Centre for Young Lives’ 2025 State of Childhood Vulnerability report warns the Covid pandemic is still casting a long shadow over millions of children in England five years on

The Centre for Young Lives think tank, founded by former Children’s Commissioner for England Baroness Anne Longfield, is today (Monday 21st July) launching its annual report on childhood vulnerability ‘State of the Nation: Identifying Vulnerable Children and Young People and Supporting Them to Thrive’.