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The study is the first of its kind, looking to get in-depth information about the kinds of challenges faced by families during the COVID-19 pandemic.Ìý

The research will focus on families with childrenÌýand will examine how well families understand the public health measures put in place, how the responses to these are negotiated within households, and what new kinds of pressures families are under during lockdown restrictions. The researchers are particularly interested in how socio-economic differences shape families’ responses to and experiences of the pandemic.Ìý
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The study will draw on diaries and in-depth interviews with participants, giving a fine-grained detail into the everyday lives of families in the UK during these times. Given the continuing crisis with COVID-19, researchers will be using the cutting-edge online app for the project.

, project lead, said: "I’m delighted to be launching this research project, which we hope will have important insights for policy-makers not only about how families are coping with the current pandemic, but how better to plan for future pandemics too."

FACT-Covid is part of a larger consortium of projectsÌý(I-Co-FACT) led by UCL in collaboration with eightÌýsister sites including:

• USA, led from the University of California, Los Angeles
• Argentina, led from NYU
• Chile, led from Universidad de Santiago
• South Africa, led from University of Johannesburg
• Sweden, led from Boras University
• Taiwan, led from National Taipei University and Keele University
• Pakistan, led from the Collective for Social Science Research
• Singapore, ledÌýfrom National University of Singapore

Comparison with other countries’ responses will allow researchers to better understand the role of local policies and cultural meanings and practices that shape individuals’ responses toÌýand experiences of the pandemic.

Links

• FACT Covid: Families and Community Transitions under Covid
• Thomas Coram Research Unit
• Department of Social Science

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