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  1. Effects on mental health of a UK welfare reform, Universal Credit: a longitudinal controlled study (Journal article - 2020)
  2. COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse (Report - 2020)
  3. Poverty dynamics and health in late childhood in the UK: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study (Journal article - 2019)
  4. The effect of a transition into poverty on child and maternal mental health: a longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (Journal article - 2017)
  5. Assessing the impact of rising child poverty on the unprecedented rise in infant mortality in England, 2000–2017: time trend analysis (Journal article - 2019)
  6. Impact of poverty trajectories on children’s health and maternal mental health: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study (Conference Paper - 2018)
  7. Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action (Journal article - 2016)
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2025

Legal Advice, Health Inequalities and Poverty

Sigafoos, J., Organ, J., & Wickham, S. (2025). Legal Advice, Health Inequalities and Poverty. UK: Bristol University Press.

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2024

Monitoring a Fragile Child Protection System: a Longitudinal Local Area Ecological Analysis of the Inequalities Impact of Children's Services Inspections on Statutory Child Welfare Interventions in England

Bennett, D. L., Schluter, D. K., Melis, G., Webb, C. J., Reddy, S., Barr, B., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2022). Monitoring a Fragile Child Protection System: a Longitudinal Local Area Ecological Analysis of the Inequalities Impact of Children's Services Inspections on Statutory Child Welfare Interventions in England. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY. doi:10.1017/S0047279422000587

DOI
10.1017/S0047279422000587
Journal article

Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services

Bennett, D. L., Wickham, S., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2024). Poverty and children entering care in England: A qualitative study of local authority policymakers’ perspectives of challenges in Children’s Services. Children and Youth Services Review, 107689. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107689

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10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107689
Journal article

2023

Impact of Parental Mental Health and Poverty on the Health of the Next Generation: A Multi-Trajectory Analysis Using the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Adjei, N. K., Schlüter, D. K., Melis, G., Straatmann, V. S., Fleming, K. M., Wickham, S., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2023). Impact of Parental Mental Health and Poverty on the Health of the Next Generation: A Multi-Trajectory Analysis Using the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.029

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10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.029
Journal article

Hobbies for mental health

Wickham, S. (2023). Hobbies for mental health. NATURE MEDICINE. doi:10.1038/s41591-023-02508-z

DOI
10.1038/s41591-023-02508-z
Journal article

Does cumulative adverse socioeconomic exposure mediate the association of maternal mental ill health at birth and adolescent mental ill health at age 17? An analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study

Sheldon, F. H., Barr, B., & Wickham, S. (2023). Does cumulative adverse socioeconomic exposure mediate the association of maternal mental ill health at birth and adolescent mental ill health at age 17? An analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 77(8), 534-541. doi:10.1136/jech-2022-220248

DOI
10.1136/jech-2022-220248
Journal article

Exploring the health and sociodemographic characteristics of people seeking advice with claiming universal credit: a cross-sectional analysis of UK citizens advice data, 2017-2021

Brown, H., Xiang, H., Cheetham, M., Morris, S., Gibson, M., Katikireddi, S. V., . . . Bambra, C. (2023). Exploring the health and sociodemographic characteristics of people seeking advice with claiming universal credit: a cross-sectional analysis of UK citizens advice data, 2017-2021. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15483-4

DOI
10.1186/s12889-023-15483-4
Journal article

2022

2021

Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England

Bennett, D. L., Webb, C. J. R., Mason, K. E., Schluter, D. K., Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 131. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106289

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10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106289
Journal article

Robust association between autistic traits and psychotic-like experiences in the adult general population: epidemiological study from the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and replication with the 2014 APMS

Martinez, A. P., Wickham, S., Rowse, G., Milne, E., & Bentall, R. P. (2021). Robust association between autistic traits and psychotic-like experiences in the adult general population: epidemiological study from the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and replication with the 2014 APMS. PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 51(15), 2707-2713. doi:10.1017/S0033291720001373

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10.1017/S0033291720001373
Journal article

FUNDING FOR PREVENTATIVE CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND RATES OF CHILDREN ENTERING CARE: A NATURAL EXPERIMENT USING LONGITUDINAL AREA-LEVEL DATA IN ENGLAND

Bennett, D., Webb, C., Mason, K., Schluter, D., Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). FUNDING FOR PREVENTATIVE CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND RATES OF CHILDREN ENTERING CARE: A NATURAL EXPERIMENT USING LONGITUDINAL AREA-LEVEL DATA IN ENGLAND. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 75 (pp. A7). doi:10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.14

DOI
10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.14
Conference Paper

2020

Trends in inequalities in looked after children in England 2004-2019: a local area ecological analysis

Bennett, D., Mason, K., Schlueter, D., Wickham, S., Lai, E., Alexandros, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Trends in inequalities in looked after children in England 2004-2019: a local area ecological analysis. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774

DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774
Journal article

COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse

Bambra, C., Munford, L., Alexiou, A., Barr, B., Brown, H., Davies, H., . . . Wickham, S. (n.d.). COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse. Newcastle.

