YoungMinds ran an early survey in March 2020 of young people with previously-diagnosed mental health problems. The focus was on pandemic-related issues impacting their mental health, as well as changes in the access to mental health support.
Mental Health |
young people, mental health, Covid19, pandemic, school closure, loss of routine, home learning, food, eating disorders, anxiety, home environment, isolation, coping, CAMHS. |
Young Scot, the Scottish Youth Parliament, YouthLink Scotland organised a survey of young people from across Scotland on their concerns about COVID-19. The areas discussed were physical and mental health, educational, economic and social impacts, as well as the practicalities of being in lockdown and social distancing.
The Children's Parliament has been running a monthly survey of children, aged 8-14. The aim is to ascertain the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown on their lives. There are 4 surveys from April to September.
This is a YouGov poll of 4000 children and young people, whose results have been presented by Barnardo's in the report "Mental health and Covid-19: In our own words". The aim is to study the impact of Covid-19 on children and young adults.
Mental Health, Learning Loss |
young people, mental health, wellbeing, isolation, loneliness, hobbies, routine and structure |
Barnardo's has carried out a survey of just under 1000 frontline practitioners across their range of services. The findings of this survey are presented in the report "Mental health and Covid-19: In our own words", the aim is to study the impact of Covid-19 on children and young adults.
Mental Health, Physical Health, Loss of Income |
young people, mental health, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, self-harm, wellbeing, isolation, CAMHS. |
Barnardo's in-depth survey of 118 young people during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, looking at lockdown lifestyle, support from professionals, information about the crisis and more.
Mental Health, Service Provision |
young people, mental health, wellbeing, disruption in services, remote support. |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award ran a survey of young people across the UK to understand the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on their lives.
Socio-Emotional Development, Learning Loss, Mental Health |
lockdown, young people, activities, social media, mental health, physical health, fitness, academic knowledge. |
National Youth Trends survey of young people outlining the impact of Covid-19 on their lives and making recommendations.
Mental Health, Learning Loss, Career Prospects |
young people, news, social media, family relationships, mental health, education, work, government rules. |
Girlguiding UK ran a survey of girls on how they are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the themes being health and wellbeing, education, homelife, information, the media, the internet.
Socio-Emotional Development, Mental Health |
girls, health, loneliness, isolation, independence, education, financial situation, school closure, home life, information, media, social media, exercise, physical activity |
The Prince's Trust presents this study based on an online survey by YouGov of young people on the impact of the pandemic on their lives, including mental health, jobs, education.
Mental Health |
young people, anxiety, livelihoods, jobs, work, future, mental health, sleeplessness, education. |
The Oxford ARC study investigates how adolescents and their parents/carers are coping with social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to better understand how youth and parent mental health is impacted by psychological factors relating to worry, anxiety, and social isolation during the challenges and uncertainties of the pandemic. This online study will have 12 weekly surveys, and as of October 2020 monthly surveys until 12 months after baseline.
Children's Commissioner for Wales ran a survey about the experiences of children and young people during the Covid-19 pandemic, and after two months of lockdown.
This is a study of the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland on family experiences and learning during the Covid-19 lockdown, with emphasis on low-income families. There were two surveys carried out, one with children and young people, and the other with parents and carers. Some demographic data was also collected.
Survey carried out by Healthwatch Suffolk to ascertain the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown on young people in Suffolk. The main focus was on mental health, and some demographic data was captured.
Mental Health |
young people, mental health, stress, support, loneliness, exam pressure, time with family. |
Carers Trust performed a survey of young carers (under the age of 18 years) and young adult carers (16-25 years old) to ascertain the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their lives. The topics investigated were: the caring work, physical and mental health, education, friendships.
Provision of Services, Learning Loss, Mental Health |
young carers, young adult carers, caring, pressure, mental health, emotional support, counselling, schoolwork, taking a break. |
Small survey by Teenage Cancer Trust of young people suffering from cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic, outlining the effects on the treatment and support received. Demographic data included.
This is a study by CYCJ of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Scottish children and young people who are currently in contact with youth justice services or with previous experience of the youth justice system. It also includes the views of practitioners working within the youth justice system.
