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Journals
Articles
Axford N, Berry V, Lloyd J, Hobbs T & Wyatt K 2020 'Promoting learning from null or negative results in prevention science trials' Prevention Science ,
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Axford N, Bjornstad G, Matthews J, Whybra L, Berry V, Ukoumunne O, Hobbs T, Wrigley Z, Brook L & Taylor R 2020 'The Effectiveness of a Community-Based Mentoring Program for Children Aged 5–11 Years: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial' Prevention Science 22, (1) 100-112 ,
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Axford N, Bjornstad G, Matthews J, Heilmann S, Raja A, Ukoumunne O, Berry V, Wilkinson T, Timmons L & Hobbs T 2020 'The effectiveness of a therapeutic parenting program for children aged 6-11 years with behavioral or emotional difficulties: Results from a randomised controlled trial' Children and Youth Services Review 117, ,
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Axford N, Bjornstad G, Clarkson S, Ukoumunne O, Wrigley Z, Matthews J & Berry V 2020 'The effectiveness of the KiVa bullying prevention program in Wales, UK: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial' Prevention Science ,
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Bjornstad GJ, Sonthalia S, Rouse B, Timmons L, Whybra L & Axford N 2020 'PROTOCOL: A comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural interventions based on delivery features for elevated symptoms of depression in adolescents' Campbell Systematic Reviews 16, (1) ,
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Whybra L, Warner G, Bjornstad G, Hobbs T, Brook L, Wrigley Z, Berry V, Ukoumunne OC, Matthews J & Taylor R 2018 'The effectiveness of Chance UK’s mentoring programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' BMC Psychology 6, (1) ,
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Axford N, Warner G, Hobbs T, Heilmann S, Raja A, Berry V, Ukoumunne OC, Matthews J, Eames T & Kallitsoglou A 2018 'The effectiveness of the Inspiring Futures parenting programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural or emotional difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' BMC Psychology 6, (1) ,
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Kemp F, Raja A, Ohlson C, Morpeth L & Axford N 2017 'Fund-Mapping: the investment of public resources in the well-being of children and young people in Northern Ireland' Child Care in Practice ,
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Axford N & Berry V 2017 'Perfect Bedfellows: Why Early Intervention Can Play a Critical Role in Protecting Children—A Response to Featherstone et al. (2014) ‘A Marriage Made in Hell: Child Protection Meets Early Intervention’' The British Journal of Social Work ,
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Morpeth L, Blower S, Tobin K, Taylor RS, Bywater T, Edwards RT, Axford N, Lehtonen M, Jones C & Berry V 2017 'The effectiveness of the Incredible Years pre-school parenting programme in the United Kingdom: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial' Child Care in Practice 23, (2) 141-161 ,
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Clarkson S, Axford N, Berry V, Edwards RT, Bjornstad G, Wrigley Z, Charles J, Hoare Z, Ukoumunne OC & Matthews J 2015 'Effectiveness and micro-costing of the KiVa school-based bullying prevention programme in Wales: study protocol for a pragmatic definitive parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial' BMC Public Health 16, (1) ,
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Barlow J, Schrader-McMillan A, Axford N, Wrigley Z, Sonthalia S, Wilkinson T, Rawsthorn M, Toft A & Coad J 2015 'Review: Attachment and attachment-related outcomes in preschool children - a review of recent evidence' Child and Adolescent Mental Health 21, (1) 11-20 ,
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Berry V, Axford N, Blower S, Taylor RS, Edwards RT, Tobin K, Jones C & Bywater T 2015 'The Effectiveness and Micro-costing Analysis of a Universal, School-Based, Social–Emotional Learning Programme in the UK: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial' School Mental Health 8, (2) 238-256 ,
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Axford N, Farrington DP, Clarkson S, Bjornstad GJ, Wrigley Z & Hutchings J 2015 'Involving parents in school-based programmes to prevent and reduce bullying: what effect does it have?' Journal of Children's Services 10, (3) 242-251 ,
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Axford N 2013 'Exploring the influence of international governmental organisations on domestic child welfare policy and practice' Adoption & Fostering 37, (1) 57-70 ,
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Axford N & Morpeth L 2013 'Evidence-based programs in children's services: A critical appraisal' Children and Youth Services Review 35, (2) 268-277 ,
