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Key data on adolescence 2009
- Authors:
- COLEMAN John, BROOKS Fiona
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence; Association for Young People's Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 100p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
- Edition:
- 7th ed.
This 7th edition in 12 years has chapters on population, families and households (including looked after children, young people and asylum seekers); education, training and employment; primary health care and health behaviours; secondary care, long-term conditions and disability; sexual health; mental health; and crime. Each begins with four or five key messages highlighting significant developments. A total of 149 tables gives a vast amount of information and statistics about young people.
Children in Scotland: a snapshot of Scotland
- Author:
- CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Children in Scotland has gathered together a collection of existing statistics from public sources covering a variety of measures including health, education, and economic status that contribute to the well being of children and young people in each of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas. Where possible, the data for each local authority is compared with the same data for Scotland as a whole.
Secure accommodation statistics 2005-06
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statistics on secure accommodation in Scotland including charts and tables and headline messages are presented.
Mental health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland: profile and trends
- Authors:
- BLACK Carolyn, MARTIN Chris
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 98
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report explores trends in mental health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland and the factors which best predict higher and lower mental health and wellbeing. The data shows that in the last three years there has been a marked change in mental health and wellbeing among pupils. While some aspects have improved (conduct problems, pro-social behaviour) or remained largely the same over time (hyperactivity, mental wellbeing), others have worsened (emotional problems and peer problems). One of the starkest changes is the extent to which mental health and wellbeing has changed among 15 year old girls, particularly in terms of their emotional wellbeing. In 2010, 28 per cent of 15 year olds girls had a borderline or abnormal emotional problems score. This increased to 41 per cent in 2013. Physical wellbeing was linked to mental health and wellbeing – those who had a limiting illness or disability reported poorer mental health and wellbeing than those that did not – particularly in relation to emotional problems. A number of activities appeared to have a protective effect against poor mental health and wellbeing (although causal links are likely to be complex). Expecting to go to university, belonging to a group or club and seeing friends, doing a hobby, reading books or playing a sport at least weekly were associated with better mental health and wellbeing. For girls, in particular, playing sport on a weekly basis was strongly related to lower levels of emotional and behavioural problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Northern Ireland care leavers 2013/14
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Statistical digest on the numbers of young people leaving care in Northern Ireland during the year ending 31st March 2014. Information is provided separately on young people aged 16-18 who left care; and young people who turned 19 years of age during the year ending 31st March 2014 and who had been looked after on 1st April three years previously. Includes information on who the care leavers are (age profile, ethnicity, disability, special educational needs), their last period of care and reasons for leaving care; and what they are doing now (accommodation, education, economic activity). The statistics excludes those young people who had been looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (respite care). (Edited publisher abstract)
Drug treatment and recovery in 2010-11
- Author:
- NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE
- Publisher:
- National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The number of illegal drug users recovering from addiction has risen significantly in the last year, according to the latest official statistics for England released by the National Treatment Agency (NTA) for substance misuse. This reflects the government's Drug Strategy goal to enable more people to recover from addiction to illegal drugs. The annual figures also confirm another sharp decline in the number of young adults under 30 needing treatment for addiction to the most problematic drugs. Overall the numbers accessing treatment for all drugs have fallen for the second year running. This report reveals: a jump in the number of people recovering from addiction – 27,969 in 2011 compared to 23,680 in 2010, an annual increase of 18% (and a 150% increase since 2005/06); of the 255,556 unique individuals who entered a treatment programme since April 2005 for the first time, 71,887 (28%) successfully completed and did not need further treatment; the more recently someone came into treatment, the more likely they are to succeed in tackling dependency; and a fall in the number of people needing treatment for addiction to illegal drugs, including a reduction of almost 10,000 in the number of heroin and crack users coming into treatment in just two years.
National and regional estimates of the prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine use 2009-10: a summary of key findings
- Authors:
- HAY Gordon, et al
- Publisher:
- National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 6p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
Information about the number of people who use illicit drugs such as heroin, other opiates or crack cocaine is key to formulating effective policies for tackling drug related harm as these drugs are associated with the highest levels of harm. It also helps inform service provision at the local level and provides a context in which to understand the population impact of interventions to reduce drug-related harm. Estimates of the prevalence of drug injecting are useful for considering blood-borne virus prevalence, such as hepatitis C. This report summarises the results of the second follow-up study to a three-year project to estimate the prevalence of opiate and/or crack use nationally, regionally, and locally. This second follow-up was carried out three years after the final sweep of the original project. An overview of the national and Government Office Region estimates are presented in this report, as are comparisons with the estimates produced by the first follow-up (2008-09) sweep of the study. The data is broken into regional statistics for users ages 15 to 64.
Substance abuse among young people: 2010-11
- Author:
- NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE
- Publisher:
- National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Drug and alcohol misuse among teenagers is usually a symptom rather than a cause of their vulnerability. Many have broader difficulties in their lives that drugs and alcohol compound – family breakdown, inadequate housing, offending, truancy, anti-social behaviour, poor educational attainment, and mental health concerns such as self-harm. So specialist drug and alcohol services function most effectively as part of a package of inter-disciplinary support that helps the young person now and prevents further problems in adulthood, such as addiction. Fortunately the number of under-18s accessing specialist services continues to fall. These latest statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System for 2010-11 show services are responding quickly and effectively to young people who need support and guidance to overcome their drug and alcohol use
NI 71: children missing from home or care: local authority self-evaluation scores of measures to monitor, respond to and address runaway cases: England, Oct 2008 to Dec 2009
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
This release provides information on the self-evaluation scores given by each Local Authority on measures to monitor and respond to cases of Children Missing from Home or Care from October 2008 and December 2009. The statistics have been released to provide local information on self-assessed progress in respect of monitoring cases of young runaways and responding to their needs. The release provides charts by region and detailed tables by local authority.
Estimates of the prevalence of opiate use and/or crack cocaine use, 2008/09: sweep 5 report
- Authors:
- HAY Gordon, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Glasgow. Centre for Drug Misuse Research
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This report assesses the prevalence of opiate and crack cocaine use at the Government Office Region and national level in England for 2008/09. Two prevalence estimation methods have been used; the capture-recapture method and the multiple indicator method. Findings revealed an estimated 321,229 opiate and/or crack cocaine users aged 15 to 64 in England in 2008/09. This is almost 1% of the population of the targeted age group. The estimated prevalence of opiate use was 0.8% of this population and the estimated prevalence of crack cocaine use was 0.5%. Nationally, there was a decrease in prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine use between 2006/07 and 2008/09 however this was not statistically significant. There was also a decrease in the prevalence of opiate use from 273,123 in 2006/07 to 262,428 in 2008/09. This decrease was statistically significant. The estimates for the period 2008/09 also show an increase in the levels of crack cocaine use, but this was not statistically significant. There were statistically significant decreases in the prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine use within the 15 to 24 and 25-34 age groups and a statistically significant increase in the number of opiate and/or crack cocaine users in the older 35 to 64 age group.