Supporting health, social care, and education needs for children at risk of poor outcomes: Towards a joined-up, data-driven approach

Join the ADR England Community Catalyst: Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes group for two presentations highlighting how connected data can be used to explore and answer current questions in children’s health, social care, and education.

The session will be chaired by the Co-leads of the ADR England Community Catalyst: Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes project, Professor Lucy Griffiths and Professor Karen Broadhurst.

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Joining up data around young people in crisis in London

Professor Dougal Hargreaves and Sandeepa Arora from Imperial College London

There is growing concern about rising number of children and young people presenting to the NHS with a mental health crisis, and to the children's social care system with complex needs. This presentation will explore how linked, multi-agency data may support work to identify and address these needs earlier.

How connected data can help to address the SEND crisis

Professor Mark Mon-Williams from the University of Leeds

Many children are struggling within school with unmet educational needs and, concurrently, many children are waiting many years for clinical autism and ADHD assessments. Connected data can help us understand these phenomena and the extent to which they are related. We will share insights on SEND and neurodevelopmental pathways from Connected Bradford (a database containing all of the health, education and care records for citizens across the Bradford District).

Event details

When: 12:30-13:30, Wednesday 11 March 2026
Where: Online 
Cost: Free
How to attend: Register on Ticket Source. We will email you a Zoom webinar link within three working days of registration. If you experience any problems, please email marie.greaves@swansea.ac.uk.

Co-funded by ADR England and Foundations – What Works Centre for Children and Families, the ADR England Research Community Catalyst: Children at Risk of Poor Outcomes aims to increase use of ADR  UK flagship datasets, and to support a community of researchers and analysts focused on children and young people supported by early intervention services or children’s social care in the UK. As part of this work, they have developed a research agenda, built on a comprehensive review of the evidence and national stakeholder consultation.