CYP Now - Extra support during pandemic improves care leavers’ wellbeing

Additional support offered to care leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped improve their emotional wellbeing and support them to tackle stress, loneliness and anxiety, a study suggests.

Some care leavers said they found it easier to access support during the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

The results have emerged through a comparison of surveys of around 2,000 care leavers aged between 16 and 25 before and during the health crisis.

This found that feelings of loneliness, financial issues, life satisfaction and connections with friends among care leavers improved as many councils offered extra help to cope with the impact of lockdowns and the pandemic.

Pre-pandemic 56 per cent of care leavers felt they were coping financially, however, this rose to 60 per cent during the pandemic, according to the study by Coram Voice.

A small dip in the proportion of care leavers, who said they didn’t have anyone for support was also recorded, from six per cent pre-pandemic to five percent during the health crisis.

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