Child Intervention Services in Alberta by Care Type and Age

Children and Youth Receiving Child Intervention Services data from the Government of Alberta shows the average monthly number of children and youth receiving services. It breaks down counts by type of care and age groups, with historical information dating back ten years. The dataset is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the number of children in temporary_care versus permanent_care over the ten-year historical period.
• Compare service utilization across age_groups (0-5, 6-12, 13-15, 16-17) to identify which demographics are most served.
• Model the relationship between time and the count of children receiving_services_while_at_home to assess policy impacts.
• Track provincial-level changes in the total average_monthly_number of children receiving intervention services annually.

Strengths

• Historical data spans ten years, enabling longitudinal trend analysis.
• Data is disaggregated by four distinct age_groups and three care_types.

Limitations

• Dataset provides only aggregate, province-level counts; individual case details are unavailable.
• Sample size and row counts are unspecified, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative data from child intervention services programs.

Time Range

Ten years of historical data up to the latest update.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Province of Alberta, Canada.