Report

Neighbourhood unemployment and other socio-demographic predictors of emergency hospitalisation for infectious intestinal disease in England: A longitudinal ecological study

Rose, T. C., Adams, N. L., Whitehead, M., Wickham, S., O'Brien, S. J., Hawker, J., . . . Barr, B. (2020). Neighbourhood unemployment and other socio-demographic predictors of emergency hospitalisation for infectious intestinal disease in England: A longitudinal ecological study. JOURNAL OF INFECTION, 81(5), 736-742. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.08.048

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10.1016/j.jinf.2020.08.048
Journal article

2019

Poverty dynamics and health in late childhood in the UK: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study

Lai, E., Wickham, S., Law, C., Whitehead, M., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). Poverty dynamics and health in late childhood in the UK: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(11), 1049-1055. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2018-316702

DOI
10.1136/archdischild-2018-316702
Journal article

How do early-life factors explain social inequalities in adolescent mental health? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Straatmann, V., Lai, E., Lange, T., Campbell, M. C., Wickham, S., Nybo Andersen, A. -M., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). How do early-life factors explain social inequalities in adolescent mental health? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73(11), 1049-1060. doi:10.1136/jech-2019-212367

DOI
10.1136/jech-2019-212367
Journal article

THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL CREDITINTRODUCTION ON WORKING AGE UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ENGLAND: DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCE ANALYSIS OF THE UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Wickham, S. L., Bentley, L., Rose, T., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Barr, B. (2019). THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL CREDITINTRODUCTION ON WORKING AGE UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ENGLAND: DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCE ANALYSIS OF THE UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY HOUSEHOLD LONGITUDINAL STUDY. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 73 (pp. A46). doi:10.1136/jech-2019-SSMabstracts.97

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10.1136/jech-2019-SSMabstracts.97
Conference Paper

Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study

Campbell, M., Lai, E. T. C., Pearce, A., Orton, E., Kendrick, D., Wickham, S., & Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2019). Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. BMC PEDIATRICS, 19. doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7

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10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7
Journal article

2018

Impact of poverty trajectories on children’s health and maternal mental health: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study

Wickham, S., Lai, T. C., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2018). Impact of poverty trajectories on children’s health and maternal mental health: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study. In Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Glasgow.

Conference Paper

UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN CHILDHOOD UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES: FINDINGS FROM THE UK MILLENNIUM COHORT STUDY

Campbell, M., Pearce, A., Orton, E., Wickham, S., Kendrick, D., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2018). UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN CHILDHOOD UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES: FINDINGS FROM THE UK MILLENNIUM COHORT STUDY. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 72 (pp. A7). doi:10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.13

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10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.13
Conference Paper

2017

2016

Understanding social inequalities in childhood hospital admissions: longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Campbell, M., Wickham, S. L., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2016). Understanding social inequalities in childhood hospital admissions: longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. LANCET, 388, 33. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32269-3
Journal article

OP92 Are social inequalities in early childhood smoking explained by parental smoking patterns? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Taylor-Robinson, D., Wickham, S., Campbell, M., & Pearce, A. (2016). OP92 Are social inequalities in early childhood smoking explained by parental smoking patterns? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. In Oral Presentations (pp. A50.1-A50). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi:10.1136/jech-2016-208064.92

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10.1136/jech-2016-208064.92
Conference Paper

Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Massion, S., Wickham, S., Pearce, A., Barr, B., Law, C., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2016). Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, 101(8), 724-730. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-309465

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10.1136/archdischild-2015-309465
Journal article

2015

Fit-for-work or fit-for-unemployment? Does the reassessment of disability benefit claimants using a tougher work capability assessment help people into work?

Barr, B., Taylor-Robinson, D., Stuckler, D., Loopstra, R., Reeves, A., Wickham, S., & Whitehead, M. (2015). Fit-for-work or fit-for-unemployment? Does the reassessment of disability benefit claimants using a tougher work capability assessment help people into work?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 70(5), 452-458. doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206333

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10.1136/jech-2015-206333
Journal article

Child health at risk from welfare cuts Poverty has an enduring influence on children's development, health outcomes, and survival

Taylor-Robinson, D., Wickham, S., & Barr, B. (2015). Child health at risk from welfare cuts Poverty has an enduring influence on children's development, health outcomes, and survival. In BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (Vol. 351). doi:10.1136/bmj.h5330

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10.1136/bmj.h5330
Other

Doctors must advocate for action on the high levels of child poverty

Taylor-Robinson, D., Wickham, S., McKenna, C., Kyeremateng, R., Massion, S., & Barr, B. (2015). Doctors must advocate for action on the high levels of child poverty. In BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (Vol. 351). doi:10.1136/bmj.h3959

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10.1136/bmj.h3959
Other

2014

Why does relative deprivation affect mental health? The role of justice, trust and social rank in psychological wellbeing and paranoid ideation

Wickham, S., Shryane, N., Lyons, M., Dickins, T., & Bentall, R. (2014). Why does relative deprivation affect mental health? The role of justice, trust and social rank in psychological wellbeing and paranoid ideation. Journal of Public Mental Health, 13(2), 114-126. doi:10.1108/jpmh-06-2013-0049

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10.1108/jpmh-06-2013-0049
Journal article

Self-esteem and evaluative beliefs in paranoia

Valiente, C., Cantero, D., Sanchez, A., Provencio, M., & Wickham, S. (2014). Self-esteem and evaluative beliefs in paranoia. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY, 45(2), 297-302. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.01.002

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10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.01.002
Journal article

2013

2012

Do specific early-life adversities lead to specific symptoms of psychosis? A study from the 2007 the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.

Bentall, R. P., Wickham, S., Shevlin, M., & Varese, F. (2012). Do specific early-life adversities lead to specific symptoms of psychosis? A study from the 2007 the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.. Schizophrenia bulletin, 38(4), 734-740. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbs049

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10.1093/schbul/sbs049
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