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Chapter 10 - Reflections on the Impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education and Mental Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2022

By
Tamsin Ford  and
Darren A. Moore
Edited by
Katie Finning ,
Tamsin Ford  and
Darren A. Moore
Katie Finning
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Tamsin Ford
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Darren A. Moore
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
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Summary

At the time of writing, much of the world’s children and young people face continuing disruption to everyday life as their governments attempt to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The scale and speed with which this particular virus swept the world and the global nature of disruption to education, social care and health services are fortunately highly unusual. There are both direct and indirect effects of infection on mental health, as well the reciprocal relationship between mental health and education, as discussed in previous chapters, which are likely to amplify the impacts of the pandemic and resulting restrictions on children and young people. This chapter reviews the evidence that has emerged to date.

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Covid-19school closureschool dismissallearning loss
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Mental Health and Attendance at School , pp. 181 - 191
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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