COVID-19 School-Related Information
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General School-Related Information
The following links have school-related information for people located anywhere in the United States:
Schools and Childcare Programs (CDC)
: Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Includes information for school and program administrators about Preparing for a
Safe Return to School and Operating Schools During COVID-19, and information For
Parents and Caregivers about Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists
for Going Back to School.
Return to School During COVID-19 (Healthy Children)
: Information about returning to school for families from Healthy
Children from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Risk-Based Approach to Reopening Schools Amid COVID-19 (Children's Hospital Colorado)
: Information from Children's Hospital Colorado. Considerations for
reopening schools and discussion of risk mitigation factors.
)Mental Health During COVID-19
Advice for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in the Era of COVID-19 (APA)
: Information from the American Psychological Association for parents and
caregivers of children and youth with disabilities with a focus on the unique
challenges during COVID-19 and managing stressors.
Coronavirus Mental Health Resources (On Our Sleeves)
: Resources and guides from On Our Sleeves, an initiative for child mental
health from Nationwide Children's Hospital, about managing life during
COVID-19.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resource Library (AACAP)
: Resources from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
for parents, patients, and clinicians to help with the impact of
COVID-19.
COVID-19: 24/7 Parenting (Parenting for Lifelong Health)
: Open-access online parenting resources from Parenting ofr Lifelong
Health in various languages. Working with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the
Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, the Internet of Good Things,
USAID and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Public Health Resources (NCTSN)
: Information from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on
responding to public health emergencies.
Supporting Families During COVID-19 (Child Mind Institute)
: Information and resources from the Child Mind Institute for families
trying to balance work, child care, and self-care during this
period.
Sports-Related Information
In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic,
the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear
cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the
sidelines. Cloth face coverings have been shown to decrease transmission rates of
COVID-19, and the coverings have been found to be tolerated well by the majority of
people who wear them for exercise.
Youth Sports Participation During COVID-19: A Safety Checklist (HealthyChildren.org)
: This article has a safety checklist for parents of children and youth
who are participating in sports during the COVID-19
pandemic.