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Europe-wide survey aims to measure children's well-being as they grow up

Researchers are developing the first ever Europe-wide survey to track the well-being of children as they grow up, providing data to inform policies that directly affect their lives.
Researchers hope that the project will help to develop policies to boost children's health and well-being as they grow up
Researchers hope that the project will help to develop policies to boost children's health and well-being as they grow up

For the first time, a survey will offer policymakers unique insights into key transitions in children’s lives, the ability to make international comparisons on child and youth well-being and to evaluate policies over time. This will help them to make more informed decisions on issues ranging from education, to health and social policy.

Led by Manchester Metropolitan University’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit and The Geary Institute at University College Dublin, the four-year COORDINATE project involves 18 partners across 13 countries.

Professor Gary Pollock, co-project lead from Manchester Metropolitan University’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit, said, ‘The seismic effects of the Covid-19 crisis on young people’s education and mental well-being underlines the importance of understanding how policy decisions made today affect them in the years to come.

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