Young People's Wellbeing during the Covid Crisis

364 young people from Richmond & Kingston shared over 1700 experiences with us through an online survey. 


Our resulting report covers the wellbeing, the mental and physical health of young people, the availability of online support and information provisions in Richmond and Kingston.


Overall, the majority of young people reported improved or stable mental health during

lockdown. Those aged 15 and 17 experienced worse mental health with the most common reasons for this being not seeing friends and loved ones, increase in school stressors and “too much time to think”. 


Many young people reported using the creative arts to keep well.

“I used to be distracted by going out all the time and hanging out with friends so I could avoid my eating problems but now I can't”

Physical exercise was a key factor in maintaining good physical health; most of those who didn’t or couldn’t pursue it reported worse or much worse physical health.

“Before lockdown I'd walk 2 miles to school every day and once a week go swimming, but I don't do very much of this now”

Whilst most people found that healthcare were largely unchanged during the lockdown, young people with health conditions and/or disabilities were disproportionately impacted and said that the service they received was worse.

“Had a phone call doctors appointment but I've still got the same problem but it needs to be actually looked at in person so I can't really do much.”

Click HERE to read the full report. 

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