This project will add to the evidence base on the relationship between health, socioeconomic factors, and service usage in young people. We will employ a holistic definition of health encompassing factors related to emotional well-being, housing, employment and employment prospects, health behaviours and general health. The outputs will be designed to be easily understood and be usable for a wide range of stakeholders. A key aim of this study is identify how socioeconomic inequalities may impact on health outcomes to identify vulnerable groups which may need additional support to reach their full potential. Work package 1 will be divided into two phases. The first stage will be a scoping review. The scoping review will provide an overview of the factors that impact on young people’s health. The second stage will explore how survey and administrative data can be used for statistical analysis to determine:
A1) The relationship between economic and social factors on young people’s health
A2) Provide preliminary analysis of how access to key services may impact on the young people’s social determinants of health
A3) Map young people’s service use in their adolescence and young adulthood in relation to their health and economic and social factors.