Publication Type: Media Publication date: 8 March 2021 AuthorsJo Blanden Claire Crawford Laura Fumagalli Birgitta Rabe SubjectsChild Development Covid-19 Education Health Life Course Analysis Psychology Public Policy Well Being Young People SourceISER NewsLinkhttps://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/2021/03/08/new-evidence-shows-how-school-closures-hit-children-s-mental-health-hard