Two Years On: The Shadow Pandemic of Mental Health Decline
The pandemic is far from over there and there is a need to invest in public health supports to address its effects on mental health.
Tagged: Young people
Education has much to learn: how the relationships between research, policy and practice need to change in light of COVID-19
The Director of the ESRC’s forthcoming Education Research Programme offers a personal view of how education researchers in England have grappled with the many challenges raised by the pandemic. By Gemma Moss
Subject to Change: Setting a New Direction for Education and Learning
Listening to and empowering young people and the public to set a new direction for education and learning A new report from Big Change and the Institute for Public Policy Research by Caireen Goddard,...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Young People’s Mental Health in the UK: Key Insights from Social Media Using Online Ethnography
Rachel Winter and Anna Lavis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (January 2022) There is increasing evidence of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on various population groups, with concern particularly focused on...
When demand outweighs supply: the problem of safely staffing a school during the pandemic
The sharp rise in COVID-19 cases has left schools in Wales, as elsewhere, struggling to find enough teachers, with many off sick and isolating. Here, a headteacher offers his personal perspectives on how to address this challenging situation
COVID-19 has amplified the crisis that was already facing young people. After all they have sacrificed, their futures must not be ignored
There is a risk that the struggles of ‘Generation Covid’ will be blamed solely – and wrongly – on the pandemic. The Intergenerational Foundation’s new report calls for policy shifts to avoid a legacy of long-term economic scarring
How can cities tackle youth unemployment in their COVID recovery plans? Ideas and fresh challenges emerging from our roundtable
IPPO’s event with Youth Futures Foundation brought together city-level policymakers and youth employment experts from all over the UK to discuss how COVID-19 has amplified the work challenges facing young adults
‘Competition for jobs is increasing’: a young person’s view of work prospects before and during COVID-19
Lauren Aird, a member of Youth Futures Foundation’s Future Voices Group, offers her perspectives on the employment challenges facing young people today
What notable policy initiatives have cities used to tackle youth unemployment during the pandemic?
Ahead of IPPO’s event with Youth Futures Foundation on cities’ youth employment recovery strategies, here is a global scan of city-level policy actions introduced during the pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 on youth unemployment in the UK: key regional differences and long-term trends
Ahead of our expert roundtable looking at how UK cities should tackle youth unemployment in their COVID recovery plans, this topic snapshot offers a regional perspective of the challenges
