Helena Austin
Biographic Data
| ID | 165828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helena Austin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helena |
| FAMILY NAME | Austin |
| SIGNATURE | AUSTIN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluation of the sensitivity of the Health Screening of People in Police Custody (Help-PC) tool in Northumbria Police, UK
This paper presents an evaluation of a novel health screening tool implemented in 2016 by Northumbria Police, in the North East of England, United Kingdom. The aim of the study was to determine the sensitivity of the tool in detecting physical and mental health conditions. Secondary aims were to produce useful data on the prevalence of these conditions and onward referrals within custody. The tool was compared to a clinical interview carried out …
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers: The dilemma of difference in women’s personal motherhood narratives
Motherhood is under review. What counts as a ‘good mother’ is receiving attention in both popular and academic contexts (Arendell, 2000; Hays, 1996). The mothers we spoke with are judged not to be ‘good’ mothers by medical professionals, teachers, friends and family, because they do not have ‘good’ children. Their children are disorderly, disorganised and disruptive, they have ADHD. We extend current debates to explore these mothers’ ransoming to…
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers The dilemma of difference in women's personal motherhood narratives
How to be recognized enough to be included
This paper is part of a wider project that examines the discourses of motherhood and motherwork that enable and constrain individual women. It examines the influence of schools on mothers in making decisions to seek diagnosis and treatment for their children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here it is found that the business of 'recognition' is pivotal to the work mothers do with and for their children. The paper draws on the…
Silenced, Silence, Silent: Motherhood in the Margins
This project explores the experiences of women who mother children with ADHD.1 The authors use the metaphor of the text and the margin. The text is the "motherhood myth" that describes a particular sort of "good" mothering. The margin is the space beyond that text. This marginal space is inhabited by some or all of the mothers they spoke with, some or all of the time, as they fail to be recognized by the text. They explore the many sorts of silen…
Silenced, Silence, Silent: Motherhood in the Margins
This project explores the experiences of women who mother children with ADHD.1 The authors use the metaphor of the text and the margin. The text is the "motherhood myth" that describes a particular sort of "good" mothering. The margin is the space beyond that text. This marginal space is inhabited by some or all of the mothers they spoke with, some or all of the time, as they fail to be recognized by the text. They explore the many sorts of silen…
How to be recognized enough to be included
This paper is part of a wider project that examines the discourses of motherhood and motherwork that enable and constrain individual women. It examines the influence of schools on mothers in making decisions to seek diagnosis and treatment for their children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here it is found that the business of 'recognition' is pivotal to the work mothers do with and for their children. The paper draws on the…
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers: The dilemma of difference in women’s personal motherhood narratives
Motherhood is under review. What counts as a ‘good mother’ is receiving attention in both popular and academic contexts (Arendell, 2000; Hays, 1996). The mothers we spoke with are judged not to be ‘good’ mothers by medical professionals, teachers, friends and family, because they do not have ‘good’ children. Their children are disorderly, disorganised and disruptive, they have ADHD. We extend current debates to explore these mothers’ ransoming to…
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers The dilemma of difference in women's personal motherhood narratives
Silenced, Silence, Silent: Motherhood in the Margins
This project explores the experiences of women who mother children with ADHD.1 The authors use the metaphor of the text and the margin. The text is the "motherhood myth" that describes a particular sort of "good" mothering. The margin is the space beyond that text. This marginal space is inhabited by some or all of the mothers they spoke with, some or all of the time, as they fail to be recognized by the text. They explore the many sorts of silen…
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers: The dilemma of difference in women’s personal motherhood narratives
Motherhood is under review. What counts as a ‘good mother’ is receiving attention in both popular and academic contexts (Arendell, 2000; Hays, 1996). The mothers we spoke with are judged not to be ‘good’ mothers by medical professionals, teachers, friends and family, because they do not have ‘good’ children. Their children are disorderly, disorganised and disruptive, they have ADHD. We extend current debates to explore these mothers’ ransoming to…
Troubled, troublesome, troubling mothers The dilemma of difference in women's personal motherhood narratives
How to be recognized enough to be included
This paper is part of a wider project that examines the discourses of motherhood and motherwork that enable and constrain individual women. It examines the influence of schools on mothers in making decisions to seek diagnosis and treatment for their children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here it is found that the business of 'recognition' is pivotal to the work mothers do with and for their children. The paper draws on the…
Evaluation of the sensitivity of the Health Screening of People in Police Custody (Help-PC) tool in Northumbria Police, UK
This paper presents an evaluation of a novel health screening tool implemented in 2016 by Northumbria Police, in the North East of England, United Kingdom. The aim of the study was to determine the sensitivity of the tool in detecting physical and mental health conditions. Secondary aims were to produce useful data on the prevalence of these conditions and onward referrals within custody. The tool was compared to a clinical interview carried out …
Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (2 works)