All Stories

  1. “I was being true to myself”: Listening to young people talk about gender identity and transition

    Article • SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Kathy McKay

  2. Stories of absence: Experiences of parental and familial rejection among gender-diverse children and young people

    Article • Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, October 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kathy McKay

  3. Thinking Time, Shifting Goalposts and Ticking Time Bombs: Experiences of Waiting on the Gender Identity Development Service Waiting List

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  4. Longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children (LOGIC): a study protocol for a prospective longitudinal qualitative study of the experiences and well-being of families referred to the UK Gender Identity Development Service

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2021, BMJ

    Dr Kathy McKay

  5. “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

    Article • Emotion Space and Society, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Kathy McKay

  6. Fears, Reassurance, and Milestones: A Twitter Analysis around World Prematurity Day during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  7. “Sometimes I think my frustration is the real issue”: A qualitative study of parents’ experiences of transformation after a parenting programme

    Article • PLOS One, October 2021, PLOS

    Dr Kathy McKay

  8. “At Least until the Second Wave Comes…”: A Twitter Analysis of the NHS and COVID-19 between March and June 2020

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  9. Usage and Acceptability of the iBobbly App: Pilot Trial for Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, December 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Kathy McKay

  10. Informing the personalisation of interventions for parents of children with conduct problems: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    MATT Woolgar, Dr Kathy McKay

  11. How is Participating in Suicide Prevention Activities Experienced by Those with Lived and Living Experiences of Suicide in Australia? A Qualitative Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  12. What is the Co-Creation of New Knowledge? A Content Analysis and Proposed Definition for Health Interventions

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  13. The Attempt Was My Own! Suicide Attempt Survivors Respond to an Australian Community-Based Suicide Exposure Survey

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Kathy McKay

  14. “Nobody Hears a Silent Cry for Help”: Suicide Attempt Survivors’ Experiences of Disclosing During and After a Crisis

    Article • Archives of Suicide Research, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Myfanwy Maple, Dr Kathy McKay

  15. Usage and Acceptability of the iBobbly App: Pilot Trial for Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth (Preprint)

    Article • April 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Kathy McKay

  16. Providing support following exposure to suicide: A mixed method study

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Kathy McKay

  17. Teacher perceptions of inclusive education in the Cook Islands

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Christopher Boyle, Dr Kathy McKay

  18. Advocacy and luck: Australian healthcare experiences following a suicide attempt

    Article • Death Studies, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kathy McKay

  19. Case Studies of Child Suicidality and Support Within the Australian Healthcare System

    Article • The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, September 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kathy McKay

  20. Social determinants in the sexual health of adolescent Aboriginal Australians: a systematic review

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Kathy McKay

  21. Women and suicide: beyond the gender paradox

    Article • International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kathy McKay

  22. Alive and Kicking Goals!: Preliminary findings from a Kimberley suicide prevention program

    Article • Advances in Mental Health, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kathy McKay