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After completing his PhD in Psychology, Scott joined the Division of Social Work and Youth and Community Development in 2004, and then the Psychology Division in 2023.

He has worked on a range of research topics relating to young people and families, including education and employment, chronic illness and disability, and youth work. His most recent work has focused on mental health, specifically families where a parent has a mental illness.

• Social Sciences Research and Innovation Institute

Journal Articles

Piché, G., Davidson, G., Dunkley-Smith, A., Grant, A., Yates, S. & Maybery, D. (2024) Exploring past research to move forward: a scoping review of aims, outcomes, and recommendations in parental mental illness qualitative research, Frontiers in Public Health.

Maybery, D., Grant, A., Piché, G., Yates, S., Ruud, T., Dunkley-Smith, A. and Davidson, G. (2024) Summarising quantitative outcomes in parental mental illness research, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

Berghs, M., Horne, F., Yates, S., Kemp, R. & Webster, A. (2024) The indignities of shielding during the Covid-19 pandemic for people with sickle cell disease: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Frontiers in Sociology.

Hine, R., Gladstone, B., Reupert, A., O’Dea, L., Cuff, R., Yates, S. Hagstrom, A., McGaw, V. & Foster, K. (2023) StigmaBeat: Collaborating with rural young people to co-design films aimed at reducing mental health stigma, Qualitative Health Research

Yates, S., Gladstone, B., Foster, K., Hagstrom, A. S., Day, L., Cuff, R., & Hine, R., (2023) Epistemic injustice in experiences of young people with parents with mental health challenges, Sociology of Health & Illness

Tafi, V., Coles, A., Goodman, S., Yates, S. & Elsey, C. (2023) Scepticism or conspiracy? A discourse analysis of antilockdown comments to online newspaper articles, Critical Discourse Studies.

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2023) Constrained sense-making in families with parental mental illness and the importance of intra-family communication for positive outcomes, British Journal of Social Work, 53(5), 2742-2761

Berghs, M., Horne, F., Yates, S., Graham, S., Kemp, R., Webster, A. & Howson, C. (2022) Black sickle cell patients’ lives matter: healthcare, long-term shielding and psychological distress during a racialised pandemic in England – a mixed-methods study, BMJ Open, 12(9)

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2022) Supporting families with parental mental health challenges: A guide for social workers. Community Care Inform:

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2021) Idealisation and stigmatisation of parenting in families with parental mental illness. Social Science and Medicine: Qualitative Research in Health:

Reupert, A. et al (2021) Prato Research Collaborative for Change in Parent and Child Mental Health: Principles and recommendations for working with children and parents living with parental mental illness, Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 63(3), 350-353

Reupert, A., Gladstone, B., Hine, R., Yates, S., McGaw, V., Charles, G., Drost, L. & Foster, K. (2021) Stigma in relation to families living with parental mental illness: An integrative review, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 30, 6-26

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2021) Undertaking family-focused interventions when a parent has a mental illness - possibilities and challenges, Practice, 33(2), 103-18

Knifton, C. & Yates, S. (2019) A “history of problematisations” for dementia education: A Foucauldian approach to understanding the framing of dementia, Journal of Research in Nursing, 24(3-4), 212-230. [JRN Veronica Bishop Paper of the Year 2019-2020]

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2017) Enhancing Family Communication in Families Where a Parent has a Mental Illness, Journal of Parent and Family Mental Health, 2(3). 

Ola, B., Yates, S. & Dyson, S. (2016) Living with Sickle Cell Disease and Depression in Lagos, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study. Social Science and Medicine, 161, 27-36.

