istancing and quarantine during COVID-19. This short SAMHSA document identifies options for actions by law enforcement, schools, businesses and health care practitioners to prevent and address intimate partner violence and child abuse health concerns. Numerous information resources, learning opportunities recorded for playback, and national organization resources are identified and hyperlinked for easy retrieval.
Hidden Consequences: How the COVID Pandemic Is Impacting Children (Webinar: Child Emotional and Social Effects): Discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting children. This second webinar on 10/16/20 was the second in a four-part series whose topics include impacts on child health and wellness, child emotional and social effects, the impact of COVID-19 on children with special healthcare needs, and how secondary/other disasters may affect children during the pandemic. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE), this second webinar focused on the emotional and social effects of COVID-19 on children. Speakers discussed food and financial insecurity, racial disparities, the impact of social determinants on children's health, return to school and daycare, and alternate childcare, child health and wellness. The first slide in this slide deck includes a link to the recorded 75-minute webinar.
Survivors Know Best - How to Disrupt Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond: Reports findings from a survey of 1,300 survivors of intimate partner violence [IPV] who have participated in the Safety Fund, a grant program by the non-profit FreeForm organization. The report details the human and financial costs of domestic violence on survivors, and documents how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated domestic violence and complicated typical support ecosystems. It outlines cost-effective approaches to address survivors’ needs, and identifies that religious organizations, banks, credit card companies, employers and health insurance companies can all play constructive roles in enhancing the ecosystem to support survivors, including their dependent children.
Preventing Abuse and Neglect: Student Safety During Coronavirus-Related Ordered School-Building Closure: Provides guidance and resources to help school districts ensure student safety during remote learning by empowering educators and school personnel to support families, assess student safety needs and follow mandatory reporting requirements. This Ohio Department of Education webpage also provides information and resources to support educators and student personnel in following mandatory reporting requirements.
Zero Abuse Project: Offers education and training resources, opportunities, and research to contribute to the elimination of child sexual abuse. In particular, Zero Abuse Project is providing specific resources (e.g. Conducting and Defending a Pandemic-Era Forensic Interview) to support its mission in the context of school closures and social distancing.
Resources for Parents and Caregivers to Help Keep Children Safe: Incorporates up to date resources for parents and caregivers to help workaround cautionary signs in others and themselves, along with additional information for how to respond safely and responsibly. Numerous videos intended to help adults navigate warning signs in themselves and others are among dozens of resources linked to this Stop It Now! website.
COVID-19 Parenting: Keeping Children Safe Online: Highlights risks of the digital world and efforts children can take to protect themselves as part of a collaborative effort by multiple federal organizations.
Joint Letter to Promote Family Strengthening and Virtual Primary Prevention During COVID-19 and Beyond: Encourages family support, maternal and child health, and early childhood programs (including Head Start, home visiting, early intervention, and other early care and learning programs) to promote family strengthening