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Restorative Justice and Harmful Sexual Behaviour (RJHSB): A commentary (2024)
Report
Gavin, P., Wager, N., Palmer, J., Cawley, P., Walker, T., & Bates, A. (2024). Restorative Justice and Harmful Sexual Behaviour (RJHSB): A commentary. NOTA News: National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse

Restorative Justice (RJ) has been practiced around the world in various settings, including criminal justice, for many years (Shapland et al., 2004; 2006). In the UK, there has been a long history of its use with the intent to allow those who have... Read More about Restorative Justice and Harmful Sexual Behaviour (RJHSB): A commentary.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context (2024)
Journal Article
Carter, J., Podpadec, T., Pillay, P., Babayiğit, S., & Gazu, K. A. (2024). A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context. Educational Research and Evaluation, 29(1-2), 69-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2314522

International comparative measures show that South Africa has extremely low standards in reading. A variety of programmes aimed at boosting reading have been developed, however, the effectiveness of these programmes is unclear. Prior reviews of effec... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context.

“It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives (2024)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D., Thornton, M., Hotton, M., Swan, M., & Stock, N. (in press). “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241236006

Objectives Treatment for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in the United Kingdom is administered on a standardised pathway from diagnosis to early adulthood, with options to be re-referred in later life. At age 16, patients become responsible for their... Read More about “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives.

Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year (2024)
Journal Article
Law, A., & Sheen, K. (2024). Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 26(1), 63-89. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.26.1.63

Foundation year courses tend to attract an elevated proportion of students from widening participation backgrounds. Previously, O’Sullivan et al. (2019) showed that sense of belonging and academic confidence increase during the foundation year. The r... Read More about Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year.

Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision (2024)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, S., & Johnston, C. (2024). Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision. FORUM, 66(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2024.66.1.09

The English mass state education system, developing over 150 years, has created subsystems for children and young people who had difficulty in functioning at or beyond 'mainstream' schooling, or whose behaviour was deemed inappropriate. While many de... Read More about Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision.

Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Dasgupta, T., Horgan, G., Peterson, L., Mistry, H. D., Balls, E., Wilson, M., …Magee, L. A. (2024). Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Women and Birth, 37(3), Article 101588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.02.004

Background: Maternity care services in the United Kingdom have undergone drastic changes due to pandemic-related restrictions. Prior research has shown maternity care during the pandemic was negatively experienced by women and led to poor physical an... Read More about Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.

‘All about the NHS and what about the rest of us?’: Exploring how low-paid health and social care workers construct key stakeholders and account for the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2024)
Journal Article
Buckley, T., & Carr, P. (2024). ‘All about the NHS and what about the rest of us?’: Exploring how low-paid health and social care workers construct key stakeholders and account for the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34(2), Article e2780. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2780

Good practice on disaster response emphasises the importance of leadership and cohesive group identities. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to explore how low-paid health and social care workers (HSCWs) accounted for the UK government's r... Read More about ‘All about the NHS and what about the rest of us?’: Exploring how low-paid health and social care workers construct key stakeholders and account for the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multilevel European solidarity: From people to institutions (and back) (2024)
Journal Article
Volpe, A., & Tava, F. (2024). Multilevel European solidarity: From people to institutions (and back). Critical Horizons, 25(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/14409917.2024.2313438

In times of crisis, interpersonal and group solidarity often emerge as people face critical challenges that threaten their survival. However, it remains unclear whether spontaneous solidarity practices are enough to effectively face such crisis situa... Read More about Multilevel European solidarity: From people to institutions (and back).

“One dead bedroom”: Exploring the lived experience of sex and sexuality for women with self-reported obsessive-compulsive disorder (2024)
Journal Article
Boulton, E., & Clarke, V. (in press). “One dead bedroom”: Exploring the lived experience of sex and sexuality for women with self-reported obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychology and Sexuality, https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2024.2321147

This study explored lived experiences of sexuality for women with self-reported obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with a particular focus on the felt impact of OCD on their sexual identities, practices and relationships, and their experiences of h... Read More about “One dead bedroom”: Exploring the lived experience of sex and sexuality for women with self-reported obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Handbook of Music Therapy, second edition co-edited with Sarah Hoskyns and Sangeeta Swamy (2024)
Book
Bunt, L. (2024). The Handbook of Music Therapy, second edition co-edited with Sarah Hoskyns and Sangeeta Swamy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315713403

The Handbook of Music Therapy takes the reader on a journey through the historical and contemporary landscape of the field of music therapy, updated with the latest practical, sociocultural and theoretical perspectives and developments in music thera... Read More about The Handbook of Music Therapy, second edition co-edited with Sarah Hoskyns and Sangeeta Swamy.

