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8 October 2024
A report from researchers at the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) and the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS) has provided new insights into the experiences of children growing up in kinship care in Scotland. The study, the first of its kind, linked multiple data sources – including the Looked After Children Longitudinal dataset, health visit data, and child protection records – to explore the lives of more than 19,000 children in kinship care from 2008 to 2019. SCADR is part of ADR Scotland.
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25 September 2024
In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Carly Lightowlers discusses the findings of her research which explored how alcohol-related treatment or monitoring requirements are being used and whether they are reducing reoffending.
17 September 2024
As part of leading the ADR Wales Social Care programme, Social Care Wales is now offering a PhD placement opportunity. This is open to PhD students studying social care at a Welsh higher education institution, providing practical experience in real-world social care research. Social Care Wales is a Welsh Government-sponsored body which registers and sets standards for social workers and social care workers in Wales.
22 August 2024
ADR Wales has released a new Data Insight highlighting significant socioeconomic disparities in severe Covid-19 outcomes across Wales. The study, part of the ADR Wales Major Societal Challenges programme, used linked data analysis to explore how factors such as underlying health conditions and demographics influenced hospitalisations, critical care admissions, and deaths during the pandemic's first two years.
5 March 2024
This blog by Jane Lyons, research lead for the ADR Wales Social Justice research theme, describes the team’s most recent research. The analysis measured trajectories in chronic disease accrual and mortality across the lifespan in Wales, focusing on disparities between socioeconomic groups.
