Nina Jacobs at Children & Young People Now has reported on survey findings of the impact on children & young people access to mental health support during Covid-19. Key findings include:
- 31% of young people were no longer able to access support despite still needing help from specialist services (a rise of 5% since the start of the lockdown)
- Many young people felt unable to access help at home due to concerns around privacy and confidentiality or a lack of access to technology
- 80% said that pandemic had made their mental health worse – of which, 41% said it made things “much worse”
- Nearly 90% said they had felt lonely or isolated
- 71% had been able to stay in touch with friends
- 11% felt that their mental health had improved since the lockdown
