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New study shows the power of linking police and healthcare data to identify the vulnerable

28 July 2023News

Linking police and healthcare data has revealed that highly vulnerable individuals are detectable before the involvement of the police. Now a new study by Swansea University researchers says data sharing and linkage could help reduce police callouts and future emergency medical admissions. This study, published in The Lancet, and led by the National Centre for…

Research study explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of shielded children and children living in shielded households in Wales

15 December 2021News

This study led by Public Health Wales was supported by the Centre for Population Health. The study was recently presented at the Public Health Science conference, and the conference abstract has been published in The Lancet. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a damaging effect on children’s mental health. Due to strict public health restrictions, shielded…

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New study shows the power of linking police and healthcare data to identify the vulnerable

Research study explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of shielded children and children living in shielded households in Wales