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Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond: Engagement and Connection Through Opportunity

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This policy brief from the Royal Society of Canada explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health, learning and achievement of children and youth, while also highlighting pandemic recovery lessons for teachers and leaders. Recommendations are made for pandemic recovery in education to support educators, administrators, support staff, school mental health professionals and decision makers as well as parents/guardians.


Vaillancourt, T., Beauchamp, M., Brown, C., Buffone, P., Comeau, J., Davies, S., Figueiredo, M., Finn, C., Hargreaves, A., McDougall, P., McNamara, L., Szatmari, P., Waddell, C., Westheimer, J., & Whitley, J. (2021). Children and schools during COVID-19 and beyond: Engagement and connection through opportunity. Royal Society of Canada.

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