Covid Recovery Articles from IPPO

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   COVID-19 prevalence amongst people experiencing homelessness in Wales, UK, now lower than in general population

   December 8, 2021

   • Homelessness

   • vulnerable communities

   A population level study of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence amongst people experiencing homelessness in Wales, UK Ian Thomas and Peter Mackie, Cardiff University (International Journal of Population Data Science, 2/12/21) Introduction Prior research into the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst people experiencing homelessness (PEH) largely relates to people in communal forms of temporary accommodation in contexts where this type of accommodation remained a major part of the response to homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 amongst PEH more broadly, and in a policy and practice context that...

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   IPPO one year on: what have we learned about how to help policymakers make better-informed decisions?

   December 5, 2021

   On the first anniversary of the International Public Policy Observatory’s launch, we present our latest thinking on the lessons we have learned so far, and the key challenges we must still tackle to make real policy impact

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   We know people’s mental health levels have deteriorated during COVID-19. Now we must find out which responses work at scale

   December 2, 2021

   • mental health

   • Wellbeing

   Governments are committing more resources to mental health, yet we don't know which interventions could be scaled up in the face of widespread experiences of anxiety and depression

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   Children’s perspectives and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and UK public health measures

   December 2, 2021

   • Children

   • education

   Jill Thompson, Grace Spencer and Penny Curtis have explored children’s perspectives on the pandemic (Health Expectations, Dec. 2021) Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on how we live our lives; yet, the implications for children and the effects on children’s everyday lives have been relatively underacknowledged. Understanding children’s views on COVID-19 and related restrictions on their lives provides an important opportunity to understand how children have responded to the pandemic, including the impacts on their social and emotional well-being. Objective This study explored the experiences and perspectives of children in...

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