In the past six months no one has been left unaffected by the pandemic, by lockdown and from the uncertainty we are living through. For adolescents, already navigating perhaps the most challenging period of their lives, the impact is likely to be significant and, in some cases, lasting.
Many will be feeling less in control of their futures with the economy shaken, while closed schools and cancelled exams left progression to the next phase in their lives uncertain. And while the Black Lives Matter movement gave young people a voice to confidently speak out about hatred and discrimination, we know from calls to Childline how racism is shockingly making some teenagers feel targeted and scared of violent attacks in the UK in 2020.
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