In this ‘RESHAPE Study’ series episode, Professor Tamsin Ford and Lauren Cross explore the lockdown experiences of young people and parents, as well as discuss reintegration back into pre-pandemic routines.

The ‘RESHAPE Study’ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the RESHAPE study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers, and mental health professionals.

Discussion points include:




How the contradictory findings of existing literature on the experiences of young people’s mental health during COVID shaped the planning of the study.
The RESHAPE study design, how participants were selected, and the unexpected challenges.
The importance of structure and routine, as well as access to social and familial connections.
Engagement versus efficiency with regards to learning during the pandemic and the role of schooling.
Help-seeking and self-problem solving and the importance of matching what we provide to the needs of the individual person.
Navigating reintegration and the importance of communication and compassion.


RESHAPE or ‘REflecting on the impactS of covid-19 on cHildren And young People in England: exploring experiences of lockdown, service access and education’ is a large study looking at how life changed for children, young people, and parents during the lockdown and how this may have affected them. This is a follow-on study from the National Study of Health and Wellbeing: Children and Young people and is a joint effort between the University of Exeter, the University of Cambridge, King’s College London and the NHS.

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26245