Publication - Impact assessment

Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on children and young people: children's rights and wellbeing assessment

Published: 8 February 2022
From: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland
ISBN: 9781802019735

Children's rights and wellbeing assessment (CRWIA) providing an update on the evidence of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and the wider pandemic on babies, children and young people.

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Footnotes

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15 COVID-19 Early years resilience and impact survey (CEYRIS) http://www.healthscotland.scot/publications/covid-19-early-years-resilience-and-impact-survey-ceyris

16 National Child Measurement Programme, England 2020/21 School Year - NHS Digital

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21 #YSHive Jam: Exploration of COVID-19 Recovery - Young Scot Corporate