Gatsou, L., Yates, S., Hussain, S., Barrett, M., Gangavati, S. & Ghafoor, R. (2016) Parental mental illness: incidence, assessment and practice, Mental Health Practice, 19(5), 25-27

Gatsou, L., Yates, S., Goodrich, N. & Pearson, N. (2015) The Challenges Presented by Parental Mental Illness and the Potential of a Whole Family Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Families, Child and Family Social Work, 22(1), 388-397

Yates, S. (2015) Neoliberalism and Disability: The Possibilities and Limitations of a Foucauldian Critique. Foucault Studies, 19, 84-107

Yates, S. & Roulstone, A. (2013) Social Policy and Transitions to Training and Work for Disabled Young People in the UK, Disability & Society, 28(4), 456-470

Gatsou, L. Fadden, G., Goodrich, N., Yates, S., Valand, R., Shahzad, W. & Thomaidis, K. (2012) Think family/whole family approach multi-agency training program for frontline professionals: Improving the outcomes for mentally ill parents and their children, Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence, 60(5), S190

Yates, S., Harris, A., Sabates, R. & Staff, J. (2011) ‘Early Occupational Aspirations and Fractured Youth Transitions: A study of entry into "NEET" status in the UK,’ Journal of Social Policy, 40(3)

Yates, S. & Hiles, D. (2010a) ‘You can’t, but I do’: the significance of shifts in pronominal forms for self-positioning in talk, Discourse Studies, 12(4), 535-551

Yates, S. & Hiles, D. (2010b) ‘Towards a critical ontology of ourselves? Foucault, subjectivity and discourse analysis,’ Theory & Psychology, 20(1), 52-75 (Most downloaded paper of 2009-10 in Theory & Psychology)

Roulstone, A. & Yates, S. (2010) Formation professionnelle et jeunes handicapés en Grande-Bretagne [Vocational Training and Disabled Young People in Great Britain], Nouvelle revue de l'adaptation et de la scolarisation, 8(2)

Yates, S., Payne, M. & Dyson, S. (2009) ‘Children and young people in hospitals: doing youth work in medical settings,’ Journal of Youth Studies, 12(1), 77-92

Yates, S., Dyson, S. & Hiles, D. (2008) ‘Beyond normalisation and impairment: Theorising subjectivity for learning difficulties theory and practice,’ Disability & Society, 23(3), 247-258

Yates, S. & Payne, M. (2007) “Minding the gap” between policy visions and service implementation: lessons from Connexions, Youth & Policy, 95, 25-40

Yates, S. & Payne, M. (2006) ‘Not so NEET? A critique of the use of “NEET” in targeting interventions with young people,’ Journal of Youth Studies, 9(3), 329-344

 

Book Chapters

Gatsou, L. & Yates, S. (2016) Safeguarding and supporting families with parental mental illness: issues, challenges and possibilities. In T. McDougall (ed.) Children and Young People’s Mental Health: Essentials for Nurses and other Professionals. Taylor & Francis

Yates, S. (2015) Truth, power and ethics in care services for people with learning difficulties. In S. Tremain (ed.) Foucault and the Government of Disability (revised ed). University of Michigan Press.

Yates, S. (2014) ‘Power/Knowledge’ in The Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. New York: Springer

Yates, S. (2014a) ‘Individualization’ in The Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. New York: Springer

Yates, S. (2014b) ‘Normalization’ in The Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. New York: Springer

Yates, S., Payne, M. & Dyson, S. (2010) Children and young people in hospitals. In J. Rix, M. Nind, K. Sheehy & K. Simmons (eds.) Equality, Participation and Inclusion: Diverse contexts. Open University Press.

Yates, S. (2009) ‘Good practice in guidance, welfare and advice: Lessons from

Connexions,’ in J. Wood & J. Hine (eds.) Work with Young People: Developments in Theory, Policy and Practice. London: Sage

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2023) Improving the outcomes for families affected by parental mental illness. UN SDG Policy Brief

Dyson, S., Yates, S., Berghs, M., Horne, F., Graham, S., Kemp, R. & Yates, S.. (2020) Sickle Cell and Wellbeing in NHS Services: A Guide for Policy, Practice and Patients on Wellbeing and Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD). OSCAR Birmingham.

Yates, S., (2016) Wellbeing and Health for You (WHY) Final Report. OSCAR Nottihgnam/Big Lottery.

