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Understand and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth education and health
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Researchers of the Observatory work collaboratively on studies to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth’s education, health and long-term economic well-being.
Our Mission
The Observatory for Children’s Education and Health, financed by the Fond de recherche du Québec – Société et culture is a center coordinating research on the short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education, and on the identification of mitigating strategies for the post-pandemic recovery.
To observe
long-term development of children and adolescents, and to enhance our understanding of the risk and protective factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To implement
innovative social interventions and/or technologies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To empower
researchers to conduct world-class research in a multidisciplinary framework.
To carry
on existing longitudinal studies and upgrade them with data to facilitate comparisons before, during, and after the pandemic.
Created in synergy
with the Quebec Statistics Institute (Institut de la statistique du Québec, ISQ), whose mandate is to facilitate access to large administrative databases in Quebec.
Created in consultation
with the Quebec Statistics Institute and the Quebec Ministries of Health, Education, Family, and Employment and Social Solidarity.
Observatory
The observatory aims to facilitate the use of intersectoral data on children and youth development.
The Observatory investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education, psychosocial issues, health and economics through epidemiological studies linking data from administrative and research databases.
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