COVID-19 and child welfare

Ontario Human Rights Commission statement with information for service providers on their human-rights obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, and the importance of balancing rights with public health and safety precautions

Ontario Human Rights Commission statement providing guidance on the principles that underlie a human rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic

This document from the OHRC sets out the various actions that governments, service providers, and others can take that are broadly consistent with a human rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Literature scan identifying and synthesizing existing literature examining the effects of pandemics and the identification of policy solutions to mitigate their effects on children in the care of Canada’s child welfare system

Information about law relating to the COVID-19 situation, including a list of family law questions. From Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)

Article from the The Chronicle of Social Change identifying considerations and implications for child welfare related to COVID-19. Considerations are presented in a linear fashion, starting with prevention work, and are largely based on U.S. child welfare systems

This resource builds on the Technical note: Protection of children during the COVID-19 pandemic and is intended to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate response to the child protection concerns faced by children who are at risk of separation or in alternative care during the COVID-19 pandemic

This guide aims to provide concrete tips and resources in order to support students who are homeless or have experience in foster care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Newsletter from the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) outlining considerations for children's rights and well-being during the pandemic