The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K. A., Sethi, D., Butchart, A., Mikton, C., …Dunne, M. P. (2017). The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 2(8), e356-e366. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930118-4

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Background A growing body of research identifies the harmful effects that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; occurring during childho... Read More about The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span (2015)
Thesis
Guest, Y. A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/803131

Background Care experienced adults (adults who were in foster care, kinship care, residential care or were adopted) are assumed to be more vulnerable than the general population across numerous domains: educational underachievement, unemployment, po... Read More about A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span.

Reflections on resilience: A psychosocial exploration of the life long impact of having been in care during childhood (2012)
Journal Article
Guest, Y. (2012). Reflections on resilience: A psychosocial exploration of the life long impact of having been in care during childhood. Journal of Social Work Practice, 26(1), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2011.601287

Previous studies of adults who grew up in care as children show that they are over-represented in the homeless population, the mental health system, the prison population and substance abuse. However there are other adults who grew up in care who ach... Read More about Reflections on resilience: A psychosocial exploration of the life long impact of having been in care during childhood.

As long as everyone’s reading from the same map we’ll get there in the end: Forensic psychology as an interdisciplinary subject and its links to criminology (2005)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2005, July). As long as everyone’s reading from the same map we’ll get there in the end: Forensic psychology as an interdisciplinary subject and its links to criminology. Paper presented at The British Society of Criminology Conference, Leeds, UK

International differences to cultural beliefs and acceptance of paedophilic as well as incestuous behaviour (2004)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2004, July). International differences to cultural beliefs and acceptance of paedophilic as well as incestuous behaviour. Paper presented at The British Society of Criminology Conference, Portsmouth, UK