Research outputs
2025
Child poverty and under-5 children services spending on early childhood development in England – a longitudinal local area ecological study of children born between 2017 and 2022
OP25 Impact of multiple trajectories of family adversities and poverty on self-harm and suicide attempts in adolescents: findings from the UK millennium cohort study
Chen, Y., Black, M., Bennett, D., McGovern, R., Sharp, H., Rehkopf, D., . . . Adjei, N. (2025). OP25 Impact of multiple trajectories of family adversities and poverty on self-harm and suicide attempts in adolescents: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. In SSM Annual Scientific Meeting Oral (pp. A12.2-A13). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.25
P14 Relationship between disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances and risk of out-of-home placement in OECD countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bennett, D., Melis, G., Lee, P., Maudsley, G., Maden, M., Donegan, S., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). P14 Relationship between disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances and risk of out-of-home placement in OECD countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. A45.1-A45). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.91
P54 School funding and GCSE performance in England: a longitudinal ecological study at the local authority level from 2015 – 2023
Akanni, L., Black, M., Bennett, D., Chua, Y. W., Creese, H., Ukoumunne, O. C., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). P54 School funding and GCSE performance in England: a longitudinal ecological study at the local authority level from 2015 – 2023. In SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. A64.1-A64). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.131
Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.
Adjei, N. K., Jonsson, K. R., Opoku-Ware, J., Yaya, S., Chen, Y., Bennett, D., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2025). Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 79(6), 459-465. doi:10.1136/jech-2024-223168
2024
What factors are associated with children being taken into care by the state after initial contact with services? A survival analysis of Children's Social Care data in Liverpool.
McHale, P., Filipe, L., Hodgson, S., Bennett, D., & Barr, B. (2024). What factors are associated with children being taken into care by the state after initial contact with services? A survival analysis of Children's Social Care data in Liverpool.. BMJ public health, 2(2), e001130. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2024-001130
Reverse the benefit cap to tackle poor child health.
Taylor-Robinson, D., Pickett, K. E., & Bennett, D. (2024). Reverse the benefit cap to tackle poor child health.. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 387, q2131. doi:10.1136/bmj.q2131
Implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033.
McCabe, R., Pollack, R., Broadbent, P., Thomson, R. M., Igelström, E., Pearce, A., . . . Katikireddi, S. V. (2024). Implications of child poverty reduction targets for public health and health inequalities in England: a modelling study between 2024 and 2033.. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 78(10), 632-640. doi:10.1136/jech-2024-222313
Socioeconomic and psychosocial outcomes of parents with children in out-of-home care: A scoping review
Straatmann, V. S., Rajesh, T., Bennett, D., Forsman, H., Liu, C., Taylor-Robinson, D., . . . Almquist, Y. B. (2024). Socioeconomic and psychosocial outcomes of parents with children in out-of-home care: A scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review, 107854. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107854
Monitoring a Fragile Child Protection System: a Longitudinal Local Area Ecological Analysis of the Inequalities Impact of Children's Services Inspections on Statutory Child Welfare Interventions in England
Bennett, D. L., Schluter, D. K., Melis, G., Webb, C. J., Reddy, S., Barr, B., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2022). Monitoring a Fragile Child Protection System: a Longitudinal Local Area Ecological Analysis of the Inequalities Impact of Children's Services Inspections on Statutory Child Welfare Interventions in England. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY. doi:10.1017/S0047279422000587
Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services
Bennett, D. L., Wickham, S., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2024). Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services. Children and Youth Services Review, 107689. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107689
2023
Impact of socio-economic conditions and perinatal factors on risk of becoming a child looked after: a whole population cohort study using routinely collected data in Wales.
Melis, G., Bedston, S., Akbari, A., Bennett, D., Lee, A., Lowthian, E., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2023). Impact of socio-economic conditions and perinatal factors on risk of becoming a child looked after: a whole population cohort study using routinely collected data in Wales.. Public health, 224, 215-223. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2023.09.001
Inequalities in Children Looked After in England: local area studies to inform policy
Bennett, D. (2023, October 6). Inequalities in Children Looked After in England: local area studies to inform policy.
