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Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine (2016)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., …Willis, D. (2016). Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169.050. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.050

Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A substantial body of literature explores and measures attitudes of young people... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine.

Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy (2013)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Kennedy, C., & Raeside, R. (2013). Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy. Journal of Nursing Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12153

To establish the extent to which professional role identity shapes community nurses' reactions before the implementation of a policy that sought to introduce a generic role. BACKGROUND: Many countries seek to alter community nurse roles to address... Read More about Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy.

(Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology? (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., & Hogg, R. (2009). (Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology?.

Background: The promotion of childhood vaccinations is complex in the literature. Vaccination is important to ensure protection from infectious diseases but in developed countries rates for vaccinations have fallen in recent years. The Measles, Mumps... Read More about (Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology?.

Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland (2002)
Journal Article
Neale, J., & Kennedy, C. (2002). Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(3), 196-205. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00357.x

Evidence of large numbers of people who are both homeless and drug dependent, the complexity of their needs, and the many difficulties which they can encounter when trying to access assistance highlight the importance of basic standards of good pract... Read More about Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland.

Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy (2001)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Fitzpatrick, S. (2001). Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy. Urban Studies, 38(11), 2001-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120080907

Begging has become highly visible in the urban centres of Britain in recent years, yet the experiences and motivations of people involved in this activity have remained underresearched. This paper explores the implications for social policy arising f... Read More about Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy.

The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy? (2001)
Journal Article
Fitzpatrick, S., & Kennedy, C. (2001). The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?. Housing Studies, 16(5), 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053

Begging is one of the most potent, and controversial, symbols of social exclusion in modern British society. This paper concentrates on the relationship between begging and rough sleeping. This focus was selected because moral debates concerning the... Read More about The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?.