cost of living crisis and societal impact - November reports

ADCS Safeguarding Pressures - Special Thematic Report on Mental Health
DCS has used data included in the ADCS Safeguarding Pressures Phase 8 research to develop a supplementary thematic report on children’s mental health. It draws together returns from 125 local authorities, 21 interviews with directors or assistant directors of children’s services and supplements this with existing data to provide further evidence of a crisis in children’s mental health. The report adds to the growing body of evidence highlighting a children’s mental health system in need of urgent attention, investment and change

A Public Health Evidence briefing Warmer Housing: what are the choices?  University of Sheffield.

Challenging the mental health crisis: how Universal Basic Income can address youth anxiety and depression  RSA Report

NHS Confederation. Why preventing food insecurity will support the NHS and save lives 

NHS Foundation. Public health grant What it is and why greater investment is needed

Childhood obesity: is where you live important? Nuffield Trust

who is at most risk of fuel poverty? Open data Institute.

Children, violence and vulnerability 2022 - Youth Endowment Fund

Cost of living  Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Local Government Association (LGA)

Breaking point: securing the future of sexual health services 

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Anxiety nation? Economic insecurity and mental distress in 2020s Britain

Open Data Institute

Fuel poverty and data infrastructure: report and fuel poverty risk index

Commission on Young Lives

Hidden in plain sight

The final report from the Commission on Young Lives proposes a new Sure Start Plus for Teenagers network of intervention and support as the centrepiece of a wide range of recommendations to government, the police, schools, and others to tackle the deep-rooted problems in the children's social care, education, family support, children's mental health, and criminal justice systems.

Nuffield Trust 

Review of the Mayor of London’s Health Inequalities Test

 the first of six 'tests' expected to be met when considering major health care reconfigurations in the capital. This analysis reviews recent evidence of health care inequalities in the NHS in England and highlights ways the tests can acknowledge a changing understanding of the way inequalities arise within the NHS and health care more widely following the pandemic.

Age UK

Why can’t I get care?

cost of living crisis sept/ October social science research

 FosterTalk: cost of living report. Looks at how foster carers are managing the cost of living, mental health and wellbeing. Uses data from a survey of 4,439 foster carers in the UK

ONS research impact of cost of living crisis on households June-September 2022

Learning in the Cold:The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Post-16 Education and Skills. Campaign for Learning

.World Mental Health Day: Rising cost of living and mental health insight House of Commons Library

Is poor health driving a rise in economic inactivity? Health Foundation.

The Mayhew Review Future-proofing retirement living Easing the care 

and housing crises

cost of living crisis - social science research august 2022

 CEO Pay survey - High Pay Centre

Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes and Health Inequalities in the UK Institute Health Equity

Cost of living crisis ‘severely’ hitting people accessing children’s and adults’ services, social workers warn- Community Care survey

Unequal access to Early Years support- action for children. This research from Action for Children finds inequalities in access to parenting support services between regions, and between demographic groups, across England.

NHS Confederation Could the energy crisis cause a public health emergency?

Supermarkets mustn’t cut back on basic ranges amid a cost-of-living crisis or a healthy ageing crisis will follow, warns think tank. ILC 

Cost of living crisis pushes parents to the edge. NESTA survey

Freeze on benefit cap will leave poorest households £65 worse off from April as costs spiral | CPAG

social science covid research august 2022

Quantifying health inequalities - Health Foundation

UK Government Covid related research July 2022

 Government response to the Covid-19 Committee’s Living in a Covid world: a long-term approach to resilience and wellbeing report

Safeguarding children during the pandemic-  Ofsted

National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.

Transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Dept for Transport.

How people spend their time now coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, UK: March 2022

What actions are people taking because of the rising cost of living? March to June 2022- ONS

Direct and indirect health impacts of COVID-19 in England: emerging Omicron impacts

social science covid related research July 2022

Crises and crossroads for the children’s secure estate: Resisting child imprisonment and rethinking youth custody post-pandemic Alliance for Youth Justice

The changing workplace: Enabling disability-inclusive hybrid working Work Forum

Room to Grow: Removing barriers to training for people on universal credit Work Foundation.

Mental health and wellbeing

Cardiff University has released a briefing paper exploring the mental health and wellbeing of children in Wales immediately before and 18 months after the start of the pandemic. Findings from student health and wellbeing surveys include: the percentage of 11- to 16-year-olds reporting elevated symptoms of depression increased from 24% in 2019 to 28% in 2022; the increase was particularly noticeable amongst children in year seven, of whom 21% reported elevated symptoms of depression, compared with 15% in 2019. The report suggests that continued monitoring of indicators is necessary to identify groups who may need support. 

Heads up
The Commission on Young Lives has published a report looking at mental health amongst children and young people in England. 

Towards a new partnership between disabled people and health and care services: getting our voices heard Kings Fund

British Medical Association (BMA) 

The impact of the pandemic on population health and health inequalities

The parallel pandemic: Covid-19 and mental health

This report by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA)

Health Creation Alliance
How can NHS anchors support communities to create health: learning from the community response to Covid-19


How are we coping with the pandemic?
Mental health and resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the EU - EU study

Impacts of COVID-19 on school education EU study

COVID-19 response of EU public administration EU study

How have major economies responded to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Consequences for growth trajectories and debt sustainability

How can Covid-19- influenced CMU initiatives help diversify SME access to finance while promoting a greener economy? EU study

UK government covid related research june 2022

 

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine programme in England – Report Summary UK Public Accounts committee

Jobs, growth and productivity after coronavirus – Report Summary Treasury Committee