Insights into dual-system involvement: Children’s social care and criminal justice

Join the ADR England Research Community Catalyst: Children at risk of poor outcomes team for this online event exploring how linked administrative data can be used to better understand the intersection between children’s social care and the criminal justice system.

The session will bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to share insights and discuss the implications of dual-system involvement – where a child is supported by both the child welfare and criminal justice systems.

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With contributions from national and international experts, this session will showcase cutting-edge research, explore the challenges and opportunities of working with linked data, and highlight how these insights can improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

Speakers include:

Dr Stephanie Sinclair and Dr Nathan Nickel
Outcomes of children being taken into out-of-home care
Dr Stephanie Sinclair is an Anishinaabe woman from Sandy Bay First Nation and manager for data sovereignty at the First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba. She holds a PhD in Indigenous Studies and a master’s in clinical psychology from the University of Manitoba. Her work focuses on improving health and mental wellness services for First Nations communities.

Dr Nathan Nickel is an applied population health scientist who uses administrative data to explore the social and structural determinants of health. His research focuses on evaluating programmes aimed at improving child outcomes, mental health and addictions, and system-level interactions – particularly in partnership with First Nations, Métis and Inuit organisations in Manitoba.

Dr Anna Leyland 
Safeguarding futures – reducing the risk of criminal justice involvement for children in contact with the social care system
Anna is a Third Century Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Sheffield, and a former ADR UK Research Fellow. Her research explores the impact of early life experiences on outcomes such as education, health and justice involvement. Anna is one of the first users of the linked Department for Education (DfE) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) dataset and a co-founder of the Administrative Data for Policy hub at MMU.

Dr Helen Hodges
Vulnerability and the interplay between services supporting justice-involved children
Helen is a Research Associate at CASCADE, Cardiff University and a Data Scientist at Swansea University. With a PhD in Criminology, her work focuses on data linkage research, particularly involving children looked after and those receiving care and support. She brings extensive experience from previous public sector roles in education, children’s services and policing.

Chaired by:

Les Humphreys
Les is a lecturer in research methods at the University of Central Lancashire, with expertise in violence, domestic abuse, sentencing, gender and policing. His work has been funded by organisations including the ESRC, MRC, Ministry of Justice and Home Office.

Event details

When: Monday 28 July, 15:00-16:30 BST

Where: Online

Cost: Free

How to attend: Please register to secure your place. You will receive a calendar invite and online meeting link within 3 working days. If you experience any issues with registration, contact marie.greaves@swansea.ac.uk.

Co-funded by ADR England and Foundations – What Works Centre for Children and Families, the Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes Community Catalyst aims to increase use of ADR UK flagship datasets and build a network of researchers focused on early intervention and children’s social care in the UK.