COVID-19 and child welfare

This resource from the Child Welfare Information Gateway outlines the reasons child welfare agencies should develop disaster plans, provides an overview of plan development, and points to resources for creating preparedness plans

Planning toolkit from the Annie E. Casey Foundation with advice specific to the field of child welfare

This publication from the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (U.S.) draws on a literature review, presentations, and consultations with child welfare staff and others who have experienced disasters

Short blog post from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness with implications for individual agency and sector wide planning

This guide is intended to support collaboration and cooperation between child welfare professionals and disaster preparedness and response professionals

This resource prepared by the University of Kentucky Center On Trauma and Children is the result of a two-year mixed-methods study looking at the physical, social, and mental health effects of pandemic on children and families. The project also examined the impacts on professionals who care for children before, during, and after pandemic

This supplement from the American Journal of Public Health describes the ways in which children are vulnerable in a pandemic and summarizes lessons learned from experiences with H1N1 in 2009

This research brief recognizes that the inequities associated with COVID-10 are shaped by racial discrimination and the ongoing legacy of colonialism and addresses their potential impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and communities in Canada

Resource from the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit which recognizes the need for COVID-19 responses to pay particular attention to anti-Black racism and the unique and distinct histories, experiences, and needs of Black communities

Resource from the Learning Network at the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children

Collection of resources from the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health