Jia, RuitingTwilley, LeslieCui, Xinjie2019-12-032019-12-032019-07-17Child and Youth Data Laboratory. (2016). A profile of Child Support Services dependents in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111290https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37301This report profiled Alberta Child Support Services dependents (0 to 22 years old) using administrative data from 2005/06 to 2010/11. Child support payment agreements and court orders can support the well-being of children in single-parent or blended families. This report profiled Alberta Child Support Services (CSS) dependents (0 to 22 years old) from 2005/06 to 2010/11. CSS dependents are the children for whom child support was sought. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns based on the reasons for the case closure and the amounts of money granted in proceedings to obtain child support. This report found that (1) there were 24,619 to 28,868 CSS dependents between 2005/06 and 2010/11, (2) the percentage of CSS dependents who met or exceeded educational expectations in the K-12 education system generally increased over the report period, (3) a higher proportion of CSS dependents were both high-cost health service users and mental health service users than non-CSS dependents, and (4) the monetary amount of a dependent’s CSS payment related to their educational achievement. These findings provide policy-relevant evidence that public authorities may consider as they seek to better support CSS dependents.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.child supportfamiliesyouthbig datalongitudinalsocial serviceshealth servicesadministrative datadata linkagePopulation ProfilesChild and Youth Data LaboratoryReport