ADR UK is funding seven Research Fellows to analyse the Education and Child Health Outcomes from Linked Data (ECHILD) dataset. These projects are exploring the relationship between children’s health and education, generating insights that could inform policy decisions to improve support for children.
Simona's project aims to provide a clearer picture of pathways through educational support, social care, and health services available for neurodivergent children and young people who develop mental health conditions. Her project aims to explore the following research questions:
- When do neurodivergent children and young people who develop a mental health condition first engage with any existing educational support, social care, and health services?
- When do these children first engage with each type of educational support, social care, and health services?
- Does the time to and likelihood of service engagement (overall and for specific services) differ between neurodivergent and neurotypical children and young people who develop a mental health condition
- Does the time to and likelihood of service engagement (overall and for specific services) differ between neurodivergent children and young people who develop a mental health condition and those without a mental health diagnosis?
The project will actively engage lived experience advisors and policymakers throughout the research lifecycle.
Read more about the fellowship and the details of Simona’s project on the ADR UK website.