Emergency Contact Card for Children
Communication can be difficult during emergencies. Electricity may be out, cell phone towers could go down, and local systems may be overwhelmed making it difficult to reach our family and loved ones. An import...
Modifying Education Agency Exercises and Drills in Response to the Pandemic
Exercises of all kinds (e.g., walk-throughs, tabletops, drills, full-scale drills) play a key role in enhancing school safety planning because they provide an opportunity for the whole school community to consi...
Advocacy during COVID-19 with RCRC Issue Briefs
This advocacy tool is designed to accompany the 2021 RCRC Issue Briefs which highlight five key issues areas critical to the resilience of children within the context of disasters, including COVID-19. The issue...
Basic Considerations for the Well-being and Safety of Children in Emergency Shelters
These modules are intended to provide emergency shelter planners, staff, and volunteers in Puerto Rico with basic recommendations and best practices for incorporating the needs of children and families into the...
Covid-19 and Children: A communication guide for health care providers
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented challenges for health care providers and caregivers worldwide. This set of communication guides aims to assist health care providers in communicating with children...
Webinar Proceedings: Children of Puerto Rico and COVID-19: At the Crossroads of Poverty and Disaster
While we are still faced with uncertainty on how the COVID-19 pandemic will progress and the extent of the aftershocks, the unprecedented challenges derived from it will, directly and indirectly, affect this ge...