COVID-19 Resources

For Leaders: 



1. National Center for PTSD: For Providers and Community Leaders

Includes key principles for leadership, including promoting a sense of safety, efficacy, calm, and hope.

2. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Describes stressors of quarantine and psychological effects. Provides tasks for public health leaders, specifically and broadly

3. Trauma Informed Oregon

Addresses questions about trauma informed approaches, resources, and highlighting trauma-informed work.

4. Children’s Bureau

Links and information on Covid-19 guidelines specific to foster care providers and child welfare workers.

5. Considerations for a Trauma Informed Response for Work Settings

A guide to providing trauma informed considerations for work settings, with considerations for physical safety, emotional safety, peer support, trust/transparency, voice/choice/empowerment, cultural responsively, and collaboration

6. Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic

The aim of this brief is to support child protection practitioners to better respond to the child protection risks during a COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1 presents the potential child protection risks COVID-19 can pose to children. Part 2 presents programmatic option in line with CPMS.

7. Considerations for a Trauma Informed Response for Work Settings

A guide to providing trauma informed considerations for work settings, with considerations for physical safety, emotional safety, peer support, trust/transparency, voice/choice/empowerment, cultural responsively, and collaboration

8. Facilitating Video Conferences and Webinars

This tip sheet includes clear checklists for smooth video conferences and webinars, including how to set up a call, the role of the facilitator, creating an agenda, problem solving, and skills to encourage participation on calls.

9. Supervision During Physical Distancing: Tools and Guidance

This resource is provided by the NCCD Children’s Research Center focused on supervision best-practices. It offers tools for the changing circumstances, including preparation before supervision, during supervision, and after supervision.

10. Coping in Hard Times

This fact sheet will explore how economic difficulties may affect the people in your community and give you ways to help as a leader.



For Staff: 

1. National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

A tip sheet on how to take care of yourself during this uncertain season

2. Productively Working from Home

This includes a list of ways to improve productivity while working in the home setting. This resource discusses setting up a home office, prioritizing tasks each day, communicating with supervisors, and engaging virtually with colleagues.



For Parents:  

1. National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

A guide for parents about how to explain COVID-19 to children, preparing your family, reducing your risk, coping with stress, and a guide on navigating children of different ages through their reactions and parental responses.

2. Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents

A list of simple and fun activities to keep youth occupied while homebound

3. Supporting Children during Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A guide to help parents navigate the conversation with their children during these uncertain times. This guide includes 14 tips for parents with clear examples and language to use when talking to their children about COVID-19.

4. Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Traumatic Grief related to COVID-19

Tip sheet for caregivers to support children with traumatic separation and information on how to talk with children about grief related to COVID-19.



For kids: 

1. A comic exploring the new coronavirus

A cartoon to explain to children the current situation

2. Daniel Tiger

A video segment with a germ-fighting superhero