Sarah McKenna
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6026323 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sarah McKenna |
| NOMBRES | Sarah |
| APELLIDO | McKenna |
| FIRMA | MCKENNA S |
| AFILIACIONES | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2164-1515 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
One Eye Open
BACKGROUND: The integration of lived experience within mental health research remains inconsistent, with many models positioning lived experience in advisory rather than embedded roles. This can limit meaningful engagement and reduce the relevance and translational impact of research. APPROACH: Drawing on an ongoing five-year Welcome Trust-funded programme investigating sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances in youth-onset mood disorders, this v…
Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups
Background: Underserved groups (USGs) face significant health inequalities, but studying these populations is often limited by small sample sizes and low participation in voluntary studies. Population-wide Census data provides an important opportunity to address some of these challenges. This study examined mortality outcomes among multiple USGs in Northern Ireland using Census-linked mortality data. Methods: We conducted a population-wide cohort…
Youth Perspectives on ‘Highly Personalised and Measurement‐Based Care’
OBJECTIVES: Despite high levels of mental ill-health amongst young people (aged 15-30), this group demonstrates low help-seeking and high drop-out from mental health services (MHS). Whilst shared decision-making can assist people in receiving appropriate and effective health care, young people frequently report that they do not feel involved in treatment decisions. The current study focused on co-design of a clinical education and participant inf…
How does kinship and foster care differ on caregiver-child relationship quality and child and caregiver mental health
Internationally, there is an increasing preference to place children in kinship versus foster care. While research suggests that kinship care might promote better child mental health and placement stability than foster care, less is known about how these placement types compare on other factors of significance to family wellbeing in out-of-home care, including caregiver-child relationship quality and caregiver strain. We aimed to examine potentia…
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
Strengthening mental health research outcomes through genuine partnerships with young people with lived or living experience
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing support for stakeholder inclusion in research, there is limited evaluative research to guide safe (i.e., youth-friendly) and meaningful (i.e., non-tokenistic) partnerships with young people with lived experience of mental ill-health in research. This paper describes a pilot evaluation and iterative design of a Youth Lived Experience Working Group (LEWG) protocol that was established by the Youth Mental Health and Te…
Understanding Strengths in Adolescent–Parent Relationships
Although adolescents' perspective on the parent-adolescent relationship uniquely predicts their mental health and wellbeing, there is limited research using qualitative methodologies to explore rich descriptions of adolescents' expectations, attitudes, and beliefs towards parents. The current study qualitatively analyzed adolescent narratives regarding their relationships with their parents. Seventy-two adolescents (68% female; M age = 16.56) pro…
Understanding Strengths in Adolescent–Parent Relationships
Although adolescents' perspective on the parent-adolescent relationship uniquely predicts their mental health and wellbeing, there is limited research using qualitative methodologies to explore rich descriptions of adolescents' expectations, attitudes, and beliefs towards parents. The current study qualitatively analyzed adolescent narratives regarding their relationships with their parents. Seventy-two adolescents (68% female; M age = 16.56) pro…
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
Understanding Strengths in Adolescent–Parent Relationships
Although adolescents' perspective on the parent-adolescent relationship uniquely predicts their mental health and wellbeing, there is limited research using qualitative methodologies to explore rich descriptions of adolescents' expectations, attitudes, and beliefs towards parents. The current study qualitatively analyzed adolescent narratives regarding their relationships with their parents. Seventy-two adolescents (68% female; M age = 16.56) pro…
Strengthening mental health research outcomes through genuine partnerships with young people with lived or living experience
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing support for stakeholder inclusion in research, there is limited evaluative research to guide safe (i.e., youth-friendly) and meaningful (i.e., non-tokenistic) partnerships with young people with lived experience of mental ill-health in research. This paper describes a pilot evaluation and iterative design of a Youth Lived Experience Working Group (LEWG) protocol that was established by the Youth Mental Health and Te…
Youth Perspectives on ‘Highly Personalised and Measurement‐Based Care’
OBJECTIVES: Despite high levels of mental ill-health amongst young people (aged 15-30), this group demonstrates low help-seeking and high drop-out from mental health services (MHS). Whilst shared decision-making can assist people in receiving appropriate and effective health care, young people frequently report that they do not feel involved in treatment decisions. The current study focused on co-design of a clinical education and participant inf…
How does kinship and foster care differ on caregiver-child relationship quality and child and caregiver mental health
Internationally, there is an increasing preference to place children in kinship versus foster care. While research suggests that kinship care might promote better child mental health and placement stability than foster care, less is known about how these placement types compare on other factors of significance to family wellbeing in out-of-home care, including caregiver-child relationship quality and caregiver strain. We aimed to examine potentia…
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
One Eye Open
BACKGROUND: The integration of lived experience within mental health research remains inconsistent, with many models positioning lived experience in advisory rather than embedded roles. This can limit meaningful engagement and reduce the relevance and translational impact of research. APPROACH: Drawing on an ongoing five-year Welcome Trust-funded programme investigating sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances in youth-onset mood disorders, this v…
Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups
Background: Underserved groups (USGs) face significant health inequalities, but studying these populations is often limited by small sample sizes and low participation in voluntary studies. Population-wide Census data provides an important opportunity to address some of these challenges. This study examined mortality outcomes among multiple USGs in Northern Ireland using Census-linked mortality data. Methods: We conducted a population-wide cohort…
Medicine (5 obras) · Mental health (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Social Psychology (4 obras) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 obras) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 obras) · Psychiatry (3 obras) · Qualitative research (3 obras) · Thematic analysis (3 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 obras)