Adversity profiles of children receiving care and support from social services: A latent-class analysis of school-aged children in Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children receive care and support from social services due to the risk of harm or impeded development or because of disability. This study aimed to identify typologies of adversity experienced by children receiving care and support from social services and to explore how typologies differ by sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of 'Children Receiving Care and Support' (N = 12 792) during 2017/2018 in Wales, UK. We sought to (1) examine the prevalence of household adversities experienced by children in receipt of care and support from social services; (2) identify typologies of household adversities; and (3) explore how typologies of household adversities differ by family characteristics (demographics, measures of social disadva

SUBMITTER: Anthony R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946723 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature