ALLIANCE Live round up 9-15 July
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 15th July 2020
We interviewed Linda Jardine about the impact of the pandemic on children and families, spoke to shielders about the impact on their lives.
Interview with Linda Jardine, Director of Children & Family Services at Children 1st
Find out how children and families have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in this video interview.
“To meet the needs of children to be safe and nurtured, we need to tend to the needs and resources that parents have and make sure they are adequate to enable them to meet the needs of their children and keep them safe in their families, wherever possible.”
Linda discussed how families and children had been coping with COVID-19, how Children 1st has adapted their services to the pandemic and how they are planning for the future.
Shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic podcast
“Shielders are still two or three steps behind and we just seem to be be very much the forgotten people”.
In this ALLIANCE Live podcast, Events and Communications Manager Justine Duncan speaks to Audrey Birt and Kirsty Gibson, who are both currently shielding. Listen to find out more about their experiences of shielding, the impact it has had on their family and friends and how they think their experiences could be improved.
Wellbeing Wednesday with Mind and Draw
This week for Wellbeing Wednesday we shared a video made with Mind and Draw who kindly showed us some fun exercises to use creativity to improve wellbeing. There are four quick exercises which you can try as a self care exercise or as a fun activity with others.
Upcoming events:
Cyber Resilience: COVID-19 and the “new normal” – Thursday 16th July
This cyber security webinar will take place on 16th July 2020, 13.00-13.30, and will look at the impacts COVID-19 has had on organisations and services. This will include an overview of how things have moved on over the last 3 months, as well as what we need to be aware of in this next phase of the “new normal”.
The webinar will be presented by Alison Stone, Cyber Resilience Co-ordinator at SCVO. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Register in advance for the cyber resilience webinar here (this link will take you away from our website).
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