University of Sheffield study aiming to understanding adolescents' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in 2020: psychological, mental health and social consequences. Demographic information detailed, with BAME being about 11% of the sample. Pursued matters: the impact of parents being key workers, the impact of the pandemic on BAME, mental health and wellbeing, complying with the official guidelines.
These are the first results from a new survey by the Resolution Foundation of working-age adults in the UK, which captures wide-ranging evidence on the effects that the coronavirus crisis has had on jobs, benefits, incomes, living situations and future expectations. Here, the focus is on the labour market experience, and in particular how this differs across the earnings distribution. The data is from a YouGov poll.
Loss of Income |
furlough, Job Retention Scheme, employees, job loss, temporary contracts, |
This is a study by CPAG (The Child Poverty Action Group), based on an online survey of low-income families in Scotland and in-depth interviews with 21 of these families between May and August 2020. This report offers an important insight into the day-to-day struggles that families have been dealing with, as well as their strength and resilience in managing such an array of challenges on a limited income.
Loss of Income, Household Expenditure |
low-income families, costs, financial situation, redundant, furloughed, utilities, food, stress, isolation, mental problems. |
This report of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation is based on a YouGov poll of 2,000 adults from June 2020, and insights from parents claiming Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit. The latter were captured by an Opinium poll done around the same time. The focus is on the financial pressures affecting people in Scotland.
Loss of Income |
low income workers, renters, universal credit, child tax credit, income, housing, employment, furlough, vacancies. |
This report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children is based on poll conducted by Opinium on families with children claiming Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit. The goal is to assess the impact of the pandemic on household incomes with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fully in place.
Loss of Income |
families on benefits, universal credit, child tax credit, debt, behind on bills, BAME, cut back on essentials, rent, mortgage, council tax. |
This report from One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) describes the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic for single parents and their children. This is not based on a single survey, but rather on calls to the Lone Parent Helpline, online chats, and other inquiries that OPFS answered since the beginning of the lockdown. The same data was used to create the regular Covid-19 Impact Reports.
Loss of Income, Household Expenditure, Mental Health |
single parents, mental health, loneliness, financial concerns, employment, access to benefits, access to food, access to healthcare, digital exclusion |
Standard Life Foundation has commissioned YouGov to conduct a regular cross-sectional tracker survey on the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the UK. Researchers questioned householders on how their personal and household finances were affected by the pandemic and the likely impact it will have over the next 12 months. They were asked about their income, payment of bills, borrowing, debt, savings and ability to pay for other essentials such as food. The surveys so far have been in April, May, July 2020, and the analysis was done by a team from the University of Bristol.
Loss of Income |
Covid-19, lockdown, furlough, household finances, loss of income, financial difficulty. |
The Federation of Small Businesses has done a survey of 800 small businesses in Scotland, exploring the impact of the crisis on small firms. It also sets out a range of actions that central and local governments could take to support small businesses, as the country emerges from lockdown. Regional details are present.
Loss of Income |
small business, pandemic, lockdown, furlough, closure, cashflow, commercial mortgage, universal credit. |
This study is also based on the You-Cope dataset of the UCL, but here only data until the end of May was used. The topic is social disruptions to income, education, employment, living situation, as well as disruptions to health services. Demographic data included.
Survey by the University City London (UCL) of young people, some with previously-diagnosed mental health problems and the impact of the lockdown on their wellbeing: mental health, physical health, future expectations, employment. Demographic data included. After the baseline, there are 4 follow-ups every 2 weeks, and monthly follow-ups afterwards.
YoungMinds did a second survey in June 2020 of young people with previously-diagnosed mental health problems. Impact of the pandemic on their mental health, including feelings of loneliness, lack of motivation for school or work, access to support, concerns for the future, employment.
Mental Health |
mental health, deterioration, social isolation, anxiety, coping mechanisms, support, education, employment. |
This is a report done by the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), with contributions in Scotland from 45 organisations operating 70 independent food banks or food parcel distribution services in 20 local authorities.
