This study uses linked administrative data to investigate how being a child looked after influences the likelihood of getting involved with substance misuse.
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Investigating the likelihood of substance misuse related events in care-experienced children.
This study uses linked administrative data to investigate how being a child looked after influences the likelihood of getting involved with substance misuse.
Main findings
- A child looked after had nearly 8 times higher risk of substance misuse than a child not looked after.
- Sex, ethnicity and deprivation also contributed to this risk among those looked after and not looked after.
- Socially unacceptable behaviour and adoption disruption (categories of need) increased the risk of substance misuse among children looked after.
- Residential settings and independent living (placement types) also increased the risk of substance misuse in children looked after.
Reports
The interplay between children looked after and substance misuse in Wales: scoping the use of administrative data , file type: PDF, file size: 663 KB
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Contact
Matthew Skermer
Email: adrwales@gov.wales
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