social science covid impact related research March 2022

 Living wage foundation- We found that 21% of employees have had their shifts cancelled unexpectedly. Of those that had their shifts cancelled 23% received no payment. 66% received less than half their regular pay.

It’s harder than anyone understands: the experiences and thoughts of young carers and young adult carers. Carers Trust

 Youth-led #BeeWell uncovers major insights into young people’s experiences across Greater Manchester

#BeeWell, a collaboration between the University of Manchester, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Anna Freud Centre, has published a briefing on findings from a survey of nearly 40,000 Year 8 and Year 10 pupils in Greater Manchester on their wellbeing in Autumn 2021. The report finds: gaps in wellbeing scores between males and females, with girls reporting lower wellbeing than boys; and inequalities for young people who identify as LGBTQ+, who on average report higher levels of stress and emotional difficulties.

A perfect storm for children at risk? preventing a post-pandemic surge in the criminalisation of children - survey of the mental health of children and young people in care in England in 2020 and 2021

survey of the mental health of children and young people in care in England in  2020 and 2021 University of Bristol

Young people’s mental health
STEER Education a report on young people’s mental health in the UK based on online responses from students in 92 state secondary schools before the start of the coronavirus pandemic and December 2021. Findings include girls may have been particularly affected socially and emotionally by lockdown restrictions.

NSPCC- Almost a third of children in the UK worry about their family having enough money to live comfortably as cost of living crisis deepens | Action For Children