Household Expenditure |
food banks, food parcels, emergency food, food aid organisations |
This is a survey by the Carers Trust Scotland to understand young carers' experiences of living and caring during the pandemic. It is based on a survey of 214 carers.
Provision of Services, Mental Health |
young carers, wellbeing, mental health, coping mechanisms, schoolwork, taking breaks, education, employment. |
A Place in Childhood did a survey of 25 young Scots to gain insights in their life during the Covid-19 pandemic. The topics were the changes to social interactions, schooling practices, stress on family resources, increasing screen time, outdoor and recreation activities.
Learning Loss, Mental Health |
young people, social interactions, remote learning, screen time, social distancing, |
Citizens Advice Scotland organised a three-wave poll in March, April, May 2020, assessing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the financial and economic state of families. Some demographic information regarding age and sex was recorded.
This is the sixth survey of the Food Foundation in a series of YouGov polls of UK adults in households with children. The aim is to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the food situation of families.
This is as summary made by the Trussell Trust regarding food aid distribution through food banks to families in need. The figures are based on data provided by 351 of the 425 food bank charities in the Trussell Trust network. The food banks have not been weighted to be demographically or geographically representative, but at least 80% of the food banks from each nation are included.
Household Expenditure |
food banks, food parcels, children emergency food, fall in income |
Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services (ECVYS) youth voices report, based on data collected through Zoom calls during lockdown. The goal is to see the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people, some the topics being online education and schoolwork, family and friends, physical activities.
The Swansea University has run the Happen at Home survey of 1000 primary-school-aged children in Wales, one in three being from a deprived area.
Mental Health, Physical Health |
primary-school children, lockdown, diet, sleep, friends, deprived areas, schoolwork. |
Survey by Street Games on the experiences, worries and opinions about the life of young people in their neighbourhoods during and after the Covid lockdown.
Housing Conditions, Learning Loss, Mental Health |
worries, young people, education, family stress, fear, sleep pattern, physical activity, financial pressures, lack of structure, loss of mojo. |
Refuge, the UK's largest domestic abuse charity says calls to its Helpline have risen by 25% since lockdown measures began.
Adverse Experiences |
domestic abuse |
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) presents a report based on calls to their helpline and Childline on increasing online abuse towards children during lockdown.
Adverse Experiences |
NSPCC, sexual abuse, Childline, counselling, online abuse, grooming. |
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) presents a report based on calls to their helpline and Childline on increasing physical abuse towards children during lockdown.
Adverse Experiences |
NSPCC, physical abuse, Childline, counselling, physical punishment. |
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) presents a report based on calls to their helpline and Childline on increasing sexual abuse towards children during lockdown.
Adverse Experiences |
NSPCC, sexual abuse, Childline, counselling. |
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) presents a report based on calls to their helpline and Childline on increasing domestic abuse towards children during lockdown.
Adverse Experiences |
NSPCC, domestic abuse, Childline, counselling. |
The Alcohol Change UK commissioned new research from Opinium to find out whether people's drinking habits have, in fact, changed in lockdown. There are two waves of this survey, in April and June 2020.
Adverse Experiences |
alcohol consumption, drinking, stress, anxiety. |
Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) presenting initial evidence on how children are spending their time during the lockdown, with a focus on home learning activities and the home learning resources available in different families. This evidence is based on a new survey, specially designed by researchers at IFS and the Institute of Education.
Learning Loss |
home learning, primary students, secondary students, online teaching, resources. |
Chronopoulos, Lukas and Wilson (2020) examine consumer spending responses to the onset and spread of COVID-19, and subsequent government imposed lockdown in Great Britain. The analysis is based on a high frequency transaction level proprietary dataset provided by Money Dashboard, a financial technology company. It comprises 101,059 consumers and 23 million transactions. The sample period spans 1st January 2020 to 18th June 2020.
Household Expenditure |
consumer spending, discretionary spending, groceries, lockdown |
Hacioglu, Känzig and Surico (2020) use UK transaction data from Money Dashboard, one of the UK's largest apps for managing personal finances. They find large declines in services and non-durable goods (40% to 50%), but little change for durable goods.
