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This ADR Northern Ireland project aims to develop a new linked dataset containing information on mental health and addiction among people in prisons in Northern Ireland, as well as their mortality risk following release.
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This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017. By investigating how well this measure reflects and predicts the social, health, and economic challenges faced by Northern Ireland’s population, the research will provide insights to inform future updates – ensuring it remains a reliable tool for researchers and policymakers.
This project aims to provide robust research evidence for policymakers, practitioners and the public about the causes and consequences of homelessness in Northern Ireland.
This project aims to produce a food poverty risk index for Northern Ireland. This will be used to investigate links between food poverty and Type 2 diabetes, and to answer several research questions.
The study will investigate whether pupils who are excluded from school, either temporarily or permanently, achieve lower levels of educational attainment as a result. It will test whether the effect of exclusion varies by exclusion type (e.g. fixed versus permanent), by reason for exclusion, and by pupil characteristics (such as age and gender).
This project investigates the effects of air pollution on mortality and a range of morbidity outcomes, as well as birth outcomes.
The overarching goal of the research is to advance understanding of the nature and scale of drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland. We are using the Northern Ireland Mortality Study (NIMS) – which links the 2011 Census to subsequent deaths until 2017 – to provide novel, socio-demographic insights into drug related deaths in Northern Ireland.
This project will bring together the 2011 Census with the Dental Reimbursement Database from Business Services Organisation (BSO).
Northern Ireland has had the highest economic inactivity in the UK for the past 30 years. The economically inactive is the population who are not in employment or seeking employment. There are many reasons why an individual may be inactive – the most common are being in full-time education, looking after family, retirement, or being long-term sick.
