NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit
@ucl-cpru.bsky.social
Conducting high-quality research to support the development of evidence-based policy to improve the health of children and families.
📢 A new CPRU publication in BMJ Open reviews available tools to measure child development at 2–2.5y in England bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2...
Measuring child development at the 2–2½-year health and development review in England: a rapid scoping review of available tools
Objective All children in England should receive a health review at 2–2½ years, with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire third edition (ASQ-3) used to collect public health surveillance data on child de...
bmjopen.bmj.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
📢 A new CPRU publication in BMJ Open reviews available tools to measure child development at 2–2.5y in England bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2...
📢 A new CPRU paper published today on parents' and professionals' perspectives on digital alternatives to the paper-based ASQ-3 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
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January 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
📢 A new CPRU paper published today on parents' and professionals' perspectives on digital alternatives to the paper-based ASQ-3 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🎙️The @closer-uk.bsky.social
Connections podcast is out now! CPRU Co-Director Ruth Gilbert and other guests discuss how linked data is transforming research, the challenges & the innovative solutions shaping the future closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...
Connections podcast is out now! CPRU Co-Director Ruth Gilbert and other guests discuss how linked data is transforming research, the challenges & the innovative solutions shaping the future closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...
CLOSER Connections podcast: Connecting the dots - how data linkage is transforming research - CLOSER
To launch our new ‘CLOSER Connections’ Podcast series, we bring together a panel of experts to discuss how combining different types of data is revolutionising research.
closer.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🎙️The @closer-uk.bsky.social
Connections podcast is out now! CPRU Co-Director Ruth Gilbert and other guests discuss how linked data is transforming research, the challenges & the innovative solutions shaping the future closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...
Connections podcast is out now! CPRU Co-Director Ruth Gilbert and other guests discuss how linked data is transforming research, the challenges & the innovative solutions shaping the future closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...
📢 A new CPRU cohort study using
ECHILD data looks at disparities in adolescent mental health-related NHS presentations www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
ECHILD data looks at disparities in adolescent mental health-related NHS presentations www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Disparities in adolescent mental health-related National Health Service presentations in England: secondary school cohort study
Introduction Evidence on demographic and socioeconomic differences in adolescent mental health service use is vital for developing equitable health policy and service responses. We quantified inequali...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📢 A new CPRU cohort study using
ECHILD data looks at disparities in adolescent mental health-related NHS presentations www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
ECHILD data looks at disparities in adolescent mental health-related NHS presentations www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
📢 New CPRU research project protocol on frameworks for describing health inequalities in observational public health research published today bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
Frameworks for describing health inequalities in observational public health research: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Observational studies play a pivotal role in understanding population health trends and informing public health policy. However, many such studies inadequately address dimensions of healt...
bmjopen.bmj.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📢 New CPRU research project protocol on frameworks for describing health inequalities in observational public health research published today bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
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WATCH ▶️ By identifying how to consistently measure agreed outcomes for children experiencing #DomesticAbuse, our research will help build a more robust evidence base to inform policy & practice.
📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/selecting-and-validating-outcome-measures-for-the-dva-cos/
📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/selecting-and-validating-outcome-measures-for-the-dva-cos/
July 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
WATCH ▶️ By identifying how to consistently measure agreed outcomes for children experiencing #DomesticAbuse, our research will help build a more robust evidence base to inform policy & practice.
📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/selecting-and-validating-outcome-measures-for-the-dva-cos/
📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/selecting-and-validating-outcome-measures-for-the-dva-cos/
📣 A report by @foundationsww.bsky.social on selecting and validating outcomes for interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children exposed to domestic abuse has just been published. The work builds on the core outcome set developed in previous CPRU work foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Selecting and validating outcome measures for the Domestic Violence and Abuse Core Outcome Set (DVA-COS) - Foundations
foundations.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM
📣 A report by @foundationsww.bsky.social on selecting and validating outcomes for interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children exposed to domestic abuse has just been published. The work builds on the core outcome set developed in previous CPRU work foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...
June 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 A new CPRU publication looks at chronic health conditions and school absence, exclusions, and non-enrolment academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...
Chronic health conditions and school absence, exclusions, and non-enrolment: a cohort study using the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data database
AbstractBackground. Policies to reduce school absence can place a burden on children with chronic health conditions (CHCs). Although estimates suggest >
academic.oup.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 A new CPRU publication looks at chronic health conditions and school absence, exclusions, and non-enrolment academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
📢 A new CPRU publication looks at perspectives of children and young people's mental health practitioners who work with children with experience of intimate partner violence and complex family relationships. Read it here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Child mental health practitioners' perspectives on providing support for families where there is intimate partner violence: navigating complex family relationships and fear at home
Children who experience and are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) between their parents or carers are at greater risk of mental health proble…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
📢 A new CPRU publication looks at perspectives of children and young people's mental health practitioners who work with children with experience of intimate partner violence and complex family relationships. Read it here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣 A new CPRU paper uses linked data on health, education and social care services to look at hospital admissions for children with SEN/care experience. Read it here www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hospital admissions among adolescents with local authority care experience or special educational needs in England: a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data from health, educat...
Background We aimed to quantify planned and unplanned hospital admissions during adolescence for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and/or experience of care under local authority supervision...
www.medrxiv.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📣 A new CPRU paper uses linked data on health, education and social care services to look at hospital admissions for children with SEN/care experience. Read it here www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our recent paper found child maltreatment and/or parental domestic violence exposure incurs large personal and societal economic burdens. Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The economic burden of child maltreatment and co-occurring parental domestic violence and abuse in the UK
Child maltreatment (CM) and parental domestic violence and abuse (pDVA) impose considerable lifelong adverse outcomes on those affected. Despite shari…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our recent paper found child maltreatment and/or parental domestic violence exposure incurs large personal and societal economic burdens. Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣 New CPRU report identifies population-level health indicators for children <2y for use in the Start for Life outcomes framework. Our report also includes principles for monitoring service performance in this area. Read it here
www.ucl.ac.uk/children-pol...
www.ucl.ac.uk/children-pol...
Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators
Start for Life Outcomes Framework: identifying candidate indicators
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📣 New CPRU report identifies population-level health indicators for children <2y for use in the Start for Life outcomes framework. Our report also includes principles for monitoring service performance in this area. Read it here
www.ucl.ac.uk/children-pol...
www.ucl.ac.uk/children-pol...
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A recent CPRU paper in
@ijpds.bsky.social found 25% of all children living in England are recognised as a child in need by children's social care. One third are referred to children's social care at least once before 18y ijpds.org/article/view...
@ijpds.bsky.social found 25% of all children living in England are recognised as a child in need by children's social care. One third are referred to children's social care at least once before 18y ijpds.org/article/view...
Estimated cumulative incidence of intervention by children's social care services to age 18: a whole-of-England administrative data cohort study using the child in need census
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ijpds.org
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A recent CPRU paper in
@ijpds.bsky.social found 25% of all children living in England are recognised as a child in need by children's social care. One third are referred to children's social care at least once before 18y ijpds.org/article/view...
@ijpds.bsky.social found 25% of all children living in England are recognised as a child in need by children's social care. One third are referred to children's social care at least once before 18y ijpds.org/article/view...
March 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In a recent paper, we support a systems approach to address barriers to support for families experiencing intimate partner violence and mental health problems. There is a need to address the gap between child mental health and domestic abuse services www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In a recent paper, we support a systems approach to address barriers to support for families experiencing intimate partner violence and mental health problems. There is a need to address the gap between child mental health and domestic abuse services www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
There was really high missing data in CSDS. From government statistics, we know that 79% of 2 years olds have this measure of child development collected but only 15% of children in CSDS had this data in their record.
March 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There was really high missing data in CSDS. From government statistics, we know that 79% of 2 years olds have this measure of child development collected but only 15% of children in CSDS had this data in their record.
86% of 2y olds met expected level of development with inequalities across groups.
March 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
86% of 2y olds met expected level of development with inequalities across groups.