Receipt of social services intervention in childhood, educational attainment and emergency hospital admissions: longitudinal analyses of national administrative health, social care, and education data in Wales, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research consistently finds poorer health and educational outcomes for children who have experienced out-of-home care relative to the general population. Few studies have explored differences between those in care and those in receipt of intervention from social services but not in care. Children receiving social services interventions often experience Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and deprivation, which are known to negatively impact outcomes. We aimed to estimate the association of different social services interventions with educational outcomes and hospital admissions, while adjusting for ACEs and deprivation.

Methods

We linked retrospective, routinely collected administrative records from health, education, and social care to create a cohort via the S

SUBMITTER: Lowthian E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494773 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature