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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.

7 April 2025

Policy brief: Self-harm & suicide in Northern Ireland: New evidence from linked administrative data

The information presented in this policy brief summarises findings from five published research papers by researchers based within the Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI, part of ADR Northern Ireland). These used whole population-wide linked administrative data to better understand who in Northern Ireland is most at risk of self-harm, self-harm/suicidal ideation, and death by suicide, in order to help inform policy and practice.

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3 April 2025

Data Insight: Disengagement from school among pupils experiencing homelessness in Wales

This Data Insight explores the association between disengagement from school and youth homelessness. The team analysed data from a screening tool forming part of a youth homelessness prevention scheme in Wales, known as Upstream Cymru. Three forms of school disengagement were measured: exclusions/suspension, truancy, and misbehavior.

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31 March 2025

Exploring cancer inequalities in Wales through linked administrative data

This Data Insight describes the study which assessed the feasibility of linking administrative data from different sources.

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25 February 2025

The impact of co-occurring homelessness and substance misuse on secondary healthcare in Wales

This Data Insight presents the findings of a study carried out as part of the BOLD Substance Misuse Pilot in Wales, which focuses on early intervention and prevention of the escalation of substance misuse.

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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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13 February 2025

Care experienced children and young people: Research insights from administrative data

This report summarises some key insights on children’s experiences with social care, which have been generated through research using administrative data. It serves as a source of evidence for policymakers and practitioners working to support children. It also provides a rich example of the power of administrative data to enable critical research evidence that can improve lives.

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10 February 2025

Data Insight: Were people with health vulnerabilities more likely to be fined by the police during the Covid-19 pandemic?

This Data Insight explores whether people who had accessed health services for conditions relating to mental ill health, drug use and alcohol misuse were more likely to receive fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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29 January 2025

Data Insight: Causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales

This ADR Wales Data Insight presents findings from research into the underlying causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales.

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18 October 2024

Data Insight: Physical health disparities and mortality among people with severe mental illness in Northern Ireland

This Data Insight examines the relationship between severe mental illness (SMI), selected chronic disorders, and mortality in a population attending at hospital settings in Northern Ireland (NI) over a 12-year period.

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8 October 2024

Growing up in kinship care

This report from Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research and the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection explores the characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of ‘looked after’ children living in kinship care in Scotland. It provides insight into the requirements that welfare, universal, and targeted services should meet to ensure the safety, health, education and wellbeing of all children.

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