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Listen as Dr. Merrick explains how PCA America has pivoted and adapted its programs to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on America’s children and families as well as tips on staying connected, active & engaged as a family, how to manage stress & anxiety, and other resources.
Review COVID-19 resources developed by Doris Duke Fellows and members of PCA America’s chapter network with an emphasis on information to help parents and caregivers, and programs and professionals.
Chicago—The U.S. Children’s Bureau, Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Prevent Child Abuse America are partnering to launch a national effort to prove it is possible to fundamentally rethink child welfare by creating the conditions for strong, thriving families where children are free from harm.
This easy-to-understand infographic walks you through the progress of the latest COVID-19 economic stimulus bill.
This will be a holiday season truly unlike any other. With travel, parties, and in-person religious services canceled due to rising coronavirus cases, the loss of these holiday traditions takes an added toll on those already struggling to parent through a physically distant and socially distancing pandemic. Yet, this holiday season offers us, as adults, the opportunity to help our children process all that has happened.
Thriving Families, Safer Children: A National Commitment to Well-Being—a first-of-its-kind effort of the U.S. Children’s Bureau, Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Prevent Child Abuse America—has expanded its reach to include child welfare jurisdictions in 22 states that stretch from coast to coast and a sovereign tribal nation. In announcing the addition of sites in 16 states, the District of Columbia and White Earth Nation, Thriving Families’ national partner leads are signaling the growing momentum to fundamentally rethink child welfare by creating the conditions and support systems for strong, thriving families where children are free from harm and supported in their communities.
Families experienced enormous life-altering changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, with disruptions in daily routines, children’s schooling, finances, and personal relationships. The stress has taken a toll on many, and yet a recent survey shows that families also reported positive experiences as they found ways to adapt and strengthen bonds with children.
By making a gift to Prevent Child Abuse America during this critical time, you can help ensure that children and families continue to receive the resources and support they need.
Angelo P. Giardino is the Wilma T. Gibson Presidential Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his medical degree and doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania, completed his residency and fellowship training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts.
