Early interventions for children and families
Primary prevention through universal and targeted programmes to reduce health inequalities, improve health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse outcomes across the child and family life course.
Disadvantage that occurs in childhood has a disproportionate effect on the life chances of a child. Giving children the best start in life is recognised to be a significant way of reducing health and social inequalities.
The Children and Families Policy Research Unit undertakes work that covers:
- intervening early in the child’s life and
- intervening early in the course of any difficulties (regardless of age)
Projects with a focus on early intervention
Patterns of health visiting contacts and child development in England 2020-2024
Patterns of health visiting contacts and child development in England 2020-2024
Access to services related to adolescent mental health
Access to Primary Care
Association between primary care provision and outcomes among children and young people in England: a mixed-methods study (January 2022 – December 2023)
Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators
Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators
Early intervention for mental health of 10–16 year olds
Examining the impact of funded area-level interventions across England (April 2019 – March 2022)
Dyslexia and allied reading difficulties and their relationship with mental health problems
Responsive Facility: Dyslexia and allied reading difficulties and their relationship with mental health problems: A rapid review of evidence (February 2020 - April 2020)
How can we use the community services dataset (CSDS) for research into health visiting?
Responsive Facility: How can we use the community services dataset (CSDS) for research into health visiting? (March 2020 - August 2020)
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children
Responsive Facility: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable children (July 2020 - September 2021). Contributing to a broader ESRC-funded project: (ECHILD)