Statistical presentation

Data description

These statistics contain 19 indicators documenting the municipalities efforts on the area of troubled children and young people.

• Indicator 01 - Preventive Assistance to vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 02 - Cost related to giving Preventive Assistance to vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 03 - The average length of placements outside the home for vulnerable children
• Indicator 04 - The reasons that the vulnerable child is removed from his own home
• Indicator 05 - Criminal acts performed by vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 06 - Vulnerable children and young people who are receiving instruction in a class that correspond to their age
• Indicator 07 - The proportion of vulnerable children and young people who complete primary school / higher education
• Indicator 08 - Suicide among vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 09 - Level of professional competence (skills) in Danish and mathematics among children and young people
• Indicator 10 - Vulnerable children's weight and height
• Indicator 11 - Abuse of alcohol and drugs (requiring treatment) among vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 12 - Placements outside the home, which stops unplanned (breakdown of relationship between the child and the adult caring for the child)
• Indicator 13 - The time from the authorities receive the first notification about a vulnerable child
• Indicator 14 - Vulnerable children and young people's absence without permission from school
• Indicator 15 - Vulnerable children and youth activities in their spare time
• Indicator 16 - Friendships and relationships for vulnerable children and young people
• Indicator 17 - Vulnerable children and young people's relationships and contact with adults
• Indicator 18 - Vulnerable children and young people's relationships and contact with their parents and siblings
• Indicator 19 - Overall well-being of vulnerable children and young people

Classification system

These statistics are grouped geographically by Regions, Provinces and Municipalities.

Sector coverage

Not relevant for these statistics.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Placement measure: Program where the child or adolescent is placed outside the home, with or without the parents consent.

Support measure: Social support given as actions or amounts granted to disadvantaged children and young people and their families.

Beneficiary: The person (child or adolescent) who is the cause of the given measure.

Preventive measure: Preventive effort within their own environment given to prevent placement outside the home.

Handling Municipality: The municipality, who decide on providing assistance or support under the Act on Special Support to children and young people.

Statistical unit

Measures granted to children and children (0-22 years) receiving measures.

Statistical population

Children and adolescent (0-22 year) placed outside their home or receiving supportive measures under the sections of the Service Act.

Reference area

These statistics cover all children who are subject to supportive measures under the sections of the Service Act, even if the children live outside Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistics covers the time period from 2011 and onwards.

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

Multiple measurement units are used in the compilation of the indicators, including:

• Number
• Percentage
• Share in per cent.
• Point scale (0-100)
• Expenditure in DKK million

Reference period

Calendar year.

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Section 6 of the Danish Statistics Act. In addition, specific announcements relating to the individual registers used for the formation of the indicators. The statistics are not subject to any EU regulation.

Cost and burden

These statistics are based on administrative data. There is thus no direct response burden, in relation to the compilation of these statistics.

Comment

For further information contact Statistics Denmark.