Mental Health Survey of Young People in Local Authority Care, Ages 5-17

A survey report presents findings on the mental health of young people aged 5-17 who are looked after by local authorities. The data is designated as National Statistics and sourced from the Office for National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Assess mental health prevalence among children in care based on survey findings.
• Analyze correlations between local authority care and youth mental health outcomes based on the survey scope.
• Inform social care policy and resource allocation based on reported mental health statistics.
• Benchmark mental health indicators for a vulnerable youth population based on the national survey.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official status and quality assurance.
• Source agency is the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Dataset has a specific last updated timestamp of 2026-07-08 13:31:05.924804.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:05.924804; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (inferred from source agency and platform)