The mental health of all children in contact with social services: a population-wide record-linkage study in Northern Ireland

Abstract Aims Children in contact with social services are at high risk for mental ill health, but it is not known what proportion of the child population has contact with social services or how risk varies within this group compared to unexposed peers. We aim to quantify the extent and nature of co...

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Main Authors: Sarah McKenna, Dermot O’Reilly, Aideen Maguire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2045796023000276/type/journal_article