A research team at University College London specialising in understanding the links between family court and health to inform policy and practice.
We use anonymised population-level data to understand patterns and outcomes for families involved in court proceedings, with the aim of improving support services and interventions.
We've successfully linked anonymised family court data with NHS health data for the first time.
We study patterns across entire populations using anonymised data, not individual cases.
Our findings directly inform NHS policy, social services practice, and court procedure improvements.
We work with services users, lawyers, courts, health services, and social care to ensure our research is relevant and useful.
Matthew is an expert in family law and health research and administrative data analysis, based at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.
