Helen Austerberry

  • Qualifications and position:
    • BSc, RSHom
    • Research Officer
  • Faculty:
    • Faculty of Children and Learning
  • Department:
  • Centre:
  • Summary:
    • My interests lie in the areas of gender and health, health inequalities, social support and health, teenage parenthood, and randomised controlled trials of social interventions.
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  • Conferences/presentations:
    • Lecturing on UK home/community support programme for new parents at 2nd International Academic Interchange Meeting, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Japan, November 2008.

      Presentation on Evaluation of Teenage Health Demonstration Site Programme - what we have learnt at Association of Young People's Health conference, October 2008.

      Contributed to/presented paper at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Study Group on Teenage Pregnancy and Reproductive Health based on findings from Evaluation of Sure Start Plus initiative, September 2006.
  • Languages Spoken:
    • French (intermediate)
  • Languages Written:
    • French (basic)
Helen Austerberry

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Publications

  • Sawtell M, Ingold A, Wiggins M, Austerberry H (2010) Innovative services to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable young people. London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
  • Wiggins M, Bonell C, Sawtell M, Austerberry H, Burchett H, Allen E, Strange V (2009) 'Health outcomes of youth development programme in England: prospective matched comparison study', British Medical Journal 339, 148-151 .
  • Wiggins M, Bonell C, Burchett H, Sawtell M, Austerberry H, Allen E, Strange V (2008) Young People's Development Programme Evaluation: Final Report. London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
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  • Austerberry H, Sawtell M, Ingold A, Wiggins M, Arai L, Strange V (2008)  Evaluation of the Teenage Health Demonstration Sites Programme: 1st Annual Report 2007. London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
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  • Austerberry H, Wiggins M (2007) 'Taking a pro-choice perspective on promoting inclusion of teenage mothers: Lessons from an evaluation of the Sure Start Plus programme', Critical Public Health 17(1), 3-15.
  • Austerberry H, Wiggins M, Rosato M, Sawtell M, Oliver S (2007) 'Supporting pregnant teenagers and teenage parents: the Sure Start Plus initiative', In: Baker P, Guthrie K, Hutchinson C, Kane R, Wellings K (eds) Teenage Pregnancy and Reproductive Health. London: RCOG Press 189-198,
  • Austerberry H (2006) 'Evaluation of Sure Start Kilburn Priory Breastfeeding Support Work: Report of findings', London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London 39 pages.
  • Wiggins M, Rosato M, Austerberry H, Sawtell M, Oliver S (2005) . Sure Start Plus National Evaluation: Final Report. . London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. 110 pages. .
  • Wiggins M, Oakley A, Sawtell M, Austerberry H, Clemens F, Elbourne D (2005)  Teenage Parenthood and Social Exclusion: A multi-method study.. London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. 95 pages. .
  • Wiggins M, Oakley A, Roberts I, Turner H, Rajan L, Austerberry H. Mujica R, Mugford M, Barker M (2005) .  'Postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas: a randomised controlled trial. ', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59 ,
  • Austerberry H, Wiggins M, Turner H, Oakley A (2004) 'Evaluating social support and health visiting', Community Practitioner 77/12,
  • Wiggins M, Oakley A, Roberts I, Turner H, Rajan L, Austerberry H. Mujica R, Mugford M (2004) The Social Support and Family Health Study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of two alternative forms of postnatal support for mothers livingliving in disadvantaged inner-city areas.. London: Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
  • Helen Austerberry's full list of publications (pdf)