Latest Updates:  Child Protection News  

• Groomed: how a film-maker learned to confront a childhood of abuse (The Guardian, 17 March 2021)
• Half of men have had unwanted sexual experiences, UK study finds (The Guardian, 16 Feb 2021)
• DfE warns schools could be closed over ‘rape culture’ claims (The Guardian, 28 March 2021)
• EU data privacy legislation colliding with online child protection reporting (NYT, 4 Dec 2020)
• COVID pandemic sees global rise in child suicide (WaPo, 23 Nov 2020)
• Adapting abuse prevention education to remote learning environments (CIS Perspectives Blog, 14 Sept 2020)
• INTERPOL report highlights impact of COVID on online facilitated child sexual abuse (INTERPOL, 7 Sept 2020)

Find resources for CHILD PROTECTION during the COVID-19 response and location of additional material on education portal below.

Guidance:

• Adapting to New Learning Environments (Prevention, School Policies and Child Protection News)
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Toxic Stress Infographic (Support)
• Anonymous Reporting Systems and Surveys (Accreditation FAQs)
• CDC Guidance for Schools
• COVID Tips for Teachers and Students Infographic
• FAQs about COVID Response (Accreditation FAQs)
• For Professionals Protecting Children (EVAC)
• Global Reporting Mechanisms (Reporting & Support)
• Guidance for Safer Working Practices COVID Addendum (School Policies and Risk Assessment) Updated!
• Guidance for Online Performances from SWGfL (Checklists)
• Guidance from FBI on staying safe online during pandemic
• How to Support your Community:  mental health and well-being during Coronavirus
• Live Streaming Online Student Lesson with Video (Lesson Links)
• Key Considerations for School Return (Alliance policy paper)
• Local and online help form template for parents (Prevention)
• Role of Mandatory Reporters  (Prevention)
• Online Safety Considerations for Reopening Schools
• Online Safety Resources During COVID (EVAC)
• Online Safety Education Action Plan and Audit (Audits and Online Safety Education)
• Protection of Children during Coronavirus Pandemic (Prevention)
• Protecting Children from Domestic Abuse (Support)
• Sample COVID Child Protection Policy Addendum_UK (School Policies)
• Sample Social Media Policy South America  (School Policies)
• Safer Remote Learning (School Policies)
• Safer Virtual School Infographic  (School Policies) Updated!
• Team Assessment of Student Vulnerability and Program Risk (Audits, Risk Management)
• Technical Note:  Protection of Children during COVID-19 (Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action) v.2 Updated!
  • Technical Note Annex:  Keeping Children Safe in the Home
• To Record or Not to Record 
• Twenty Safeguarding Actions for Lessons by Video or Livestream Infographic
• Quick Risk Assessment during COVID (Risk Management)
  • Quick Safeguarding Risk Register
  • Traffic Light Assessment for Peer or Domestic Abuse
• To share with parents
  • Covibook Printable Story (19 languages)
  • Helping Children Cope with Stress
  • Helping Parents Cope with Stress (AAP)
  • Home Activity Packs for Online Safety during COVID
  • How to have Difficult Conversations with Children
  • Importance of Play during Crisis

Regional Response and Additional Languages:

• Association of American Schools in South America (AASSA) COVID page
• Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) COVID page
• Asumamos el miedo…evitemos el pánico – COVID 19, la niñez y las responsabilidades adultas
• My Hero is You storybook, up to age 11 (ISCA 40 languages)
• Safer Virtual School (Simplified Chinese)
• Technical note in 11 languages including nota técnica en español

Videos and Webinars:

• ICMEC Multidisciplinary Webinars
• My name is Coronavirus! and special needs Maketon/image version
• Stay safe at home, safe online for children and parents
• Short answers for youth-serving professionals to five child protection questions
  • Introduction to child protection during the pandemic
  • Question 1 – What should we watch for?
  • Question 2 – Who is vulnerable at this time?
  • Question 3 – How can I support colleagues and parents?
  • Question 4 – What reporting and response options are available?
  • Question 5 – What resources are useful right now?
• To Record or Not to Record AISA Webinar 
• Webinar series for child-serving professionals

COVID Child Protection Updates

• Update 7:  Resources for Parents Coming soon!
• Update 6:  Resources for Senior Leaders
• Update 5:  Awareness Supports Prevention
• Update 4:  Back to (Hybrid) School
• Update 3:  Strategic Planning for Recovery
• Update 2:  Child Protection in Time of COVID Response
• Update 1:  Making Virtual School Safer and Appropriate Terminology

You can share resources with us at EdPortal@ICMEC.org.