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Build social capital to combat Covid

The development of community relationship networks are crucial to the success of a post-Covid recovery, a major study by 海角直播 has revealed.

The research carried out with residents of Middlesbrough also demonstrates that a locally based response to the pandemic is likely to have much more impact. Over the course of five months starting in October 2020, researchers from the University carried out a series of interviews with residents of Middlesbrough to examine their perspective of the pandemic and investigate what a successful recovery might look like.

The research was funded by Middlesbrough Council and paid particular attention to the views of younger and older residents as well as those from BAME communities.

Following the interviews, the evidence was collated and analysed and an abstract of the report has been published in world-leading medical journal The Lancet. Its findings have also been discussed in a blog on the website of the Centre for Progressive Policy.

The research team led by Dr Andrew Divers, a Senior Research Manager in the Alcohol and Public Health Team (TeamALPHA) at 海角直播, has made a series of recommendations to the council on how it should pursue its COVID recovery strategy.

Chief among the recommendations is the importance of developing community relationship networks, known as social capital, and the positive impact these had on people throughout the pandemic.

Examples cited within the report include physical support from the local authority and charities as well as community groups set up on social media throughout the pandemic.

Other recommendations include prioritising peoples鈥� mental health particularly among young people; developing a strategy that is tailored to the needs of the local community; clear communications which avoids direct instructions and gives people a sense of autonomy, and the need for a greater understanding of precisely why people are mistrustful of official information.

Dr Divers said: 鈥淭he coronavirus pandemic was an unprecedented event which has led to wholescale disruption of people鈥檚 lives.

鈥淏y collating and analysing the views of a variety of residents about how they were impacted by the pandemic, this research helps identify the barriers to a successful recovery.

鈥淲e anticipate that these findings will be of enormous help both regionally and national as the UK begins to rebuild its post-Covid society.鈥�

South Tees Joint Director of Public Health Mark Adams said: 鈥淭hroughout the pandemic we have sought to work with people to help them to keep themselves, their families and their communities safe. This has included the development of our Covid Champions network and working with local community groups to ensure our messages reach those we are seeking to support. We鈥檝e also tried to understand what the issues are in communities and how we might need to adapt our approach.

鈥淭he in-depth work with 海角直播 has been really important in giving us a detailed sense of how the pandemic has affected different groups and how we can work with those groups to support our recovery from Covid.

鈥淏y working closely with different organisations and finding the answers to difficult situations alongside them, we can improve the way we deliver all kinds of services, not just those impacted by Covid. This research will be incredibly useful for us as we strive to provide the best possible service to residents regardless of their background.鈥