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Dataset-specific publications, such as Data Explained documents and user guides, can be found on the ADR UK Data Catalogue or on Flagship datasets.

21 February 2025

Data Insight: Childhood contact with social services, self-harm and suicidal or self-harm ideation in young adulthood

This Data Insight uses population-wide data in Northern Ireland (NI) to quantify the association between childhood contact with social services and presentation to an emergency department (ED) with self-harm or thoughts of suicide or self-harm in young adulthood.

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7 May 2024

Young person's Data Insight: Childhood contact with social services and self-harm in young adulthood

This study looks at young adults in Northern Ireland (NI) and their risk of presenting to hospital with self-harm, or thoughts about self-harm and suicide (known as ideation). It asks whether risk is higher for young adults that were involved with social services during childhood.

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27 July 2023

The mental health of all children in contact with social services: Young person's version of a research paper

This study looks at the mental health of all children (aged 17 years or less) in Northern Ireland (NI) and their contact with social services.

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3 March 2022

Understanding and addressing educational underachievement: New evidence from linked administrative data in Northern Ireland

This policy brief explores educational underachievement according to GCSE attainment outcomes in Northern Ireland.

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25 February 2021

Data Insights: The influence of a pupil’s socio-demographic profile and school factors on GCSE attainment outcomes (February 2021)

This study examines socio-demographic and school level predictors of GCSE attainment using data that links the Northern Ireland Census (2011), School Leavers Survey and School Census for the first time.

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24 March 2020

Drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland: Socio-demographic analyses (March 2020)

Findings from research by NISRA (ADR Northern Ireland) provide novel, socio-demographic insights into drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland.

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