This page is where you will find our briefings, analyses and web published results. Please keep checking back and follow our Twitter account @LockScot for updates.
‘Why have we been forgotten?’ What lockdown is like for prisoners’ families
This blog discusses the impacts of the lockdown on those who have spent it separated from a loved one in prison.
Things are ‘the same’: Complicating OK narratives of prisoners during lockdown
Sarah Armstrong analyses data from our prison survey, focusing on how we make sense of those who said that things were ‘the same’ as before lockdown.
Experiences of sex workers during lockdown
Kristina Saunders shares insights into the challenges faced by sex workers during lockdown, highlighting that lives and livelihoods have been acutely impacted by Covid-19.
Hunger, health, dependence and autonomy: Food issues during lockdown
Molly Gilmour, Dominic Reed and Phillippa Wiseman explore the subject of food during lockdown. The availability of not just food, but the right kinds of food, had a huge impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of participants from all the research streams in the project.
Capacities and demands in times of crisis: Impacts on service provision
This briefing draws upon our survey of staff experiences at 56 organisations providing services to marginalised groups in Scotland.
Change and Challenge: Personal impacts for staff supporting vulnerable groups
Sarah Armstrong considers how service providers have been affected by increased workload and other negative impacts on wellbeing.
A request for recognition: Early analysis of our survey of organisations (Part 4)
Molly Gilmour shares more early findings from our survey of organisations. This analysis found that people affected by Covid-19 have felt unheard by decision makers throughout the pandemic.
Inaccessible information: experiences of people with learning disabilities during Covid-19
We have made an Easy Read document about what life has been like for people with learning disabilities during Covid-19.
Can you deliver? Food slots during lockdown
Paul Pearson considers the accessibility of supermaket delivery slots for people living with disabilities and long-term health conditions during lockdown.
Mental health in Scottish prisons under pressure during lockdown
Marguerite Schinkel explores the effects of lockdown on prisoners in Scotland.
Supporting Survivors of Domestic Abuse: Early findings from the Third Sector
April Shaw reflects on how lockdown has affected survivors and the third sector practitioners supporting them.
Funding lifelines but growing uncertainty: Early analysis of our survey of organisations (Part 3)
Sarah Armstrong shares findings from our survey of organisations. Funding in the third sector, already typified by instability and short lifecycles, has become even more unstable during the pandemic.
Less, more, gone and new: Early analysis of our survey of organisations (Part 2)
Ryan Casey shares more early findings from our survey of organisations. Service providers have faced a uniquely challenging time during lockdown, reporting increased demand from client groups for food parcels, equipment for digital inclusion, and social activities.
Positives of lockdown: Early analysis of our survey of organisations (Part 1)
Gareth Mulvey offers an early analysis of our study’s organisational survey examining some positive effects on services during lockdown.
Living through Covid-19 with type 1 diabetes: Emerging findings
Chris Bunn shares emerging findings from interviews with people living with type 1 diabetes during the pandemic.
