Developmental Trajectories of Psychosis and Internalising and Externalising Disorders Among Young People with Varying Levels of Child Protection Involvement

Citation:
Chikwava F, Cordier R, Ferrante A, O’Donnell M. Developmental Trajectories of Psychosis and Internalising and Externalising Disorders Among Young People with Varying Levels of Child Protection Involvement: A Population-Level Linked Data Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026;23(9).

Keywords:
Child protection; out-of-home care; mental health trajectories; linked administrative data

Abstract:
Despite extensive research on the risks faced by young people in out-of-home care, population-level evidence on how mental disorders develop and diverge through childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood remains limited.