TY - JOUR
AU - Reynolds, Andie
AU - Ni Charraighe, Alison
PY - 2022
DA - August
TI - Post-Covid youth work and mental wellbeing of young people Across Scotland and England
JO - Concept (The Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory)
EP - 10
VL - 13
IS - 2
AB - This article seeks to contribute to the debate about the current and future support needs of young people (aged 11-25) across Scotland and England who are experiencing mental distress in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. In doing so, it focuses on the profession that works specifically with this age range – youth work - and youth work practice across Scotland and England, and then examines the challenges and opportunities for the profession. It concludes that youth work, and youth workers, are well placed to provide much needed initial mental health support to young people, but that the profession urgently needs the UK and Scottish Governments to financially (re)invest in its infrastructure to deliver this provision.
PB - University of Edinburgh
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/139a5211-c1fb-40b3-9e66-d01ed7c4c999
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Children, young people and families
KW - Mental health and wellbeing
ER