Coronavirus Guidance
Information for Transition Age Youth and Supporters: Resources from Florida's Children First and Florida Youth SHINE
Resources and Activities for Children & Families at Home
Resources for Virus Updates
- Coronavirus.gov (From the White House, Dept of Health and Human Services and the CDC)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information & Resources (Nat'l Alliance on Mental Health)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information, News, & Resources for Child Welfare Professionals and Others (Child Welfare League of America)
- Coronavirus Resource Center (John Hopkins University & Medicine)
- Florida Courts Updates
- Florida Dept of Health - COVID-19
- The Joint Commission
- World Health Organization - Coronavirus
Practice Information for Working with Children and Families
- Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond (ACEF, December 2020)
- Reopening Florida’s Schools and the CARES Act (FDOE)
- Fostering Inequity: How COVID-19 Amplifies Dangers For LGBTQ+ Youth in Care
- Supporting Kinship Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (Center for the Study of Social Policy)
- Supporting Clients in Under-resourced Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (ChildTrends)
- Action for Child Protection COVID Statement (Includes link to register for Virtual Learning Opportunities)
- Action for Child Protection Guidelines for Ongoing Safety Management: Maintaining Sufficient Surveillance and Support Webinar Overview
- Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic (ChildTrends)
- Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic
- ACF Update on Policy Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
- Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy - Resources for Coping with the Coronavirus
- Coronavirus- What Child Welfare Systems Need to Think About (Chronicles of Social Change)
- How to Talk to Children About Coronavirus (COVID-19) Video (Child Mind Institute)
- Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with Coronavirus (NCTSN)
- Social Work Professional Organization Information
- Summer Break Spot (Free Meals for Kids and Teens - Florida)
- Youth Law Center - COVID19 Updates
- Tips for Families: Coronavirus (Zero to Three)
Program Guidance and Updates
- Office of Child Welfare (OCW) Policy and Practice Documentation of Virtual Contact (8/12/20)
- OCW COVID‐19 Guidance: Required Use of Personal Protective Equipment for DCF Frontline Team Members (7/21/20)
- OCW COVID‐19 Guidance for Frontline Team Members (7/21/20)
- COVID-19 Mandatory Reporting in FL (OCW)
- COVID-19 Mandatory Reporting for Educators (OCW)
- COVID-19 Mandatory Reporting for Parents & Caregivers (OCW)
- ACF and HRSA Joint Letter_Family Strengthening and Virtual Primary Prevention (5/28/20)
- OCW Guidance for COVID-19: Guidance for CPI and API Frontline Team Members (3/23/20)
- OWC Guidance for COVID-19: Methods for 30-Day Visits for Children, Youth, Young Adults Placed In-State Care (3/23/20)
- Medicaid Coverage of Services During the State of Emergency Related to COVID-19
- ACF and HRSA Joint Letter - Family Strengthening and Virtual Primary Prevention (5/28/20)