A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build
IntroductionAs health systems struggled to respond to the catastrophic effects of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control measures significantly impacted on the delivery of non-COVID children's and family health services. The prioritisation of public health measures significantly impacted...
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| author | Caroline A. B. Redhead Sergio A. Silverio Sergio A. Silverio Elana Payne Elana Payne Mari Greenfield Mari Greenfield Sara M. Barnett Anna Chiumento Beth Holder Helen Skirrow Ofelia Torres Carmen Power Staci M. Weiss Laura A. Magee Soo Downe Lucy Frith Claire Cameron |
| author_facet | Caroline A. B. Redhead Sergio A. Silverio Sergio A. Silverio Elana Payne Elana Payne Mari Greenfield Mari Greenfield Sara M. Barnett Anna Chiumento Beth Holder Helen Skirrow Ofelia Torres Carmen Power Staci M. Weiss Laura A. Magee Soo Downe Lucy Frith Claire Cameron |
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| description | IntroductionAs health systems struggled to respond to the catastrophic effects of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control measures significantly impacted on the delivery of non-COVID children's and family health services. The prioritisation of public health measures significantly impacted supportive relationships, revealed their importance for both mental and physical health and well-being. Drawing on findings from an expansive national collaboration, and with the well-being of children and young people in mind, we make recommendations here for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.MethodsThis consensus statement is derived from a cross-disciplinary collaboration of experts. Working together discursively, we have synthesised evidence from collaborative research in child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have identified and agreed priorities areas for both action and learning, which we present as recommendations for research, healthcare practice, and policy.ResultsThe synthesis led to immediate recommendations grouped around what to retain and what to remove from “pandemic” provision and what to reinstate from pre-pandemic, healthcare provision in these services. Longer-term recommendations for action were also made. Those relevant to children's well-being concern equity and relational healthcare.DiscussionThe documented evidence-base of the effects of the pandemic on children's and family services is growing, providing foundations for the post-pandemic recovery and re-setting of child and family health services and care provision. Recommendations contribute to services better aligning with the values of equity and relational healthcare, whilst providing wider consideration of care and support for children and families in usual vs. extra-ordinary health system shock circumstances. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-46eea1f5a1b640c4bfbab2aba7de73902025-01-29T06:46:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2813-45402025-01-01410.3389/frcha.2025.15202911520291A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-buildCaroline A. B. Redhead0Sergio A. Silverio1Sergio A. Silverio2Elana Payne3Elana Payne4Mari Greenfield5Mari Greenfield6Sara M. Barnett7Anna Chiumento8Beth Holder9Helen Skirrow10Ofelia Torres11Carmen Power12Staci M. Weiss13Laura A. Magee14Soo Downe15Lucy Frith16Claire Cameron17Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, Department of Law, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Women & Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Women & Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Women & Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, United KingdomFaculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United KingdomFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomSchool of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Women & Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, United KingdomIndependent Researcher, Bristol, United KingdomSchool of Psychology, University of Roehampton London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Women & Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom0School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United KingdomCentre for Social Ethics and Policy, Department of Law, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom1Thomas Coram Research Unit, Social Research Institute, University College London, London, United KingdomIntroductionAs health systems struggled to respond to the catastrophic effects of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control measures significantly impacted on the delivery of non-COVID children's and family health services. The prioritisation of public health measures significantly impacted supportive relationships, revealed their importance for both mental and physical health and well-being. Drawing on findings from an expansive national collaboration, and with the well-being of children and young people in mind, we make recommendations here for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.MethodsThis consensus statement is derived from a cross-disciplinary collaboration of experts. Working together discursively, we have synthesised evidence from collaborative research in child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have identified and agreed priorities areas for both action and learning, which we present as recommendations for research, healthcare practice, and policy.ResultsThe synthesis led to immediate recommendations grouped around what to retain and what to remove from “pandemic” provision and what to reinstate from pre-pandemic, healthcare provision in these services. Longer-term recommendations for action were also made. Those relevant to children's well-being concern equity and relational healthcare.DiscussionThe documented evidence-base of the effects of the pandemic on children's and family services is growing, providing foundations for the post-pandemic recovery and re-setting of child and family health services and care provision. Recommendations contribute to services better aligning with the values of equity and relational healthcare, whilst providing wider consideration of care and support for children and families in usual vs. extra-ordinary health system shock circumstances.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frcha.2025.1520291/fullconsensus statementCOVID-19children's serviceschildren and familiesrelationality |
| spellingShingle | Caroline A. B. Redhead Sergio A. Silverio Sergio A. Silverio Elana Payne Elana Payne Mari Greenfield Mari Greenfield Sara M. Barnett Anna Chiumento Beth Holder Helen Skirrow Ofelia Torres Carmen Power Staci M. Weiss Laura A. Magee Soo Downe Lucy Frith Claire Cameron A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry consensus statement COVID-19 children's services children and families relationality |
| title | A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build |
| title_full | A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build |
| title_fullStr | A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build |
| title_full_unstemmed | A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build |
| title_short | A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build |
| title_sort | consensus statement on child and family health during the covid 19 pandemic and recommendations for post pandemic recovery and re build |
| topic | consensus statement COVID-19 children's services children and families relationality |
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