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Although research on racial socialization is well established, few studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized racialized events. We sought to gain a deeper understanding of Black parents' preparation for bias with young children following the murder of George Floyd and other high-profile anti-Black murders during the pandemic. Researchers generated the following themes from parents' responses using reflexive thematic analysis: determining their child's readiness for the talk, reasons to delay the talk, initiating the talk, and recommendations for beginning the talk. The majority of parents of children age six and younger did not engage in preparation for bias following the murder of George Floyd due to perceptions of children's inability to understand racism as well as desires to preserve children's "innocence" and positive perceptions of police. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

African American families have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) was developed as a dyadic, attachment-based, in-person intervention for parents with young children who have experienced trauma that promotes secure attachment between the parent and child. This case series study evaluates the acceptability of telehealth delivery of CPP by four providers to five African American parent-child dyads during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings revealed that both parents and providers were overall satisfied with the use of telehealth for CPP delivery during the pandemic. The virtual delivery of CPP led to perceived beneficial outcomes for families who experienced trauma and additional stressors during the pandemic. Although the virtual delivery of CPP had its drawbacks, it decreased accessibility barriers such as time and distance. This finding lends support to the acceptability of telehealth delivery of CPP for under-resourced African American families and their providers as well as offers recommendations for improving the virtual delivery of CPP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]