Mental health impact of cuts to local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., Daras, K., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Barr, B. (2023). Mental health impact of cuts to local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services in England: a longitudinal ecological study. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16340-0
Inequalities in local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services: a time-trend analysis in England, Scotland, and Wales
Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Egan, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Barr, B. (2023). Inequalities in local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services: a time-trend analysis in England, Scotland, and Wales. BMC Public Health, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15179-9
2022
Child poverty and children entering care in England, 2015-20: a longitudinal ecological study at the local area level
Bennett, D. L., Schluter, D. K., Melis, G., Bywaters, P., Alexiou, A., Barr, B., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2022). Child poverty and children entering care in England, 2015-20: a longitudinal ecological study at the local area level. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH, 7(6), E496-E503. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Austerity, Poverty, and Children's Services Quality in England: Consequences for Child Welfare and Public Services
Webb, C. J. R., Bennett, D. L., & Bywaters, P. (2022). Austerity, Poverty, and Children's Services Quality in England: Consequences for Child Welfare and Public Services. SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIETY. doi:10.1017/S147474642200001X
2021
Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England
Bennett, D. L., Webb, C. J. R., Mason, K. E., Schluter, D. K., Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 131. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106289
What did local government ever do for us?
Alexiou, A., Barr, B., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Fahy, K., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). What did local government ever do for us?. Retrieved from https://pldr.org/2021/09/30/what-did-local-government-ever-do-for-us/
Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Bennett, D. L., Summerbell, C., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. doi:10.1136/jech-2020-216064
Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Alexiou, A., Fahy, K., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Brown, H., Bambra, C., . . . Barr, B. (2021). Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH, 6(9), E641-E647. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00110-9
2020
Priorities for the child public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in England
Hefferon, C., Taylor, C., Bennett, D., Falconer, C., Campbell, M., Williams, J. G., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Priorities for the child public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in England. ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, 106(6), 533-538. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-320214
Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.
Bennett, D. L., Mason, K. E., Schlüter, D. K., Wickham, S., Lai, E. T., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.. BMJ open, 10(11), e041774. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774
Child poverty, food insecurity, and respiratory health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sinha, I. P., Lee, A. R., Bennett, D., McGeehan, L., Abrams, E. M., Mayell, S. J., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2020). Child poverty, food insecurity, and respiratory health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(8), 762-763. doi:10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30280-0
Children are being sidelined by covid-19
Sinha, I., Bennett, D., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Children are being sidelined by covid-19. BMJ.
2019
Strengthening Quality of Tuberculosis Laboratories Toward Accreditation in Viet Nam Implementation and Impact of the TB SLMTA Program
Gumma, V., Bennett, D. L., Nguyen Thi Phong, L., Duong Ngoc, C., Bond, K. B., Nguyen Thi Hoang, Y., . . . Albert, H. (2019). Strengthening Quality of Tuberculosis Laboratories Toward Accreditation in Viet Nam Implementation and Impact of the TB SLMTA Program. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 152(6), 808-817. doi:10.1093/ajcp/aqz104
Antenatal care among Palestine refugees in Jordan: factors associated with UNRWA attendance
Tittle, V., Bennett, D. L., Hajat, S., Shishtawi, A., Zeidan, W., Abuzabaida, F., . . . Seita, A. (2019). Antenatal care among Palestine refugees in Jordan: factors associated with UNRWA attendance. EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL, 25(2), 98-103. doi:10.26719/emhj.18.017
Impact of External Quality Assurance on the Quality of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Viet Nam
Gumma, V., DeGruy, K., Bennett, D., Thanh, N. T. K., Albert, H., Bond, K. B., . . . Hung, N. V. (2019). Impact of External Quality Assurance on the Quality of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Viet Nam. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 57(3). doi:10.1128/JCM.01669-18
2017
Bumps and bicycles: Women's experience of cycle-commuting during pregnancy
Bennett, D. L. (2017). Bumps and bicycles: Women's experience of cycle-commuting during pregnancy. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 6, 439-451. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.003