prepare to reopen and renew your school community
“In this guide, CASEL shares a framework with actionable recommendations to help school leadership teams plan for the SEL needs of all students and adults during the upcoming transition into summer and the beginning of the new school year. While this guidance is written for school leadership teams, states and districts will play critical roles in ensuring schools have the resources, upport, and guidance needed to carry out these actions. “
Parenting in a pandemic
How do you keep your family healthy and happy in the coronavirus lockdown? Mercy and Linda put your questions – from giving birth in a pandemic to how to explain Covid-19 to kids - to two experts: Dr Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF’s Chief of Early Childhood Development, and Dr Steve Wall, Senior Director of Newborn Health at Save the Children.
Listen to this podcast by Parentland, BBC News.
Children’s voices in times of COVID-19. Continued child activism in the face of personal challenges
“This research on young voices was organised in response to the young people’s continued child activism in the face of personal challenges. We hope that the results will prove useful to other child rights focused organisations as we seek to better understand what children and young people want to do in this time of crisis and how they can be supported, equipped, and encouraged.”
Sexual assault hotline sees spike in messages from minors amid coronovirus outbreak
As shelter-in-place orders were implemented across the country last month, forcing families to “stay home” amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s sexual assault hotline saw an unprecedented surge in messages from minors.
For the first time ever, RAINN said in a press release sent out on Thursday, half of the requests for support sent to RAINN’s online chat hotline in March were made by minors.
A call for coordinated action to protect and support all young children and their caregivers (ECDAN Call to Action)
“The Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) partners have co-developed and launched a Call For Coordinated Action urging all governments, global partnerships, multi- and bi-lateral agencies, political bodies, funders, international non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, the business sector, academia, civil society organizations, networks, and advocates to prioritize and invest in the needs of ALL young children and their parents and caregivers, especially the most vulnerable, during the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery.”
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