Kate Blake-Holmes

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at University of East Anglia

Background The diagnosis of an intellectual disability is suggested to have particularly stigmatising connotations, particularly within the criminal justice system (CJS). This paper aims to synthesise qualitative studies investigating the attitudes of CJS professionals to people with intellectual disabilities (PWID), specifically offenders with int...

Research conducted over the past 30 years has developed an extensive body of knowledge on families where parents experience mental ill health and/or substance (mis)use, and interventions that are effective in improving their outcomes. A more recent focus has also explored the importance and nuance of implementation. This perspective article reflect...

Tis scoping review aimed to identify potential factors from across eight disciplines' approaches to complexity that could be positively applied to supporting services users to navigate health and social care. Te illustrative example of families where a parent has mental health challenges is used as those families often have a wide range of complex...

This article explores the psychological impact of growing up with a parent with a mental illness. A life course Model of Acquiescence is developed to show how coping strategies developed by children go on to have impact into adulthood. Undertaking biographical narrative interviews with 20 adults who had grown up with a parent with a mental illness...

The lockdown measures put in place in March 2020 in England to counter the spread of the coronavirus have had significant implications for the lives and well‐being of young carers and young adult carers. In such unprecedented times, little was known about the potential impact on this group and their specific experience of the Covid‐19 lockdown rest...

Objective: While there is a growing body of research focusing on young carers, less is known about young people caring for a parent with a mental illness and their experiences as they move into adult life. Method: This paper reports the findings of a qualitative research project. Using thematic narrative analysis of interview data, insight is gaine...