Taking the Greater Manchester region as a case study, we worked with colleagues in youth offending teams (YOTs) to understand children’s welfare and vulnerability needs during the pandemic, and how YOTs responded to these.
In April 2020, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child warned of the “grave physical, emotional and psychological impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on children”.
These wider anxieties were expressed by YOT professionals who discussed their concerns about children’s deteriorating mental health, increased exposure to domestic abuse and criminal exploitation, and worsening living conditions. Lockdown directives such as “stay at home” often resulted in a lack of good quality assessments in relation to welfare and safeguarding.
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