DisCOVery Version 1 [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Recovery alongside social isolation: Research into the mental health impacts of COVID-19 for young people
IRAS ID
285119
Contact name
Antony Walsh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Sussex
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 30 days
Research summary
Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences require research to understand the ways in which young people are responding to this evolving health emergency and its social consequences. In the short-term, we need to track the psychological reactions to both the immediate health threat and associated social restrictions. In the medium to long-term we need data on key factors relating to risk and resilience, as well as rich data exploring local young people’s experiences, so as to facilitate individual and community recovery from the wide social and economic consequences, which will fall hardest on the most vulnerable communities.
Method: This research will utilise both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the impact of COVID-19 on young people in deprived rural and coastal communities.
Discussion: The proposed research will provide a timely evidence base upon which to develop and evaluate psychosocial interventions for young people and wider communities within Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Norfolk
REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/EE/0238
Date of REC Opinion
27 Nov 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion