The Mental Health of Children and Young People Growing Up in State Care in England, 2020-2021

Dinithi Nisanka  Wijedasa; Yeosun Yoon; Sarah K Harding; Florie J E Schmits; Rachel Hahn

The Mental Health of Children and Young People Growing Up in State Care in England, 2020-2021

Dinithi Nisanka Wijedasa, Yeosun Yoon, Sarah K Harding, Florie J E Schmits, Rachel Hahn

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This data collection contains the self-reported survey data from young people in State care aged 11-18 years. The survey was conducted in 2020 and repeated in 2021. The Wave 1 survey data contains information on 905 children and young people in care from 18 local authorities (LAs) in England. The Wave 2 survey data contains information on 681 children and young people in care from 14 LAs in England. Of these, 262 children and young people responded to both the Wave 1 and 2 survey.

Original language	English
Type	Dataset
Media of output	Data
Publisher	UK Data Service
ISBN (Electronic)	10.5255/UKDA-SN-857176
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2025

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The Mental Health of Children and Young People Growing Up in State Care in England, 2020-2021

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