Pandemic Parenting and Communities Who Support One Another | Supporting Children and Families During the COVID-19 Crisis

Times of extraordinary uncertainty, like what we’re all experiencing now, are stressful. With the rise in unemployment, social and physical distancing, and negative news, we’re all struggling to cope. The lockdown orders issued by governors in states like North Carolina are a matter of public health and safety. But according to statistics, home is not always the safest place for every young person.

Uncovering The Well-Child Safety Nets in New Zealand | What Are the Similarities and Differences in Durham's Net?

To ensure child wellbeing for all children, we need to provide different levels of support based on the intensity of need. There are some supports all families need, but a subset of families will need additional help, with a smaller group of families having severe difficulties needing therapeutic support, and a few families needing intensive long-term support.

A Message From Rachel, COVID-19, New Zealand | Supporting One Another Even When It's Noisy

As things keep evolving with the Covid-19 pandemic, I have been worrying about my EFC family and my network back in Durham. I'm receiving email after email about events being canceled, options for how to reduce risk by replacing actual interactions with virtual ones, and revised plans that attempt to flatten the curve--slowing the expansion of the infected population in the short run so that we can build up our capacity to respond. The bottom line, flattening the curve will reduce deaths and keep vulnerable people safe.

Building Understanding | Rachel Goes to New Zealand

Unlike in the United States where there were hundreds of treaties between the government and the First Nations and other indigenous peoples, in New Zealand there was one treaty. The treaty commits to protect all the native people of New Zealand (the Māori) and to give them unqualified autonomy over their lands, people, and treasures. The treaty was violated repeatedly and now iwi (tribes) can apply for a hearing from the Waitangi Tribunal regarding their grievances.