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Exploring experiences and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young racially minoritised people in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study

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  • Rochelle A Burgess
  • Nancy Kanu
  • Tanya Matthews
  • Owen Mukotekwa
  • Amina Smith-Gul
  • Intisar Yusuf
  • Isabella Lamptey
  • Nyisha McCauley
  • Renae Wilson
  • Michael Pirisola
  • Malik Gul

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Within high-income-countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted people from racially minoritised backgrounds. There has been significant research interrogating the disparate impact of the virus, and recently, interest in the long-term implications of the global crisis on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. However, less work explores the experiences of young people from racialised backgrounds as they navigate the pandemic, and the specific consequences this has for their mental health. Forty young people (age 16–25) from Black, mixed and other minority backgrounds and living in London, participated in consecutive focus group discussions over a two-month period, to explore the impact of the pandemic on their lives and emotional wellbeing. Thematic analysis identified seven thematic categories describing the impact of the pandemic, indicating: deepening of existing socioeconomic and emotional challenges; efforts to navigate racism and difference within the response; and survival strategies drawing on communal and individual resources. Young people also articulated visions for a future public health response which addressed gaps in current strategies. Findings point to the need to contextualize public health responses to the pandemic in line with the lived experiences of racialised young people. We specifically note the importance of long-term culturally and socio-politically relevant support interventions. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

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  • Rochelle A Burgess & Nancy Kanu & Tanya Matthews & Owen Mukotekwa & Amina Smith-Gul & Intisar Yusuf & Isabella Lamptey & Nyisha McCauley & Renae Wilson & Michael Pirisola & Malik Gul, 2022. "Exploring experiences and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young racially minoritised people in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(5), pages 1-18, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0266504
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266504
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    1. Rose, Nikolas & Manning, Nick & Bentall, Richard & Bhui, Kamaldeep & Burgess, Rochelle & Carr, Sarah & Cornish, Flora & Devakumar, Delan & Dowd, Jennifer B. & Ecks, Stefan & Faulkner, Alison & Keene, , 2020. "The social underpinnings of mental distress in the time of COVID-19 - time for urgent action," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 106146, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    1. Roberta L Woodgate & Corinne A Isaak & Julia Witt & Pauline Tennent & Ashley Bell, 2024. "The compounding impact of the social determinants of health and COVID-19 on the mental health of young workers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative, arts-based study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(8), pages 1-26, August.

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