Coronavirus

PFAN raising parents’ voices

We hope you are safe and well at this difficult time.

Coronavirus and social distancing are putting stress on families and communities, and are tough on parents with child welfare involvement. PFAN is dedicated to building the power of parents affected by the child protection system.

We need your help to make PFAN the best source of help and information on humane child protection post coronavirus:

Parents and family members

If coronavirus is impacting on you, PFAN wants to hear from you. Please complete this brief survey so that we can learn from you about difficulties you face and what has helped.

Parent & Family Survey

Information, tips and guidance on child protection during the coronavirus crisis

PFAN is also collecting information on national and international responses to coronavirus as they affect parents, families and children involved in the child protection system. Please share you tips, good practices, guidance and information with us using the form here.

Everyone

If you have examples of good practice or important information to share please send us details

Please circulate this request around your contacts

Sadly PFAN is not able to work on individual cases. We have some ideas for possible support here.

Good Practice

Browse or Search our Coronavirus pages

Browse through all our pages or select a topic to see what we have found.

Tips for family contact by video

This resource from the University of Sydney's Research Centre for Children and Families giving tips for using video chat for family time is very useful ... Read More

DfE Covid-19 Guidance on children’s homes

The Department for Education has issued guidance on managing isolation in children’s homes and other residential education settings in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The advice, released over the weekend, makes specific provision for social workers being admitted to ... Read More

DfE Guidance on school attendance

The Guidance from the Department for Education in England defines vulnerable children as those with a social worker. These children will be able to continue to attend the following:

registered childcare providers (including nurseries and childminders)
local-authority-maintained schools and academies ... Read More

Rise tips email

Here's the first newsletter from Rise magazine about Covid-19. Topic covered include

Legal representation in NYC
Visiting by Video or Phone
Resources for Families under stress
and much more