“Vulnerable and abandoned" - the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, health and social care provision for children with SEND: Children and parents' perspectives

Ashworth, Emma, Bray, Lucy, Kirkby, Joanna and Alghrani, Amel ORCID: 0000-0003-0413-5263 (2023) “Vulnerable and abandoned" - the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, health and social care provision for children with SEND: Children and parents' perspectives. Children and Society: the international journal of childhood and children's services, 37 (6). pp. 1915-1932.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed to understand children with special educational needs and disabilities' (SEND) and their parents/carers' experiences of the pandemic in the UK, using mixed‐method surveys (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 893 parents, 55 children) and qualitative interviews (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 10 parents, 4 children). Descriptive statistical analyses and thematic analysis were utilised. Findings suggest that the needs and rights of children with SEND were not given due consideration during the pandemic, resulting in a decline in mental health, and their social, emotional, academic and physical development. Restrictions were reported as compounding and exacerbating the existing challenges faced by children with SEND in gaining equitable access to services.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	children, COVID-19, education, health and social care, parents, carers, special educational needs and disabilities
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2023 07:54
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2023 20:19
DOI:	10.1111/chso.12774
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171390