A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, L., Greenfield, M., Payne, E., Burgess, K., Oza, M., Storey, C., …Silverio, S. A. (2024). A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5, Article 1347388. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1347388

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant lifecourse rupture, not least to those who had specific physical vulnerabilities to the virus, but also to those who were suffering with mental ill health. Women and birthing people who were pre... Read More about A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.

Response to ‘The journey of patients with skin diseases from the first consultation to the diagnosis in a representative sample of the European general population from the EADV burden of skin diseases study’ (2024)
Journal Article
Bootsma, N., Zucchelli, F., Messenger, A., & Asfour, L. (in press). Response to ‘The journey of patients with skin diseases from the first consultation to the diagnosis in a representative sample of the European general population from the EADV burden of skin diseases study’. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19854

The sexual landscape of youth: How adolescents from the U.S. make sense of sexting (2024)
Journal Article
Daniels, E. A., Dajches, L., Terán, L., Gahler, H., Choi, H. J., Speno, A., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (in press). The sexual landscape of youth: How adolescents from the U.S. make sense of sexting. Journal of Adolescent Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584241231448

The present study examined the role of sexting in adolescents’ peer environment and romantic relationships with attention to gender patterns. Thirty adolescent girls and boys (ages 16 or 17) of varying racial/ethnic background residing in Los Angeles... Read More about The sexual landscape of youth: How adolescents from the U.S. make sense of sexting.

What happens when the abused child becomes a mother? A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma (2024)
Thesis
Williams, J. What happens when the abused child becomes a mother? A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11414192

This research project has been inspired by recurrent rationale in the literature, arguing that preventative work with young mothers is key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of trauma. The topic of child abuse and its intergenerational effects r... Read More about What happens when the abused child becomes a mother? A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma.

Understanding the impact of children's and young people's self-harm on parental well-being: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative findings (2024)
Journal Article
Martin, F., Ferrey, A., Hobbs, L., Lascelles, K., van Even, S., & Oliver, T. (in press). Understanding the impact of children's and young people's self-harm on parental well-being: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative findings. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12692

Background: Self-harm in children and young people is increasing. Parents are vital in supporting young people; however, parents may experience distress linked to the self-harm. Previous reviews have highlighted the emotional impact and need for info... Read More about Understanding the impact of children's and young people's self-harm on parental well-being: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative findings.

Bisexualities (2024)
Book Chapter
Hayfield, N. (2024). Bisexualities. In A. E. Goldberg (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ studies. (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications

This entry introduces the topic of bisexualities, which can be broadly defined as emotional, and/or romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of more than one sex/gender. To consider bisexualities is important, in part because they have often been... Read More about Bisexualities.

‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds (2024)
Journal Article
Gorell Barnes, L., Podpadec, T., Jones, V., Vafadari, J., Pawson, C., Whitehouse, S., & Richards, M. (in press). ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3980

This paper presents an overview of the arts-based methodology used in a research project that aimed to explore the impact of the lived experiences of racism on 10- and 11-year-old children in the United Kingdom. The research responds to the relative... Read More about ‘Where do you feel it most?’ Using body mapping to explore the lived experiences of racism with 10- and 11-year-olds.

Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2024, February). Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions. Presented at Dharmashastra National Law University Talk 2024 (India), Online

The talk has two objectives. It first explains the process of criminalization of solidarity in the European Union and especially how the law is used as an instrument of securitization and sanction against solidaristic acts. It also provides examples... Read More about Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions.

Reviewing the evidence on sibling sexual behaviour: Impact on research, policy and practice (2024)
Journal Article
Mccartan, K. F., King-Hill, S., & Allardyce, S. (2024). Reviewing the evidence on sibling sexual behaviour: Impact on research, policy and practice. Current Psychiatry Reports, 26, 37–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-024-01487-3

This paper reviews recent research into sibling sexual behaviour (SSB). This is an emerging professional and community issue that binds together a limited evidence base across research, practice and policy in psychology, criminology, politics, social... Read More about Reviewing the evidence on sibling sexual behaviour: Impact on research, policy and practice.

A qualitative exploration of postoperative bariatric patients’ psychosocial support for long-term weight loss and psychological wellbeing (2024)
Journal Article
Van Zyl, N., Lusher, J., & Meyrick, J. (2024). A qualitative exploration of postoperative bariatric patients’ psychosocial support for long-term weight loss and psychological wellbeing. Behavioral Sciences, 14(2), Article 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14020122

Background: There is a paucity of research exploring postoperative psychosocial interventions for bariatric surgery patients exceeding 2 years, and therefore, an interdisciplinary postoperative approach is warranted. This qualitative study explored t... Read More about A qualitative exploration of postoperative bariatric patients’ psychosocial support for long-term weight loss and psychological wellbeing.