In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Ford and Lauren Cross explore the lockdown experiences of young people and parents, as well as discuss reintegration back into pre-pandemic routines.
The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.
Discussion points include:
- How the contradictory findings of existing literature on the experiences of young people’s mental health during COVID shaped the planning of the study.
- The RESHAPE study design, how participants were selected, and the unexpected challenges.
- The importance of structure and routine, as well as access to social and familial connections.
- Engagement versus efficiency with regards to learning during the pandemic and the role of schooling.
- Help-seeking and self-problem solving and the importance of matching what we provide to the needs of the individual person.
- Navigating reintegration and the importance of communication and compassion.
RESHAPE or ‘REflecting on the impactS of covid-19 on cHildren And young People in England: exploring experiences of lockdown, service access and education’ is a large study looking at how life changed for children, young people, and parents during the lockdown and how this may have affected them. This is a follow-on study from the National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young people and is a joint effort between the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, King’s College London and the NHS.
DOI:
10.13056/acamh.26245