Coronavirus Resources

• NHS: Advice for everyone
• Eurochild: list of resources to help individuals, parents, children as well as non-profit organisations
• Save the Children: list of resources to help parents, children, NGO staff
• United Nations: Policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on children
• Scottish Child Law Centre: Free expert legal advice on children’s rights and child law across Scotland.
• UNCEF Innocenti: Children and COVID-19 research library
• Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action: ‘Hannah’ a new virtual assistant to answer questions about COVID-19 and child protection

General information and resources

• UNICEF: What you need to know about the virus to protect you and your family
• Parenting across Scotland: Coronavirus information for you and your family
• Parent Club: Range of resources for parents and children
• International Play Association: Information and Resources to support children to play
• Parents Advocacy and Rights: Advice for parents of children in care
• Birth Injury Justice Center: Coronavirus and Babies: What New Parents Should Know

Talking to children about Covid-19

• Save the Children: 7 simple tips on how to talk to kids about Covid-19
• ParentClub: Talking to your kids about coronavirus
• Mindheart: Resource available in 20 languages for children under the age of 7 to discuss their emotions arising from Covid-19 to ease anxiety
• WHO: Helping children cope with stress during the Covid-19 outbreak
• Priory: How to help an autistic child during the coronavirus outbreak
• Martin James Foundation: Talking with and listening to children and young people in alternative care

Support with home-learning

• Outdoor Classroom Day: Resources for outdoor learning and play
• ParentClub: Learning at home resources
• BBC Newsround: Teaching children about Covid-19 outbreak to stop bullying
• Mandysmunchkins_: Amazing handwashing activity you can do with your children courtesy of @mandysmunchkins_
• CoursesOnline: How to Work From Home While You Have a Family

Returning to school or work

• Salvesen Mindroom Centre: Back to School toolkit
• The Spark: Back to work after lockdown: how to manage your child’s anxieties

Online safety

• Think U Know: Parent helpsheets for keeping your child safe online while they are off school for both primary- and secondary-aged children.
• Family Online Safety Institute: 7 helpful steps to good digital parenting

Information about Covid-19

• Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland: Understanding Scottish Government's new guidance on when children and young people should wear face coverings
• Young Scot: Information and resources for young people
• NPR: A comic explaining Covid-19
• Licketyspit Theatre Company: Children's Guide to the Coronavirus (English, Arabic and Spanish Versions)
• Licketyspit Theatre Company:Children's Guide to Coronavirus Lockdown (Video)
• Nosy Crow: A free information book explaining COVID-19 to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler
• UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE): Q&A where scientists answer young people’s questions

Learning at home and going back to school

• Seneca Learning: Free materials for students studying KS2, KS3, GCSEs and A Levels
• Sumdog: Free online learning tool providing Maths, Spelling and Grammar exercises to children for the duration of your closure, up until the start of the summer holidays
• Learn at Home with YouTube: List of different YouTube channels which offer learning videos, tutorials, activities appropriate for all ages and areas of interest
• Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland: videos to support children and parents learning about children's rights. 
• Children's Parliament: Back to School resource for school staff

Activities

• Children's University Scotland: Activities you can do at home
• Pobble: 25 non-screen activities you can do at home
• CRIN: Stuck at home imagination kit
• Newsround: Gardening ideas for kids to try during Covid-19 outbreak

General information

• OSCRC: A Covid-19 update from the Scottish Charity Regulator for charities
• SCVO: COVID-19 Third Sector Information Hub
• RCSLT:COVID-19 information, support and open access resources
• CIPD: Employer response guide to Covid-19

Support and funding

• NFP Synergy: Identifying how Covid-19 is likely to impact charities and suggests ways the sector can cope with the challenges ahead
• SCVO: Resources for application for Third Sector Resilience Fund
• ACOSVO: Providing peer support for chief executives and senior leaders
• Communities Channel Scotland: Support and useful links for community groups responding to COVID-19 in their communities

Working remotely

• YouthLink Scotland: Resources providing guidance on how to move youth work online, as well as signpost vital information and services to help navigate the challenges posed by COVID-19
• CRIN: Working from home- a few tips from CRIN staff
• Charity Digital: How to turn events into digital events
• Digital Leaders: How to help staff adjust to remote working
  

Online communications

• Madeleine Sugden, a digital charity expert: Useful links and good reads to help you manage your own charity’s communications response to Covid-19
• Charity Comms: Best Practice Guide for crisis communications

Care experience

• YouthLink Scotland: Resources for those working with the care experienced community during Covid-19 outbreak

Resources

• Lightful: Free Covid-19 resources for charities

• Healthier Scotland: Things you can do to help clear your head
• SCLD: Guided self-help booklet series to support children with mild to moderate learning/intellectual disabilities
• Save the Children: Relaxation activities for children
• UNICEF: How teenagers can protect their mental health during Covid-19
• Young Minds: What to do if you’re anxious about coronavirus
• Young Minds: Tips for coping with OCD during the coronavirus pandemic
• Young Minds: Coping with an eating disorder during the coronavirus pandemic
• CBBC: Coronavirus advice if you're worried about it
• Newsround: How to boss relaxing while you're stuck at home
• Newsround: How to boss looking after yourself while you're stuck at home

• Rethink Mental Illness: Top tips on managing your mental health during Covid-19
• Mind: Advice on maintaining wellbeing whilst staying at home during Covid-19
• Mental Health Foundation: Looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak
• NAMI: How To Ease Children’s Anxiety About Covid-19
• The Children’s Society: Resources helping identify different mental illnesses and give young people the support they need
• Parent Network Scotland: Wellbeing for parents and carers to promote wellbeing, health, and respect in both themselves and their children

• Mates in Mind: Resources to organisations support homeworkers and manage stress within your team
• WHO: Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak for; the general population, healthcare workers, team leaders and managers of health facilities, carers of children, older adults, people with underlying health conditions and their carers and people in isolation
• War Child: Online discussion and videos from experts on how to shape the global response to COVID-19.
• People Managing People: Supportive tips on how to improve mental health in the workplace when working remotely 
• YouthLink Scotland, Penumbra and See Me Scotland: Heids Together - online resources for youth workers to help reduce the mental impact of COVID-19 on the young people