Multi-disciplinary support for families with complex needs and children on the edge of care in the UK: a mixed methods evaluation

Figures & data

Table 1. Reported risk factors for all children and young people at referral.

	Number of children	Total with data	%
Poor/very poor attendance at school	33	69	48%
Mental health issue	72	152	47%
Lack of child stimulation/social interaction	48	158	30%
Known to the police	26	194	9%
Out of post-16 EET/statutory education	14	152	9%
Use of recreational/street drugs a problem	10	199	5%
Alcohol a problem	8	199	4%
Involved in the criminal justice system	8	198	4%
At risk of Child Sexual Exploitation in previous 6 months	4	199	2%
Currently affiliated to a gang/at risk of gang involvement	3	201	1%

NB: The percentages in the table above exclude unknown or missing values for children and young people.

Table 2. Reported parental risk factors at time of referral (all families).

	Number of parents	Total with data	%
Mental health issues	67	90	74%
Domestic abuse in 12 months prior to referral/historically	54	90	60%
Alcohol is currently a problem	45	90	50%
Use of recreational/street drugs is currently a problem	45	90	50%
‘Toxic trio’ present?	36	90	40%
Undiagnosed postnatal depression	17	61	28%

NB: The percentages in the table above exclude unknown or missing values for families.

Table 3. Reported risk factors for children and young people at referral and at case closure (41 families with cases closed only).

	At referral			At closure
	Number of children	Total number	%	Number of children	Total number	%
Mental health issue	31	49	63%	26	48	54%
Poor/very poor attendance at school	14	26	54%	6	35	17%
Known to the police	13	57	23%	6	56	11%
Lack of child stimulation/social interaction	12	52	23%	9	49	18%
Involved in the criminal justice system	7	57	12%	2	56	4%
Alcohol a problem	6	57	11%	5	57	9%
Use of recreational/street drugs a problem	6	57	11%	5	57	9%
Currently affiliated to a gang/at risk of gang involvement	3	57	5%	2	57	4%
At risk of Child Sexual Exploitation in previous 6 months	2	57	4%	1	57	2%

NB: The data above relates only to children and young people whose cases have been closed. The percentages exclude unknown or missing values for children and young people.

Table 4. Reported parental risk factors at referral and case closure (41 families with cases closed only).

	At referral			At closure
	Number of families	Total number	%	Number of families	Total number	%
Mental health issues	29	41	71%	22	33	67%
Alcohol is a problem	21	41	51%	6	34	18%
Domestic abuse in previous 12 months	21	41	51%	15	33	45%
Use of recreational/street drugs is a problem	18	41	44%	8	34	24%

NB: The data above relates only to parents whose cases have been closed. The percentages exclude unknown or missing values for families.