UK COVID-19 inquiry|Every Story Matters|Children and Young People

Shocking evidence of lockdown harms upon future generations.

Oct 07, 2025

NB: Some of the stories and themes included in this record include references to death, near-death experiences, abuse, sexual exploitation and assault, coercion, neglect and significant physical and psychological harm.

Introduction

This is the fifth Every Story Matters record for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. It brings together the many thousands of stories shared with the Inquiry relating to its investigation into the experiences of children and young people.

54,055 stories were submitted online.

Mask harms, isolation harms, mental health issues, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, reduced immunity to disease and excessive drug use common themes.

The full 205 page report can be viewed here with a brief summary also available.

Report highlights

Impact on family relationships

Impact on social interactions

Impact on education and learning

Being blamed for spreading Covid

Impact on social skills

Returning to school after lockdown

Educational attendance and engagement

Accessing healthcare services

Impact on emotional wellbeing and development

Feelings of anxiety related to health

Supporting children with SEND

Substance abuse

Suicidal thoughts and attempts

Immunity to disease

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Seacat

Oct 7

Truly horrific to read. Thank you for a comprehensive report, BP. Reading those( and others you have highlighted over many months), there could never exist a justification for what was carried out on an unsuspecting population. The State was vicious in its assault, not by incompetence either, although no doubt the unquestioning stupidity of 'covid's 'supporters' made sure the assault could go the distance.

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Hugh McCarthy

Dec 15

Fair enough. Though the more voices the better and ,as you know, the evidence must be spoken by someone and made personal. Anyway you do such a great job in supplying the evidence for people like me. You may know I was a Headteacher for 23 years and a Director of two of our major education councils for 8 years before losing my directorships because my views were not in line with the government and this is why I rely on people to publish and share. The current series is being published by UK Column.

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