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Media resources

Organizational
Fact Sheet

Background on Long Covid Families, pediatric Long COVID, and the terms we use.

Media
Guidelines

Our policies for interviews, naming and style, and use of our images and artwork.

Long COVID
Fact Sheet

Key facts and figures on pediatric Long COVID, current as of September 2026.

Press
Releases

Official announcements and news from Long Covid Families about our work and programs.

Where our work is used

Pediatric and public health organizations use and share resources developed with Long Covid Families.

American Academy of Pediatrics

AAP includes Long Covid Families in its Resources for Families, directs families and providers to an educational handout co-created by Megan Carmilani, and features LCF in an AAP CATCH planning partnership.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC links to Long Covid Families from its national Long COVID Resources page and carries a JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page co-authored by Megan Carmilani.

NIH RECOVER

RECOVER distributes the Pediatric Long COVID Tip Sheet and the JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page developed with Long Covid Families leadership.

State and county public health departments

The Washington State Department of Health shares the Pediatric Pacing and Management Guide, co-created by Long Covid Families.

Experts and spokespeople

Megan Carmilani

Founder and President of Long Covid Families. Available to speak on pediatric Long COVID, family experience, research, education, and policy.

Scientific Board

Scientific Board members are available to speak on pediatric Long COVID research within their areas of expertise.

Families

Interviews may be arranged when appropriate and with consent. Family contact information is never shared without permission.

Media inquiries: team@lcfam.org

Selected media coverage

From our blog

Read perspectives on pediatric Long COVID research, medical care, education, advocacy, and family life.

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The Cost of Using Sick Children as a Warning

Children with Long COVID should not be used as warnings for people who are not…

A school-age boy in glasses and a green shirt writes at a classroom table while other children work on art projects and worksheets around him.

Long COVID at school: Five Things a Doctor’s Note Does Not Cover

A child with Long COVID arrives late because mornings are the worst. She makes it…

A chalkboard reading “Clinical Trial” beside blister packs of pills and a stethoscope on a blue wooden surface.

Long Covid Families statement on the RECOVER-TLC pediatric LDN trial

Why this trial exists: children and adolescents with Long COVID are currently facing two realities…

About Long Covid Families

Long Covid Families (LCF) is a nonprofit that advances research, medical care, and educational access for children with Long COVID. Since 2021, LCF has worked to ensure children are included in Long COVID research and in the work that shapes their care and education. LCF helps institutions use pediatric Long COVID evidence to make better decisions, so more children can get appropriate care and keep learning.