Coronavirus Guidance
Coronavirus Guidance
We will use this page to keep you up to date with reputable resources and any best practice recommendations or policy updates.
Center Webinar Recording:
Practical Guidance for Navigating COVID-19 (Recording and Q&A from Dr. Anna Armstrong, 3-24-20)
General Precautions and Health Safety
- CDC’s Recommendations for Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Florida
- Cleaning and Disenfecting Recommendations (CDC)
- Guidelines for Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (OSHA.gov)
- Keeping the Workplace Safe (CDC)
- Tip Sheet: Working From Home
- Tip Sheet for Child Welfare Workers: Helping Parents, Caregivers and Children during COVID-19
Information for Transition Age Youth and Supporters: Resources from Florida's Children First and Florida Youth SHINE
- COVID 19 Health Care: Q and A for Former Foster Youth (June 2020)
- I NEED MY MONEY FAST! Economic Stimulus Payment Tip Sheet (4/6/21)
- Income Tax Tip Sheet (4/6/21)
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Insurance) (4/15/20)
- Freaked about Finances Tip Sheet (3/26/20)
- Responding to COVID-19: How You Can Support Youth and Young Adults in Florida Who Have Experienced Child Welfare or Homelessness
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, Latest Updates & Other Resources (Centers for Disease Control)
- 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 Education 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 (Includes the following resources: Adapting Practice During a Public Health Crisis: Guidelines for Public Child Welfare, Tips for Conducting Virtual Contact with Placement Providers, Caseworker Tips for Conducting Virtual Home Assessments & Tips for Preparing for a Professional Virtual Child Welfare Contact)
- 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
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Program Guidance
- Coronavirus- What Child Welfare Systems Need to Think About (Chronicles of Social Change)
- How to Protect and Care for Your Family (HealthyChildren.org)
- 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 (Resources from social work professional organizations to help you navigate social work practice during the COVID-19 pandemic)
- 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)
- Florida Coalition for Children COVID-19 Response
- 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)