Gatsou, L., Fadden, G., Yates, S., Goodrich, N. & Pearson, D. (2013) Improving Outcomes for Mentally Ill Parents and Their Children, Meriden Family Programme Newsletter

Gatsou, L., Yates, S. & Pearson, D. (2012) Think Family/ Whole Family Approach: Improving Outcomes for Mentally Ill Parents and Their Children, NHS: East Midlands HIEC. Available from:

Yates, S., Tyler, M. & Hargreaves, S. (2012) The Mighty Creatives Evaluation Framework. TMC/ºÚÁÏÍø

Wood, J., Dooher, J., McLaughlin, B., Yates, S. & Norrie, P. (2011) National Evaluation of the Community Development Workers

Flemming, J., Ward, D. & Yates, S. (2010) How to use a consortium working approach, London: Participation Works

Hoggarth, L., Anthony, D., Canton, R., Cartwright, I., Comfort, H., Payne, M., Shafiullah, M., Wood, J. & Yates, S. (2009) Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service: Evaluation of the Crash Course. Leicester: Youth Affairs Unit

Payne, M. & Yates, S. with Sallah, A. (2009) Skills development and occupational aspirations within A8 migrant groups in Leicester and Leicestershire, Coventry: Learning and Skills Council

Yates, S. (2008) Youths' career aspirations and socio-economic outcomes, discussion paper 08-02, The Wider Benefits of Learning (Institute of Education)

Yates, S. (2007) ‘The Formation of Youth Identities,’ in M. Payne, D. I. Smith & B. Merton Young People In Transitions: A Review Of Recent Research¸ Briefing paper commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills.

Yates, S. (2007a) ‘Addendum: Young people, illness and transitions,’ in M. Payne, D. I. Smith & B. Merton Young People In Transitions: A Review Of Recent Research¸ Briefing paper commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills.

Hoggarth, L., Smith, D. I. and others (2004) Understanding the Impact of Connexions on Young People at Risk. London: DfES

Dyson, S and Yates, S. (2003) Ethnic Question and Antenatal Screening for Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia EQUANS Volume 5: Use of Maps in Antenatal Screening for Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia. London: NHS Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia Screening Committee

Kemshall, H., Canton, R., Bailey, R., Dominey, J., Simpkin, B. & Yates, S. (2002) The Effective Management of Programme Attrition. London: National Probation Service

• Mental health and mental illness
• Parent and family mental health
• Health and illness
• Disability studies
• Qualitative research methods

• Research methods
• Mental health
• Health and wellbeing

• BSc (Hons) (1997)
• PhD (2002)

PSYC5710  - Research Methods for Applied Psychologists

MSRH5003 - Research Strategies and Approaches

PSYC3034  - Conceptual Issues and Criticla Debates in Psychology

MSRH5005 - Health and Wellbeing

PSYC5701 - Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing

 

 

Parent and Child Mental Health Reserach Collaborative (The Prato Group)

Keynote addresses

Yates, S. & Gatsou, L. (2019) Improving outcomes for families affected by parental mental illness. Parental Mental Illness and its Impacts special symposium at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, December 2019

Yates, S. (2019) Prevention for children in schools - what to do and why? A discussion on school approaches for children in families with parental problems, It Takes a Village, Oslo, May 2019

Yates, S. (2019) Family Mental Health and Challenges for Low and Middle-Income Countries, It Takes a Village, Oslo, May 2019

Yates, S. (2013) Young People’s Backgrounds, Aspirations and Outcomes: 
Identifying Patterns, Seeking Explanations, Proposing Solutions, Invited Seminar Presentation, Education and Employers Taskforce, London

Gatsou, L., Yates, S. & Goodrich, N. (2013) Think Family/ Whole Family
Approach: Improving Outcomes for Mentally Ill Parents and their Children, invited paper presented to LPT Care and Compassion Conference, Leicester

Roulstone, A., Yates, S., & Woodin, S. (2013) What is so Pressing about Disabled Young People’s Worklessness? Opening presentation to Leverhulme Symposium on Disability and Employment, Durham

Yates, S. (2010a) Psychosocial issues and transition for young peop