Centre for Health Equity Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on psychotropic medication prescriptions for children and adolescents: a scoping review of quantitative longitudinal studies

Abstract Global evidence shows a deterioration in the mental health of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising questions about how mental health care, including psychotropic medication prescriptions, has adapted. However, it remains unclear how this deterio...

Socioeconomic conditions and children’s out-of-home care in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s out-of-home care (OHC) are a major public health problem. Though widely documented, no review has systematically synthesised evidence across high-income countries. We aimed to compare the risk of OHC for children experiencing di...