A lot has happened in the month since we first published “Love in the Time of Coronavirus” in this blog space. We are now publishing regularly and have featured the perspectives of Drs. David Willis, Danielle Laraque-Arena, Heather Forkey, and Moira Szilagyi. We have also established our own community at ACEs Connection, and post contributions there frequently. Visit our blog to read all posts, our publications page for media coverage, and our presentations page for our recorded webinars, and see our events page for upcoming ones. Over the past week alone we have engaged with nearly a thousand individuals in webinars.
There’s never been greater interest in Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE). HOPE provides an optimistic lens to look at our future together. During Covid-19, we have seen people rallying to maintain a sense of social connection at a distance. Neighborhoods are filled with rainbows and teddy bears in windows, new public art, and other signs of social connection.
Essential workers who have always made everything happen are finally being appreciated. Home health workers, grocery store employees, drivers, as well as police, fire and healthcare first responders have all been called heroes for doing their jobs, which are now both more important than ever and also more dangerous. However, as Dr. Laraque-Arena discussed on this blog, existing health, economic, and educational inequities have been amplified during this epidemic.
For this post, we are turning our attention to what happens next: how do we begin to think about the next phase for children and families as we slowly return to (more or less) normal lives?
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