Research and analysis

UCL: Impacts of school closures on physical and mental health of children and young people – a systematic review, 11 February 2021

Academic paper prepared by University College London (UCL) for SAGE.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 2 July 2021

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UCL: Impacts of school closures on physical and mental health of children and young people – a systematic review, 11 February 2021

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Paper by academics at UCL on children’s health and school closures. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 80 on 11 February 2021, but not considered or discussed in the meeting.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

This paper has also been released externally as a pre-print.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 2 July 2021