Anxiety and depression among children and young people involved in family justice court proceedings: longitudinal national data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about mental health problems of children and young people (CYP) involved with public and private law family court proceedings, and how these CYP fare compared to those not involved in these significant disruptions to family life.

Aims

This study examined records of depression/anxiety in CYP involved in public and private law proceedings using linked population-level data across Wales.

Method

Retrospective e-cohort study. We calculated the incidence of primary-care-recorded depression/anxiety among CYP involved in these proceedings and in a comparison group, using Poisson regression. Depression/anxiety outcomes following proceedings were evaluated using pairwise Cox regression, with age- and gender-matched controls of CYP who had no involveme

SUBMITTER: Griffiths LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature