In 2014, the Minister for Social Development commissioned a project relating to the use of statistical risk modelling within Child, Youth and Family (CYF) intake decision-making. The project was designed to understand whether the use of this information could enhance intake decision-making, where a concern has been raised regarding a child or young person, and a recommendation for a service response must be made.
This research looks at the information available to social workers who are making decisions about appropriate care and protection options for children and young people.
Purpose
The project aimed to explore whether decision-making could be improved by the use of statistical information highlighting the level of underlying risk experienced by those children and young people notified to CYF with a care and protection concern.