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There are a number of ways of identifying data for this particular population group, depending of which particular sub-group your study is targeting:

1) Employment registers: only covers young people who have gone to the trouble of notifying the unemployment office of their status. It reaches a particular disadvantaged group but misses an unknown proportion of these.

Access restricted but negotiable (in de-identified form) for research purposes.

2)Family Services databases: include children and young adults whose parents have used the Family Services Department. E.g. those whose parents are under legal investigation, getting divorced, needing respite care, etc. Access restricted to Family Services staff and legal representatives on a case by case basis. Research may be conducted in collaboration with them, but only aggregated data may be facilitated.

3) Juvenile Justice Department: the prison system for young offenders has a database with relevant socio-demographic information and criminal history. Access restricted to relevant authorities but aggregated/processed data may be negotiable for policy development purposes.

4) YPAR program: holds socio-demographic information on a specific sub-group attending counselling or other activities aiming at reducing/preventing attempted self-harm. Access restricted to YPAR staff but summaries may be obtained from annual reports.

5)School Survey data: may cover a wide range of kids of school age from various backgrounds, but usually is based on self-reported demographics and other aspects. Quality doubtful, access negotiable depending on agreement with researchers and school principals.