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The COVID-19 pandemic and young people in Denmark

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns of society in 2020 and 2021, young people have not been able to participate in associational life to the same extent as previously. This has spurred a debate on young people’s inability to thrive and loneliness because of their isolation and exclusion from communities in which they normally participate. Several representatives from education institutions, politicians, youth organisations, researchers and young people have expressed concern over young people’s well-being.