Are free school meals failing families? Exploring the relationship between child food insecurity, child mental health and free school meal status during COVID-19: national cross-sectional surveys

• Maria Bryant,
• Tiffany C Yang,
• Madeleine Power,
• Bridget Lockyer,
• Rachael H Moss,
• Wendy Burton,
• Bob Doherty

Affiliations

Maria Bryant

3 University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Tiffany C Yang

1Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK

Madeleine Power

1Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK

Bridget Lockyer

Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK

Rachael H Moss

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK

Wendy Burton

Health Sciences, University of York, York, North Yorkshire, UK

Bob Doherty

The York Management School, University of York, York, UK