Household Expenditure |
consumer spending, expenditure, durable goods, retail, mortgage, debt, repayment |
This study by Loopstra (2020) is based on YouGov tracker survey data commissioned by the Food Foundation, in this particular case the April 2020 wave. It investigates whether the COVID-19 lockdown has exacerbated food insecurity among those who regularly struggle to afford enough food or it has created new economic vulnerability due to loss of work and income and the loss of free school meals for children, or it has created new vulnerability because people are self-isolating and unable to get the food they need.
Household Expenditure, Loss of Income |
food insecurity, loss of income, unemployment, self-isolation, free school meals, Covid-19. |
HouseMark presents the results of an early survey of landlords, signalling the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic on rentals.
Household Expenditure |
tenants, landlords, arrears, financial insecurity, residents at risk, lettings |
This study presents the results of three surveys conducted by Family Fund in April, May, August 2020. The aims are to understand: how the Covid-19 outbreak is affecting families raising disabled or seriously ill children in the UK; the immediate concerns and needs of these families resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
This study by the IZA Institute of Labour Economics collects real-time data on daily lives to document that UK families with young children have been doing the equivalent of a working week in childcare. The questions were asked by Ipsos MORI as part of their regular omnibus survey.
The Understanding Society COVID-19 Study, 2020 is a regular survey of households in the UK. The aim of the study is to enable research on the socio-economic and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the short and long term. The surveys started in April 2020 and have taken part monthly until July 2020. From September onward they will take place every other month. They complement the annual interviews of the Understanding Society study. There is a Youth Survey in July 2020, ages 10-15, 1411 responses.
Loss of Income, Learning Loss, Household Expenditure, Physical Health, Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Development, Provision of Services |
The COVID-19 Social Study is a research study run by University College London, exploring the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing measures on adults in the UK. It is a large scale longitudinal panel study of adults aged 18+ living in the UK. It started at the end of March as a weekly survey, and changed, as of week 22, into a monthly one.
The Inclusion Scotland Shielding Survey aims to find out about the experiences of those shielding with or without a letter from the Chief Medical Officer during the Covid-19 pandemic.
MCR Pathways surveyed more than 1,000 of some of the most disadvantaged young people from across Scotland gaining insight into their experience of lockdown, including: mental wellbeing, home learning, and impact on career plans and future expectations.
Provision of Services, Learning Loss, Physical Health |
disadvantaged young people, care system, anxiety, stress, sleeping patterns, learning, caring duties. |
CELCIS survey gathering the views and experiences of: young people over the age of 12 years old; parents and carers; practitioners responsible for administering Children's Hearings, including reporters and panel members; practitioners who routinely attend Children's Hearings to provide information or support, including social workers, solicitors, advocacy workers, safeguarders, and other practitioners who know the child or family.
A survey of young people and families supported by Includem to understand the impact of poverty and of the Covid-19 pandemic on their lives.
The Scottish Refugee Council surveyed refugees living in Scotland and the organisations supporting and working with them on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The individual survey included questions about digital inclusion, physical and mental health, social isolation, and the understanding and ability to respond to public health guidance on COVID-19. The organisational survey sought to understand the perspectives of refugee-assisting organisations and refugee community groups across Scotland on the constant and evolving needs of the people they serve and support during COVID-19 as well as their own current and future organisational challenges.
Provision of Services, Learning Loss |
refugees, lockdown, digital exclusion, access to the internet, benefits, isolation, mental health, anxiety, stress, feeling safe, children's education. |
Play Scotland ran a survey in April 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on play and childcare settings in Scotland. The respondents were from: early years childcare, out of school care, play and respite for children and young people, play ranger services, additional support needs provision for early years and out of school care, social work, health and wellbeing programmes. The biggest group of respondents, 46% (120), were childminders.
Provision of Services, Loss of Income |
childcare settings, childcare services, childminders, online support, Covid-19, coronavirus, |
This is a wave survey of the University of Oxford, tracking parents, children, and young people's mental health. The baseline was in March 2020, and the follow-ups are monthly. The Co-SPACE survey is for parents/carers of children and young people aged 4-16 years and there is also an opportunity for young people aged 11-16 years to report on themselves. The results will reveal how families are coping during the pandemic; what helps children's mental health; what parents/carers can do to support their children's mental health at this time.
Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Development |
lockdown, mental health, children |
Connect designed and performed an online survey of parents/carers for children of all ages to ascertain the early impact of the lockdown on their lives.
Learning Loss, Socio-Emotional Development |
lockdown, children, home learning, wellbeing, health, Scotland, Covid-19, lack of equipment. |
This report from the Children's Society is based on their annual household survey conducted in April-June 2020 with over 2,000 young people aged 10-17 and their parents, as well as a consultation with 150 children, seeking more in-depth information on the impact of Coronavirus and the associated lockdown on their lives.
Learning Loss, Socio-Emotional Development |
lockdown, children's education, isolation, friendships, wellbeing. |
Includem surveyed 150 families via phone call, to understand their current access to digital devices and services, and any concerns they may have.
Provision of Services, Household Expenditure |
digital inclusion, devices, broadband wifi, video calling, remote learning, Covid-19. |
This is the same as the Co-SPACE study, only for pre-school children, aged 2-4 years.
Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Development |
lockdown, mental health, pre-school children. |
King's College London is investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health and wellbeing in families of children with rare genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders. The CoIN Study will track changes in wellbeing during and after the pandemic in order to understand the specific challenges facing families of children with rare disorders and how these relate to mental health and wellbeing.
Mental Health, Physical Health |
Covid-19, children, neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health, wellbeing. |
The University of Sussex is studying family adjustment during the Covid-19 epidemic (FACE). This is a longitudinal study with data collected every 3 weeks from March to August 2020, and afterwards at 6, 9, 12 months. The main areas of interest are parent and child mental health and wellbeing, quality of family and social relationships, health and leisure behaviours, and impact of restrictions on schooling. Data was collected on gendered division of labour within households. Parents of primary-school children are completing the survey.
Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Development, Physical Health |
Covid-19, primary-school children, mental health, wellbeing, family relationships, home schooling. |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) presents an analysis of homeschooling in Great Britain during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN). This analysis uses two pooled datasets each containing five waves of weekly OPN data. One dataset covers the period 3 April to 10 May 2020, and the second the period 7 May to 7 June 2020. OPN is a monthly omnibus survey, which in response to the coronavirus pandemic, has been adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the impact of the coronavirus on day-to-day life in Great Britain.
Learning Loss |
homeschooling, education, learning resources, wellbeing |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) investigates patterns in the childcare delivered by parents during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study is based on the Online Time Use Survey.
Socio-Emotional Development, Provision of Services |
childcare, Covid-19, work patterns, working parents. |
This study from Imperial NIHR Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (Imperial College London) aimed to examine the mental health status and coping strategies of young people during and after COVID-19 lockdown using co-production methodology. It is the first such study to use this methodology. A quantitative survey was carried out first, followed by an in-depth survey on a sub-sample of the participants, looking to understand the reasons behind the trends revealed by the quantitative survey.
Mental Health |
poor mental health, coping strategies, having a routine, behavioural disengagement, co-produced mixed methods. |
Public Health Scotland developed the COVID-19 Early Years Resilience and Impact Survey (CEYRIS) to address an important gap in knowledge about the experience and impact of COVID-19, and the associated restrictions, on young children in Scotland. The aim is to capture how this experience may have impacted young children and their families in the short and longer terms. The first wave of CEYRIS was conducted between 22 June and 6 July 2020, other waves will happen.
Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Development, Physical Health, Household Expenditure, Housing Conditions, Loss of Income |
public health Scotland, young children, physical activity, social interactions, outdoor play, parents, carers, employment, household income. |
The NIHR School for Public Health Research commissioned a survey study aiming to understand the impacts of COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown on adolescent mental health and wellbeing, social connections, and social media activity. A total of 1,047 Year 9 students (aged 13-14 years) in 17 schools completed this lockdown survey. About 70% of the participants had completed also a pre-pandemic baseline survey in October 2019, so comparisons between timepoints were possible.
Mental Health |
mental health, secondary-school children, wellbeing, connectedness, LGBTQ+, anxiety, depression. |