While this is an understandable draw, we must not allow it to distract us from the hugely detrimental impact Covid-19 has had on the lives of young people.
YMCA’s recent research report Back on Track revealed that 77 per cent of young people have felt lonelier and more isolated during lockdown, 73 per cent felt more stressed, and more than half were worried about falling behind at school. Six months into a global pandemic, this vulnerable and disproportionately affected group find themselves anxious, lonely and lost.
Young people have been removed from formal education, isolated from their peers, cooped up indoors amid splintering family relationships and experienced exam results chaos. The effects of such mammoth pressures are clear to see, and we need to do all we can to support young people in their recovery and help them rebuild for the future.
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