Lifeso, NatashaScott, AllisonPiatt, CarleyZhang, YunqiCui, Xinjie2019-12-032019-12-032019-07-19Child and Youth Data Laboratory. (2019). Health, mental health and social service use in high-level offenders age 18 to 25 in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111301https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37312This report compares the service use of young adults (18 to 25 years old) in Alberta with high levels of criminal offenses to those with fewer offenses using administrative data from 2005/06 to 2009/10.A large proportion of crime is committed by a small number of prolific offenders. This report used administrative data to compare the service use of young Albertans (18 to 25 years old) with different levels of criminal offending using data from 2005/06 to 2009/10. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns based on their total number of offences. This report found that there were 26,572 individuals between the ages of 18 to 25 years in 2005/06 who were charged with at least one offence between 2005/06 and 2009/10. This report further found that higher-level offenders were more likely to be high users of healthcare and provincial social systems and to experience other challenges, such as substance abuse and homelessness, than lower-level offenders. These findings provide evidence that a coordinated and collaborative approach to service-delivery between ministries may benefit young adults heavily involved with the justice system.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.correctionscriminalityyoung adultsbig datalongitudinalprolific offendersrecidivismmental healthsubstance usewelfareadministrative datadata linkageTopic ReportsChild and Youth Data LaboratoryReport