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Homelessness among young people is often treated as a sudden crisis or an individual failure. The results presented in this ADR NI report show that, for many, it is neither. Drawing on linked administrative data and lived experience expertise, it demonstrates that homelessness risk is patterned, predictable and visible within public systems - often years before homelessness occurs.
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This Data Insight focuses on the relationships between ethnicity, sex, and community orders. It explores whether there are differences in the types of requirements imposed on individuals based on their sex and ethnic background, after considering factors such as age and offence category. Additionally, it investigates whether these differences impact the successful completion of community orders.
This Data Insight explores the association between disengagement from school and youth homelessness. The team analysed data from a screening tool forming part of a youth homelessness prevention scheme in Wales, known as Upstream Cymru. Three forms of school disengagement were measured: exclusions/suspension, truancy, and misbehavior.
This Data Insight presents the findings of a study carried out as part of the BOLD Substance Misuse Pilot in Wales, which focuses on early intervention and prevention of the escalation of substance misuse.
This Data Insight uses population-wide data in Northern Ireland (NI) to quantify the association between childhood contact with social services and presentation to an emergency department (ED) with self-harm or thoughts of suicide or self-harm in young adulthood.
This report summarises some key insights on children’s experiences with social care, which have been generated through research using administrative data. It serves as a source of evidence for policymakers and practitioners working to support children. It also provides a rich example of the power of administrative data to enable critical research evidence that can improve lives.
This Data Insight explores whether people who had accessed health services for conditions relating to mental ill health, drug use and alcohol misuse were more likely to receive fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This ADR Wales Data Insight presents findings from research into the underlying causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales.
This Data Insight explores labour market dynamics in the Western Gateway Area. The article focuses on pay, and considers the extent to which the WGA’s priority sectors influence earnings. It presents findings by exploring deidentified data from the Annual Population Survey and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
This report from Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research and the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection explores the characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of ‘looked after’ children living in kinship care in Scotland. It provides insight into the requirements that welfare, universal, and targeted services should meet to ensure the safety, health, education and wellbeing of all children.