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Little M, Berry VL, Morpeth L, Blower S, Axford N, Taylor R, Bywater T, Lehtonen M & Tobin K 2012 'The impact of three evidence-based programmes delivered in public systems in Birmingham, UK' International Journal of Conflict and Violence 6, (2) 260-272
Axford N, Lehtonen M, Kaoukji D, Tobin K & Berry V 2012 'Engaging parents in parenting programs: Lessons from research and practice' Children and Youth Services Review 34, (10) 2061-2071 ,
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Axford N, Hobbs T & Jodrell D 2012 'Making Child Well-Being Data Work Hard: Getting from Data to Policy and Practice' Child Indicators Research 6, (1) 161-177 ,
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Little M & Axford N 2012 'Plurality and rigour' Journal of Children's Services 7, (3) ,
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Axford N, Elliott DS & Little M 2012 'Blueprints for Europe: Promoting Evidence-Based Programmes in Children's Services' Psychosocial Intervention 21, (2) 205-214 ,
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Axford N 2011 'Children and global social policy: Exploring the impact of international governmental organisations' International Journal of Social Welfare 21, (1) 53-65 ,
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Axford N, Jonas M, Berry V, Green V & Morpeth L 2010 'Can study tours help promote evidence-based practice in children's services?' European Journal of Social Work 13, (4) 523-543 ,
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Axford N 2010 'What's in a service?' Child & Family Social Work 15, (4) 473-482 ,
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Hobbs T, Axford N & Jodrell D 2010 'Getting the Measure of Child Health and Development Outcomes (2): The Picture for a Local Authority in England' Child Indicators Research 4, (1) 81-100 ,
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Axford N & Hobbs T 2010 'Getting the Measure of Child Health and Development Outcomes (1): A Method for Use in Children’s Services Settings' Child Indicators Research 4, (1) 59-80 ,
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Axford N 2009 'Child well-being through different lenses: why concept matters' Child & Family Social Work 14, (3) 372-383 ,
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Axford N, Green V, Kalsbeek A, Morpeth L & Palmer C 2009 'Measuring children's needs: how are we doing?' Child & Family Social Work 14, (3) 243-254 ,
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Whear R & Axford N 2009 '“Finish What's on Your Plate!”: The Relationships between Parenting, Children's Nutrition and Outcomes' Child Care in Practice 15, (2) 145-159 ,
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Axford N 2009 'Developing congruent children's services to improve child well-being' Child & Family Social Work 14, (1) 35-44 ,
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Axford N, Morpeth L, Little M & Berry VL 2008 'Linking prevention science and community engagement: a case study of the Ireland Disadvantaged Children and Youth Programme' Journal of Children’s Services 3, (2) 40-54
Axford N 2008 'Are Looked after Children Socially Excluded?' Adoption & Fostering 32, (4) 5-18 ,
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Axford N & Whear R 2008 'Measuring and Meeting the Needs of Children and Families in the Community: Survey of Parents on a Housing Estate in Dublin, Ireland' Child Care in Practice 14, (4) 331-353 ,
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Axford N 2008 'Is Social Exclusion a Useful Concept in Children's Services?' British Journal of Social Work 40, (3) 737-754 ,
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Axford N 2008 'Conducting Needs Assessments in Children's Services' British Journal of Social Work 40, (1) 4-25 ,
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Axford N, Crewe E, Domitrovich C & Morawska A 2008 'The science of a good childhood: a review of Volume 2 of theJournal of Children's Services' Journal of Children's Services 3, (4) 46-58 ,
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Kiernan G, Axford N, Little M, Murphy C, Greene S & Gormley M 2008 'the school readiness of children living in a disadvantaged area in Ireland' Journal of Early Childhood Research 6, (2) 119-144 ,
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Hobbs T, Carr M, Holley M, Gray N & Axford N 2008 'A dark art comes to the water‐cooler: a review of some key texts on RCTs for children's services professionals and researchers' Journal of Children's Services 3, (1) 40-50 ,
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Little M & Axford N 2007 'New directions, familiar challenges? A review of the first volume of the Journal of Children's Services' Journal of Children's Services 2, (1) 58-66 ,
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Berry VL, Axford N & Little M 2006 'Enhancing service evaluability: lessons from a programme for disaffected young people' Children & Society 20, (4) 287-298
