This sub-section describes the available data on inequalities in exposure to, or experience of, vulnerability in children and young people.

An important factor known to be associated with poorer health and wellbeing outcomes for children is the presence of multiple vulnerabilities, such as both domestic violence and parents with substance misuse issues. ¹

Content in this section are framed around the following headings:

Age

Gender

Ethnicity 

Deprivation 

Location within Hackney and City of London 

 

1. H. Cleaver, I. Unell and J. Aldgate, “Children’s Needs – Parenting Capacity (Department for Education),” 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/182095/DFE-00108-2011-Childrens_Needs_Parenting_Capacity.pdf. [Accessed 17 October 2016].