The Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on children and young people living in disadvantaged communities, according to a new report from the Irish Youth Foundation.
80% of youth workers surveyed by Amárach said the pandemic will have a profound long-term impact on the mental health of the young people they are supporting.
The Generation Pandemic report, which includes interviews with young people, highlights how some of them believe they have fallen behind in school or disengaged.
Mental health is also a concern for the young people who were interviewed for the IYF report. One teenager who is aiming to make things easier for his peers is 16-year-old Declan Towell, who lives in inner city Dublin.