Associate Professor Yvonne Parry

Since 2000 Associate Professor Yvonne Parry's applied science research projects, interdisciplinary student placement opportunities, and research evaluating community child programs and models of care has provided extended health access, advanced referral processes and industry collaborations that bridge the early education and health divide. Addressing the health and developmental needs of the children participating in the projects testing extended community-based models of interdisciplinary care. The model provides early recognition and extend support for child assessed as requiring additional care.

Dr Parry’s work exists at the important intersection between nursing, primary health, public health, and community health services for vulnerable children and populations. Yvonne was recognised nationally by the National Association for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in 2017, ‘NAPCAN: Play Your Part Awards.’ The national awards committee stated “The research and evidence-informed aspect was recognised as a strength of the initiative, as well as the multi-faceted “child aware” interventions that are provided. We also recognised the aim to sustain and scale-up the initiative.” This national award acknowledges her research, research informed education, and Child Aware Focus in her work in the tertiary sector, and the broader community.

Her work with UCL, NGOs, not-for-profits, and various awards recognise her efforts to improve service delivery to children and families. She has provided research outcomes that have influenced public policy nationally and internationally on the health and care of children. Yvonne's research is underpinned by the principles of social justice, child centred practice, and social equity of health access for vulnerable children. Recently her research findings informed the Welsh Parliament, UK government’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness and the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.