Outputs (214)

Reflections on the status of the Free Territory of Trieste (2022)
Journal Article
Coloni, M., & Clegg, P. (2022). Reflections on the status of the Free Territory of Trieste. Small States & Territories, 5(1), 179-194

The Free Territory of Trieste was established in 1947 through United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 16 and a Treaty of Peace with Italy and the victorious powers. However, over 70-years on, the final arrangements agreed at the time have n... Read More about Reflections on the status of the Free Territory of Trieste.

It “helped keep me sane – when the world is turned upside down”: Parents’ experiences of support during a child protection investigation (2022)
Thesis
Campbell, H. It “helped keep me sane – when the world is turned upside down”: Parents’ experiences of support during a child protection investigation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8268499

Background: Child protection systems exist around the world to safeguard children from harm. These systems inevitably involve participation from parents, with parents often being the focus of safeguarding interventions aimed at protecting children.... Read More about It “helped keep me sane – when the world is turned upside down”: Parents’ experiences of support during a child protection investigation.

Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants (2022)
Report
Jones, M., Hills, S., Ismail, S., & Beardmore, A. (2022). Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants. National Lottery Community Fund

‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. In mid-2021 Food for Life asked community groups across the UK to apply for a £150 Cook an... Read More about Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants.

Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 6 (2022)
Journal Article
Tracy, D. K., Joyce, D. W., Albertson, D. N., & Shergill, S. S. (2022). Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 6. British Journal of Psychiatry, 220(6), 369-370. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.62

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has wrought untold suffering on tens of millions of people, and one can anticipate acute and chronic mental health impacts. The editorial in Lancet Psychiatry by Liebrenz et alReference Liebrenz, Bhugra, Buadze, Schlei... Read More about Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 6.

The stigma-vulnerability nexus and the framing of drug problems (2022)
Journal Article
Alexandrescu, L., & Spicer, J. (2023). The stigma-vulnerability nexus and the framing of drug problems. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 30(1), 6-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2049214

This paper proposes a stigma-vulnerability nexus as a critical incursion into understandings of and responses to drug-related social problems. Considering stigma and vulnerability as sites of ostensibly empathetic interventions that aim to mitigate t... Read More about The stigma-vulnerability nexus and the framing of drug problems.

A qualitative study exploring psychosocial professionals' perceptions of the acceptability and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in multiple sclerosis care (2022)
Thesis
Garnett, N. A qualitative study exploring psychosocial professionals' perceptions of the acceptability and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in multiple sclerosis care. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7647301

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, affecting more than 2.3 million people worldwide, with over 100,000 people in the UK diagnosed with the condition (NHS, 2021). The symptoms of MS appear in differe... Read More about A qualitative study exploring psychosocial professionals' perceptions of the acceptability and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in multiple sclerosis care.

Implementing converged security risk management: Drivers, barriers, and facilitators (2022)
Journal Article
Schneller, L., Porter, C. N., & Wakefield, A. (2023). Implementing converged security risk management: Drivers, barriers, and facilitators. Security Journal, 36, 333–349. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-022-00341-6

Converged security risk management is an approach that addresses interdependencies between security-related business functions that have traditionally been managed by separate departments within organizations. It is a more effective means of addressi... Read More about Implementing converged security risk management: Drivers, barriers, and facilitators.

The role of social connectedness in type 2 diabetes during a pandemic (2022)
Thesis
Moulson, H. The role of social connectedness in type 2 diabetes during a pandemic. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7705140

Objective: To understand the role of perceived social connectedness in diabetes self-management, perceived competence, and diabetes related distress among adults living with type 2 diabetes in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The study... Read More about The role of social connectedness in type 2 diabetes during a pandemic.

Exploring the experiences and psychosocial support needs of informal carers of men with breast cancer: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Herring, B., Lewis-Smith, H., Paraskeva, N., & Harcourt, D. (2022). Exploring the experiences and psychosocial support needs of informal carers of men with breast cancer: A qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 6669–6676. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07095-2

Purpose: The provision of practical and emotional support for men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK falls primarily on their partners, close family members or friends. However, informal carers’ experiences are omitted from the rese... Read More about Exploring the experiences and psychosocial support needs of informal carers of men with breast cancer: A qualitative study.

Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries (2022)
Journal Article
Keeling, M., Williamson, H., Williams, V., Kiff, J., Evans, S., Murphy, D., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries. Military Psychology, 35(1), 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2022.2058302

A modest but significant number of military personnel sustained injuries during deployments resulting in an altered-appearance (e.g., limb loss and/or scarring). Civilian research indicates that appearance-altering injuries can affect psychosocial we... Read More about Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries.