How has the mental health of children & young people living in different circumstances changed due to COVID-19?
Full session
The second day of our conference on Youth Mental Health & COVID-19 centred around the evidence base on how this has affected disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable
The speakers were as follows:
00:00 – Introduction, Professor Craig Morgan, Kings College London
03:58 – The impact of the pandemic and associated restrictions on the mental health of children and adolescents from marginalised and vulnerable groups in the UK. What does the evidence suggest so far?
Dr Charlotte Gayer-Anderson, Kings College London
15:03 – “My biggest worry right now is the mental health of my children”: the experiences of families living on a low income during the pandemic
Dr Katie Pybus, University of York
28:21 – COVID-19, social restrictions, and mental distress among yong people from diverse backgrounds: findings from REACH
Dr Gemma Knowles, Kings College London
39:54 – Off-radar children and young people at risk of abuse in their homes during COVID-19: What do we need to know and what can we do?
Laura E Fischer, Artist-Activist, Researcher, Consultant and Jane Chevous, Co-founder of Survivors’ Voices
59:01 – From “feeling lost” to “a better understanding of yourself”: how did lockdown impact the mental health of young people in inner city London?
Dr Georgina Miguel Esponda, Kings College London
01:09:48 – How the mental health of children & young people living in our communities has changed due to COVID-19
John Murphy,Chief Executive of Oasis Community Learning
01:16:00 – Panel Discussion
COVID-19, social restrictions, and mental distress among young people from diverse backgrounds: findings from REACH
Dr Gemma Knowles, Kings College London
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Off-radar children and young people at risk of abuse in their homes during COVID-19: What we need to know and what we can do?
Laura E. Fischer, Artist-Activist, Researcher, Consultant and Jane Chevous, Co-founder of Survivors' Voices
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From “feeling lost” to “a better understanding of yourself”: how did lockdown impact the mental health of young people in inner city London?
Dr Georgina Miguel Esponda, Kings College London
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Parents Voices
Nikki Chapman, Emerging Minds Network
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How the mental health of children & young people living in our communities has changed due to COVID-19
John Murphy, Chief Executive of Oasis Community Learning
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Resources suggested by conference participants
e-BRAIN study – a study of early childhood experiences and brain maturation – https://www.ebrainstudy.com/
Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network: COVID-19 resources – http://www.vamhn.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html
Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network: Fear at home focus group – November 2020 (PDF) – http://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/fear_at_home_report_final.pdf
Survivors Voices – https://survivorsvoices.org/
The Lancet Psychiatry podcast: Off-radar youth – https://www.buzzsprout.com/1391365/6753130
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Young People’s Resources – One Good Adult report, resources & toolkit – https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/professional-support-sites/healthy-minds/child-and-youth-mental-health/one-good-adult/
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Mental Health Improvement & Early Intervention for Children and Young People – https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/239461/cyp-mhi-strategy-update-grid-aug-16.pdf
Conference partners
We were delighted to work with these partner organisations to put on this event:
