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<p>The wellbeing of children and young people is a priority for this government. It
is central to achieving the aims of the department and we have committed to publishing
‘State of the Nation: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing’ reports annually to bring
together publicly available data, including that collected regularly by the Office
of National Statistics on wellbeing.</p><p>On 10 October 2020, the department published
the second annual report which focused on children and young people’s experience associated
with wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. The report is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2020-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2020-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing</a>.
The report has helped the government, children and young people’s services, schools,
parents and anyone interested in children and young people’s wellbeing to understand
their experiences of the COVID-19 outbreak, the measures put in place to reduce the
impact of the outbreak, and the broader effects on society.</p><p>We are continuing
to monitor the emerging evidence on the experiences of children and young people during
the outbreak to ensure the support measures being put in place by the government,
including in the longer term, are informed by the most up-to-date evidence.</p><p>In
particular, Public Health England is monitoring the impacts of the outbreak, including
on children and young people, and is publishing regular surveillance reports. Their
report about population mental health and wellbeing in England during the COVID-19
outbreak was last updated on 8 April 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report</a>.</p><p>
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