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The Multi-level Impact of COVID 19—Introducing the Socio-ecological Model

The socio-ecological model is the foundational model for contextualizing the analysis of child protection risks, protective factors and response.

Please listen to Hani Mansourian introducing the socio-ecological model as the foundational model for providing a context for analysis of child protection risks, protective factors and response through all stages of COVID-19. For more please consult: Technical Note: Protection of Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic (V.2), The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, 2020

Your Task

Thinking about the contexts that you live and work in, what is helping children to stay safe and protected? Use the comment box below to share your thoughts on this question with other learners and the course hosts.

What helps children stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic:

•At the individual level?

•At the family level?

•At the community level?

•At society level?

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