We recently launched our Co-SPACE study to learn more about how families are coping with the challenges of COVID-19. We wanted to share our third update.
You can still join the study if you haven’t already – you can find more information here.
Parents/carers of primary school age children taking part in the survey report an increase in their child’s emotional, behavioural, and restless/attentional difficulties.
Parents/carers of secondary school age children report a reduction in their child’s emotional difficulties, but an increase in restless/attentional behaviours.
Adolescents taking part in the survey report no change in their own emotional or behavioural, and restless/attentional difficulties.
Parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and those with a pre-existing mental health difficulty report a reduction in their child’s emotional difficulties and no change in behavioural or restless/attentional difficulties.