CONTENTS

• Foreword
• Contents
• Authors & Acknowledgements
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Acronyms used
• Summary of main findings
• Introduction
  • Outline of Report
  • New Developments
  • Improving Information
  • Conclusion
  • References
• PART 1: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS
  • Child population
  • Child mortality
  • Ethnicity
  • Non-Irish national children
  • Family structure
  • Parental education level
  • Traveller children
  • Separated children seeking asylum
• PART 2: CHILDREN’S RELATIONSHIPS
  • Relationship with parents
  • Relationship with peers
• PART 3: CHILDREN’S OUTCOMES
  • EDUCATION OUTCOMES
    • Enrolment in early childhood care and education
    • Attendance at school
    • Transfer to second-level education
    • Achievement in reading literacy, mathematics and science
  • HEALTH OUTCOMES
    • Birth weight
    • Breastfeeding practice
    • Chronic health conditions and hospitalisation
    • Disability
    • Abuse and neglect
  • SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL OUTCOMES
    • Participation in decision-making
    • Reading as a leisure activity
    • Use of tobacco
    • Alcohol use
    • Drug use
    • Sexual health and behaviour
    • Self-esteem
    • Self-reported happiness
    • Youth suicide
    • Physical activity
    • Youth homelessness
    • Nutritional habits
• PART 4: FORMAL AND INFORMAL SUPPORTS
  • Public expenditure on education for children and young people
  • Economic security
  • Availability of housing for families with children
  • Community characteristics
  • Environment and places
  • Garda Juvenile Diversion Programme referrals
  • Antenatal care
  • Childhood immunisation
  • Accessibility of basic health services for children
  • Children and young people in care
  • Mental health referrals
  • Screening for growth and development
• APPENDICES
• Appendix 1: Main data sources
• Appendix 2: NUTS Classifications
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