Child protection and social distancing: improving the capacity of social workers to keep children safe during the Covid-19 pandemic

This research will explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child protection, social workers and service users, with specific reference to the novel use of digital technologies in a period of institutionalised social distancing.

Lead investigator:	Harry Ferguson
Affiliation:	University of Birmingham
Primary topic:	Charities & volunteering
Secondary topic:	Health, physical & mental
Region of data collection:	Europe
Country of data collection	UK
Status of data collection	In Progress
Type of data being collected:	Survey (other/unclear)
Unit of real-time data collection	Individual
Frequency	Periodic (other)