Axford N, Berry V, Little M & Morpeth L 2006 'Developing a Common Language in Children's Services through Research‐based Inter‐disciplinary Training' Social Work Education 25, (2) 161-176 ,
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Axford N & Little M 2006 'Refocusing children's services towards prevention: lessons from the literature' Children & Society ,
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Axford N & Berry V 2005 'Exploring the Potential of Shadow Controls in the Evaluation of Children’s Services' International Journal of Social Research Methodology 8, (5) 389-404 ,
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Axford N & Berry V 2005 'Measuring Outcomes in the ‘New’ Children's Services' Journal of Integrated Care 13, (4) 12-23 ,
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Axford N 2005 'Evaluating Children's Services: Recent Conceptual and Methodological Developments' British Journal of Social Work 35, (1) 73-88 ,
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Axford N, Morpeth L, Pring J & Madge G 2004 'Mapping the Data Needed to Plan Integrated Services: a case study of children’s services in one locality' Journal of Integrated Care 12, (3) 3-10
Little M, Axford N & Morpeth L 2003 'Children's services in the UK 1997-2003: problems, developments and challenges for the future' Children & Society 17, (3) 205-214 ,
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Axford N, Bjornstad G, Matthews J, Heilmann S, Raja A, Ukoumunne O, Berry V, Wilkinson T, Timmons L & Hobbs T 'The effectiveness of a therapeutic parenting program for children aged 6-11 years with behavioural or emotional difficulties: results from a randomized controlled trial' Children and Youth Services Review
Chapters
Farrington DP, Utting D & Axford N 2020 'Great Britain' in Farrington DP; Jonkman H; Groeger-Roth F Delinquency and Substance Use in Europe: Understanding Risk and Protective Factors Switzerland Springer ,
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Schrader McMillan A & Axford N 2019 'Intimate partner violence' in Emond A Health for All Children (5th Edition) Oxford Oxford University Press 45-58
Glover V, Reynolds R, Axford N & Barlow J 2019 'Perinatal parental mental health problems' in Emond A Health for All Children (5th Edition) Oxford Oxford University Press 31-44
Axford N & Barlow J 2019 'Tobacco, alcohol, and substance use in the perinatal period' in Emond A Health for All Children (5th Edition) Oxford Oxford University Press 59-70
Axford N, Bywater T, Blower S, Berry V, Baker V & Morpeth L 2017 'Critical factors in the implementation of parenting programmes: fidelity, adaptation and promoting quality' in Dixon L; Perkins DF; Hamilton-Giachritisis C; Craig LA The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Intervention in Child Protection
Berry V, Blower S, Axford N, Little M & Kaoukji D 2014 'The prevention of child maltreatment and neglect' in Conte J Child Abuse and Neglect Worldwide
Axford N, Jodrell D & Hobbs T 2014 'Objective or subjective well-being?' in Ben-Arieh A; Casas F; Frones I; Korbin JE Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective Springer Heidelberg 2699-2738 ,
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Axford N & Morpeth L 2012 'The Common Language prevention operating system: from strategy development to implementation of evidence-based practice' in Kelly B; Perkins D Handbook of Implementation Science for Educational Psychology Cambridge Cambridge University Press
Axford N 2010 'Introduction' in Axford N Defining and Classifying Children in Need Aldershot Ashgate
Axford N, Berry V, Bullock R, Little M, Madge J, Morpeth L & Mount K 2007 'Research-Based Practice Tools to Improve Child Welfare Services in England: Using the Going Home? Practice Tool to Support the Effective Reunification of Families' Research for Action Oxford University Press 88-110 ,
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Axford N, Berry V, Little M & Morpeth L 2005 'Introduction' in Axford N; Berry V; Little M; Morpeth L Forty Years of Research, Policy and Practice: A Festschrift for Roger Bullock Chichester Wiley 3-14
Axford N, Berry V, Little M, Madge J & Morpeth L 2005 'Messages for research, policy and practice in children's services' in Axford N; Berry V; Little M; Morpeth L Forty Years of Research, Policy and Practice in Children’s Services: A Festschrift for Roger Bullock Chichester Wiley
Axford N & Morpeth L 2005 'Where next for social research at Dartington?' in Axford N; Berry V; Little M; Morpeth L Forty Years of Research, Policy and Practice: A Festschrift for Roger Bullock Chichester Wiley
Axford N, Berry V, Bullock R, Little M, Madge J, Morpeth L & Mount K 2005 'Experiments in using practice tools to disseminate research' in Kloekner C; Paetzel U Kindheitsforschung und kommunale Praxis: Praxisnahe Erkenntnisse aus der aktuellen Kindheitsforschung Wiesbaden VS-Verlag