UCL ECHILD project

The ECHILD project is a research study run by University College London joining existing health, education and social care data for children for the first time.

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

Great to see @Elo__luna Eliazar Luna presenting linked health and social care data from #ECHILD. They show marked inequalities in hospital use among children involved with Children’s Social Care especially for mental health and learning disabilities #IPDLN2026
@Klharron @adr_uk

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

Our #ECHILD colleague Vincent Nguyen at #IPDLN2026 explaining the linkage rates of Hospital records and National Pupil database, who is missed in #ECHILD? @adr_uk @IPDLN @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ONS @NHSEngland @NHSDigital

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

two more excellent #ECHILD presentations at #IPDLN2026 by @rmendezpi Rocio Mendez Pineda on Quasi-experimental analysis and by Julia Shumway on pupils with neurodisability @adr_uk @Klharron @JohnPeterJerrim @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @IPDLN

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

Thrilled to be at #IPDLN2026 #Rotterdam We've loved sharing our research, connecting with colleagues, and learning from fantastic presentations. Thank you, @IPDLN! @CantAyana presenting School achievement in children with congenital anomalies @adr_uk @Klharron @IPDLN

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢 Registrations now open!
Join a 2-day in-person #ECHILD Training Course (28–29 Sept 2026) to learn how to use linked health, education & social care data in research
👉 sign up: https://t.co/83FTI1vnJH
@Klharron @adr_uk @UCLchildhealth @ich_ppp @ifs @LSHTM @HDR_UK @ADR_CC_CAR

[UCU Northumbria - SHY BAIRNS GET NOWT! @UCUNUbranch]

Job losses announced @NorthumbriaUni.

@ucu @AndreaEganGS @DrJoGrady @NorthernUNISON @NorthTyneTUC @MrGeorgeClarke

@UCUNUbranch and @UnisonNorthumb1 say:

The first duty of any trade union is to protect the jobs and livelihoods of its members. ...

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: Updated estimates suggest that those who go to university can expect to be around £100k better off financially over their lifetimes on average, compared to if they didn’t go.

THREAD on new @TheIFS report on the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings:

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

@ByYrSide @Klharron @HDR_UK @adr_uk @ONSfocus @ONS @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ADR_CC_CAR @kenvhc @Patient_Data 👉https://t.co/9zqXdg1K2W
the course details how UPRNs are linked to health records for research and the measures taken to protect individuals’ identities @ByYrSide

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢New #HDRUK course: Using #UPRNs to link geography & health data co-created with the public - learn at your own pace
👉https://t.co/9zqXdg1K2W
@Klharron @HDR_UK @adr_uk @ONSfocus @ONS @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ADR_CC_CAR @kenvhc @Patient_Data

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

⏳one week to go! next #ECHILD seminar: Working with ILR data - listen from experts!
🗓️9 June 11-12:00
sign up 👇👇👇
@adr_uk @HDR_UK @CEPEO_UCL @educationgovuk @TheIFS @NIHRresearch @ONSfocus @ONS @UCL_IHI

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢NEW ECHILD Seminar Series – Online
🗓️ Tue 9 June | 11–12
What can we learn from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in #ECHILD?
🌟Hear and learn from experts using ILR data in research
👉Book: https://t.co/zU2FTBkq0o
@Klharron @adr_uk @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ONS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

@Klharron @CEPEO_UCL @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ADR_CC_CAR @FFTEduDatalab @educationgovuk @ONS @ONSfocus @NHSEngland @NHSDigital @NHSDigital @HDR_UK @LSHTM @TheIFS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

🚨New job opportunities with #ECHILD – apply now!
Recruiting for 3 roles:
🔹 Research Fellow (Childhood Cancer)
🔹 Research Assistant
🔹 Data Scientist
https://t.co/TKaBtD5oYk
Great for population health researchers using admin data.
🗓 Deadline: 1 June
📢 Please share!
@adr_uk

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

🚨New job opportunities with #ECHILD – apply now!
Recruiting for 3 roles:
🔹 Research Fellow (Childhood Cancer)
🔹 Research Assistant
🔹 Data Scientist
https://t.co/TKaBtD5oYk
Great for population health researchers using admin data.
🗓 Deadline: 1 June
📢 Please share!
@adr_uk

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢NEW ECHILD Seminar Series – Online
🗓️ Tue 9 June | 11–12
What can we learn from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in #ECHILD?
🌟Hear and learn from experts using ILR data in research
👉Book: https://t.co/zU2FTBkq0o
@Klharron @adr_uk @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ONS

[HDR UK Wales @hdrukwales]

Health Data Research UK Wales @hdrukwales, part of @HDR_UK, focus on linking health and non-health data in areas including environment, education, social care, justice.

Find out more about HDRUK Wales ➡️ https://t.co/8RrTPWYH38

@The_MRC @NIHRresearch @ESRC @TheBHF

[Todd Jones 🦊 @toddrjones]

Here are some ways in which the world has gotten better.

[NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit @UCL_CPRU]

CPRU co-director Ruth Gilbert comments on SEND reform in the BMJ: Special educational needs reforms are a good start to resolving the crisis in schools—but where is the focus on health? https://t.co/rgc8OEgsv5

[NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit @UCL_CPRU]

📢 New CPRU paper on hospital admissions of adolescents with SEND/care experience using @ucl_echild data. Our paper found high levels of unplanned admissions and low levels of planned care for pupils with multiple needs https://t.co/lvrJJpVl2i

[MQ Mental Health Research @MQmentalhealth]

Adolescent depression is hard to predict & too often support comes after symptoms appear.

But what if we could predict which young people were at high risk of developing depression in later life?

New research from @KingsIoPPN has developed a tool to do just that.

🧵1/5

[Leah Pierson @leah_pierson]

omg this title, this paper

[BMJ Mental Health @BMJMentalHealth]

📢 New research @BMJMentalHealth 👇🏼
Our latest systematic review & meta-analysis (29 studies, 5,825 participants) finds digital peer support can lead to small-moderate improvements in depression, anxiety & social functioning for people in outpatient mental health care.

💻 Online platforms & apps may offer accessible support between appointments

Benefits seen for symptoms, quality of life & personal recovery

No clear effect on treatment engagement

Digital peer support could be a valuable adjunct to usual care, but we need more research on long-term impact & safe, sustainable delivery.

Read more: https://t.co/PJ8kzUbqih

#MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #PeerSupport #OutpatientCare
Authors:
Sarah Croke
Ioannis Angelakis
Natasha Tyler
Chloe-Nicole Low
Evgenia Gkintoni
Ozlem Eylem-Van Bergeijk
Alexander Hodkinson
Brian McMillan
Maria Panagioti

@OfficialUoM
#UniversityofLiverpool
@nottmhospitals #UniversityofPatras