Table 4 Outcomes being investigated within the Data Linkage Study, databases utilised and how the outcomes are operationalised
Outcome Areas | Databases | Operationalised |
|---|---|---|
Justice | Police Processed Offenders Police Call Out Data Juvenile Justice Adult Corrections | Age of offences, sequence of offending and pathways through justice system. Types of offences and orders, diversionary processes, incarceration. |
Education | School Enrolments Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Data Student Attendance Student Suspensions | Literacy and numeracy achievement, high school completion, school attendance and suspensions. |
Health | Hospital Morbidity Database Emergency Department Data Death Register | Timing and frequency of hospital admissions and emergency department presentations, length of stay, major health diagnoses, external cause of injuries. |
Substance use | Mental Health Register Hospital Morbidity Alcohol and Drug Services Justice and Police Data | Drug and alcohol related contacts and diagnoses, police and justice related contacts for drug and alcohol issues/violence. |
Mental health | Mental Health Register Emergency Department Presentations Hospital Morbidity Database Death Register | Timing and frequency of mental health contacts, diagnoses, co-morbid mental health and substance use issues, length of stay, self-harm episodes, suicide. |
Pregnancy and parenting | Birth Registrations Midwives Notifications Hospital Morbidity Database Child Protection Data | Pregnancy contacts, age at birth, pregnancy complications, birth outcomes, mental health contacts, substance use contacts, child protection contacts. |