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McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Eilis, Young, Bridget and Wright, Talen (2024) Stories of absence: Experiences of parental and familial rejection among gender-diverse children and young people. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry . ISSN 1359-1045 (Print); 1461-7021 (Electronic)

Wakelyn, Jenifer, McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Eilis and Totsika, Vaso (2024) Watch Me Play!: protocol for a feasibility study of a remotely delivered intervention to promote mental health resilience for children (ages 0–8) across UK early years and children’s services. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10 . ISSN 2055-5784 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Eilis, Ranieri, Veronica and Young, Bridget (2021) “It shows we felt safe because a few of us had tears”: Exploring how perceptions of the group space can influence experiences of parenting programmes. Emotion, Space and Society, 41 . ISSN 1755-4586

McKay, Kathy, Petty, Jane, Kennedy, Eilis, Wayland, Sarah and Ferguson, David (2021) “At Least until the Second Wave Comes…”: A Twitter analysis of the NHS and COVID-19 between March and June 2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (8). ISSN 1660-4601 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, O'Nions, Elizabeth, Kennedy, Eilis, Wayland, Sarah and Ferguson, David (2021) Fears, reassurance, and milestones: A Twitter analysis around World Prematurity Day during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (20). ISSN 1660-4601 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Eilis and Young, Bridget (2021) “Sometimes I think my frustration is the real issue”: A qualitative study of parents’ experiences of transformation after a parenting programme. PLOS One, 16 (10). ISSN 1932-6203 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Eilis and Senior, Rob (2020) Informing the personalisation of interventions for parents of children with conduct problems: a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 20 (1). Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Wayland, Sarah and Maple, Myfanwy (2020) How is participating in suicide prevention activities experienced by those with lived and living experiences of suicide in Australia? A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 . ISSN 1660-4601 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Maple, Myfanwy, Frey, Laura, Coker, Sarah and Gray, Samara (2020) “Nobody hears a silent cry for help” - Suicide survivors' experiences of disclosing during and after a crisis. Archives of Suicide Research, 24 (4). pp. 498-516. ISSN 1381-1118 (print) ; 1543-6136 (online)

Ranieri, Veronica, Kennedy, Eilis, McKay, Kathy, Walmsley, Martine and Thorburn, Douglas (2020) The Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Wellbeing Study: Understanding psychological distress in those living with PSC and those who support them. PLOS One, 15 (7). ISSN 1932-6203 (In Press) Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Tighe, Joseph, Shand, Fiona, Mcalistair, Taylor-Jai, Mackinnon, Andrew and Christensen, Helen (2020) Usage and acceptability of the ibobbly App: A pilot trial for suicide prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. JMIR Mental Health, 7 (12). Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Pearce, Tania, Maple, Myfanwy, Shakeshaft, Anthony and Wayland, Sarah (2020) What is the co-creation of new knowledge? A content analysis and proposed definition for health interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (7). ISSN 1660-4601 Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Bartik, Warren John and Maple, Myfanwy (2020) Youth suicide bereavement and the continuum of risk. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 41 (6). ISSN 0227-5910

Ranieri, Veronica, Kennedy, Eilis, McKay, Kathy, Walmsley, Martine and Thorburn, Doug (2019) Rare but heard: using asynchronous virtual focus groups, interviews and roundtable discussions to create a personalised psychological intervention for primary sclerosing cholangitis: a protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (10). Full text available

McKay, Kathy, Maple, Myfanwy, Hess, Nicole C. L., Wayland, Sarah and Pearce, Tania (2019) Providing support following exposure to suicide: A mixed method study. Health and Social Care in the Community . ISSN 1365-2524

McKay, Kathy, Kennedy, Alison J, Maple, Myfanwy and Brumby, S (2019) Suicide and accidental death for Australia’s farming families: How context influences individual response. Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, 83 (3). pp. 407-425. ISSN eISSN: 15413764 ; ISSN: 00302228

McKay, Kathy, Page, Angela, Boyle, Christopher and Mavropoulou, Sofia (2019) Teacher perceptions of inclusive education in the Cook Islands. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 47 (1). pp. 81-94. ISSN 1359-866X

McKay, Kathy, Maple, Myfanwy and Sanford, Rebecca (2019) The attempt was my own! Suicide attempt survivors respond to a community-based suicide exposure survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 . ISSN 1660-4601 Full text available

Ranieri, Veronica, McKay, Kathy, Senior, Rob and Kennedy, Eilis (2018) Primary sclerosing cholangitis and psychological wellbeing: a scoping review. Seminars in Liver Disease . ISSN 0272-8087

Ranieri, Veronica, McKay, Kathy, Stynes, Hannah and Kennedy, Eilis (2018) Uncorking the bottleneck in gaining sponsorship for clinical research. Research Ethics, 14 (3). ISSN 2047-6094 Full text available

McKay, Kathy and Shand, Fiona (2018) Advocacy and luck: Australian healthcare experiences following a suicide attempt. Death Studies, 42 (6). pp. 392-399. ISSN 1091-7683

McKay, Kathy (2017) ‘I am learning peacefulness’: Sylvia Plath’s liminal art of (un)living. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 30 (1). pp. 44-52. ISSN Print ISSN: 0889-3675 Online ISSN: 1567-2344

McKay, Kathy, Wark, S, Ryan, P and Muller, A (2017) Suicide amongst people with intellectual disability: An Australian online study of disability support staff experiences and perceptions. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1365-2788