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The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures.

 

The results from this study will inform policies, programs, and supports for families

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About
Summer Family Dinner

Get Involved

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Join families around the globe in sharing their experiences in a 30-minutes online survey.

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Researchers

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Intl. Partners

Why Participate

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Your Inputs will help us:

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Track patterns of symptoms, causes, and risk factors of mental health in parents during the COVID-19 crisis 

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Understand the experiences of parents during the coronavirus pandemic

 

Identify parents’ needs for support services during the coronavirus pandemic

 

Understand coping skills and mechanisms among parents

 

The results will inform the design of policy and programs and the delivery of support services for families.

 

We will share the results with key decision-makers 

 

About

Team

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The Covid-19 Family Life Study is led by Dr. Anis Ben Brik, associate professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Public Policy in Qatar. The research team consists of an international team of academics and experts representing the United Nations, civil society organizations across the globe. The investigators are listed below by institutions.

Team
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Dr. Anis Ben Brik, HBKU

College of Public Policy

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Annette Ptassek, Executive Director, IFHE

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Raul Sanchez, General Secretary, ELFAC

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Dr. Mo Adefeso-Olateju, 

Managing Director, TEP

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Lee Wee Min, Asia Regional

Director, Focus on the Family Global

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Beatrice Ogutu, 

Director, ICS-SP, Kenya

Fiona Beermier, CEO, Ngala Western Australia 

Renata Kaczmarska, UN Focal Point on the Family, DISD, DESA

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Prof. Dr. Humoud Alqashan

Dean , Kuwait University

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Dr. Natalie Williams,

University of Nebraska

Dr. Anthony Polychronakis, 

Founder, EFJCA

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Dr. Spencer L. James, Brigham Young University

Dr. María del Rosario Esteinou Madrid, CIESAS, Mexico

Dr. Iván Moreno Acero,

University of La Sabana

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Caroline Höglund, 

President, Haro, Sweeden

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Prof. Dr. Said Aldhafri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

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Maria Regina Maroncelli Florio, President, ELFAC

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Eve Sullivan, Founder &

Director, Parents Forum, US

Dr. Jose Eduardo Stropoli, UNINOVE, Brazil 

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Anastasios Rentoumis, President of the BoD, Greece

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Dr. Patricia Debeljuh, 

Austral University, Argentina

Nikki Ledingham, Independent Social Worker, UK & Qatar

Dr. Slaheddine Ben Frej, University of Tunis 

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Dr. Mohamed Chtatou, 

University of Rabat, Morocco

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Dr. María Belén Mesurado, 

Austral University, Argentina

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Lim Hui Jun, Focus on the Family Malaysia

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Dr. Olivia Nuñez Orellana, 

Observatorio regional de America Latina y el Caribe, A.C, 

Testimonials

Acknowledgement

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We would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of the International Federation for Family Development for their data collection support.

We would like to thank Mr. Ignacio Socías and José Alejandro Vázquez, IFFD

We would like to thank Enaam Al-Barrishi, Director General of Jordan River Foundation

We would like to thank Wendy Simpson, Coordinator Research and Evaluation
Research Unit, Ngala, Australia

We would like to thank Walaa Ayasrah, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Jordan River Foundation, Jordan

We would like to thank Beatrix Flatt, International Federation for Home Economics, Germany

We would like to thank Athena Wang, Parents Forum, US

We would like to thank Anas Outa Bashi, Doha Family

We would like to thank Irina Granzulea, Large Family Association, Romania

We would like to thank Lucija Buhin, Croatian Association of families with three or more children, Croatia

We would like to thank Marcin Rudzinski, Poland

We would like to thank Vitória Salvado, Portuguese Large Families Association, Portugal

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Contact

Contact us

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Thanks for submitting!

Project details on OSF

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If you want to learn more about the "COVID 19 Family Life Study" project, please feel free to do so. Details and citations are available here.

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About data

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Anonymized data is available for non-commercial research use (License: CC-By Attribution 4.0 International) here

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Do you want to support this research?

Do you have any questions?

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We are looking for partners to help support further data collection. If you want to support this work, please contact Dr. Anis Ben Brikus via email at abrik@hbku.edu.qa

Impact of the Pandemic on Family Life Across Cultures 

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