1596Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2596Ulster University, Northern Ireland.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 Jul;27(3):670-685. doi: 10.1177/13591045221075525. Epub 2022 Mar 1.
The Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey (NIYWS) was commissioned by the Health and Social Care Board (NI) with the aim of providing reliable prevalence estimates of the mental health problems of children and young people aged 2-19 years. The NIYWS used a random probability design, stratified by deprivation decile and county, to ensure even geographical distribution and representation. The survey used a broad range of validated measures to identify children and young people who met established clinical criteria for common mood, anxiety and behaviour disorders, trauma related disorders, as well as those at risk of autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, future psychotic illness, self-injury or suicide. Data were collected on 3074 children and young people aged 2-19 years, as well as over 2800 parents. The survey achieved a high response rate (67%) and initial findings indicated that 11% of the sample were at risk of emotional or behavioural problems. The NIYWS was the first large scale nationally representative survey of the mental health of children and young people in NI. Despite the legacy of political violence the initial findings show comparable levels of emotional and behavioural problems to England.
北爱尔兰青年福利调查（NIYWS）是由健康和社会保健委员会（NI）委托进行的，旨在提供儿童和 2-19 岁年轻人心理健康问题的可靠流行率估计。NIYWS 使用随机概率设计，按贫困程度和县分层，以确保地理分布和代表性均匀。该调查使用了广泛的经过验证的措施来确定符合常见情绪、焦虑和行为障碍、与创伤相关的障碍以及自闭症谱系障碍、饮食障碍、未来精神病、自残或自杀风险的儿童和年轻人的标准。调查收集了 3074 名 2-19 岁的儿童和年轻人以及 2800 多名家长的数据。该调查的回应率很高（67%），初步结果表明，样本中有 11%的人存在情绪或行为问题的风险。NIYWS 是北爱尔兰首次对儿童和年轻人心理健康进行的大规模全国代表性调查。尽管存在政治暴力的遗留问题，但初步结果显示，北爱尔兰的情绪和行为问题与英格兰相当。
