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Denham, A. M. J.; Haracz, K.; Bird, M. L.; Bonevski, B.; Spratt, N. J.; Turner, A.; Chow, W. Z.; Larkin, M.; Mabotuwana, N. and Janssen, H. (2024). Non-pharmacological interventions to improve mental health outcomes among female carers of people living with a neurological condition: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(4) pp. 781–798.

Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2024). Former carers: Grief, loss and other stories. In: Jones, Kerry and Horne, Joanna eds. Understanding the Grief and Loss Experiences of Carers: Research, Practitioner and Personal Perspectives. Routledge Key Themes in Health and Safety. London: Routledge, pp. 123–134.

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Robb, Martin; Larkin, Mary and Deepak Gopinath, Manik (2023). Relational Care - with Mary Larkin and Manik Deepak-Gopinath [Podcast]. Careful Thinking.

Milne, Alisoun and Larkin, Mary (2023). Family Carers and Caring: What it’s all about. SocietyNow. UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.

Kartupelis, Jenny; Larkin, Mary and Deepak Gopinath, Manik (2023). Being needed - fulfilling the potential of mutual relationships. In Newsletter of the International Longevity Centre International Longevity Centre, London.

Larkin, Mary; Gopinath, Manik; Kartupelis, Jenny and Wilson, Anthea (2023). Making every relationship matter: a practitioner toolkit for relational care with older people. The Open University.

Gopinath, Manik; de Lappe, Joseph; Larkin, Mary and Wilson, Anthea (2023). The value and practice of relational care with older people: a research report by The Open University. The Open University.

Gopinath, Manik; de Lappe, Joseph; Kartupelis, Jenny; Larkin, Mary and Wilson, Anthea (2023). The value and practice of relational care with older people: Summary Report of a research project carried out by the Open University. The Open University.

Larkin, Mary (2023). Learning and reskilling pathways for carers [Keynote Presentation]. In: Learning and reskilling pathways for carers, 6 Feb 2023, Sydney, Australia & Online, Carers NSW.

Kentzer, Nichola; Kubiak, Chris and Larkin, Mary (2023). The 'Learning pathways for carers programme'. In: OU's 7th Biennial International Conference on Access, Participation and Success, 26-27 Apr 2023, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Larkin, Mary and Kubiak, Christopher (2022). The OU welcomes carers. In Open Learn The Open University.

Larkin, Mary; Henwood, Melanie and Milne, Alisoun (2022). Older Carers and Carers of People with Dementia: Improving and Developing Effective Support. Social Policy and Society, 21(2) pp. 242–256.

Vseteckova, J.; Jordan, J.; Tilley, E.; Larkin, M.; Ryan, S. and Wallace, L. M. (2022). Transitions for older people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge others, and their family carers: a merged protocol for two rapid scoping reviews of evidence. Systematic Reviews, 11(1)

Tilley, Elizabeth; Jordan, Joanne; Larkin, Mary; Vseteckova, Jitka; Ryan, Sara and Wallace, Louise (2022). Transitions for older people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge others: a rapid scoping review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(2) pp. 207–229.

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Larkin, Mary (2021). Former carers. In: Gu, Danan and Dupre, Matthew E. eds. Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer Cham, pp. 1912–1915.

Larkin, Mary and Kubiak, Christopher (2021). Carers and higher education: Where next? Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 23(2) pp. 130–151.

Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2021). Knowledge generation and former carers: reflections and ways forward. Families Relationships and Societies, 10(2) pp. 287–302.

Larkin, Mary (2021). Caring for our Student carers. In: OU-Access Participation and Success 6th International Biennial Conference, 15-18 Mar 2021.

Larkin, Mary (2021). Sustaining unpaid care: the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline “Carers: provision of support for adult carers. In: Sustainable care, 12-30 Apr 2021.

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Larkin, Mary (2020). Caring about Student carers. In: Scholarship from across the faculties: from creativity and innovation, 13 Oct 2020, Walton Hall.

Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2020). The carer-related knowledge exchange network (CAREN): enhancing the relationship between research and evidence and policy and practice. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 16(3) pp. 491–501.

Oldridge, Louise and Larkin, Mary (2020). Unpaid Care Global Growth and Policies for Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, Walter; Azul, Anabela Marisa; Brandli, Luciana; Salvia, Amanda Lange and Wall, Tony eds. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Gender Equality. Cham: Springer.

Taverner, Phil; Larkin, Mary; Vseteckova, Jitka; Kentzer, Nichola; Horne, Jo; Penson, Martin; Robb, Martin; Berry, Alex; Spencer, Melinda and Methley, Abigail (2020). How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond? Open Learn, Milton Keynes.

Vseteckova, Jitka; Kentzer, Nichola; Horne, Jo; Robb, Martin; Larkin, Mary; Berry, Alex; Spencer, Melinda; Methley, Abigail and Taverner, Phil (2020). The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers. Open Learn, Milton Keynes.

Vseteckova, Jitka; Kentzer, Nichola; Horne, Jo; Penson, Martin; Robb, Martin; Larkin, Mary; Berry, Alex; Spencer, Melinda; Methley, Abigail and Taverner, Phil (2020). Young carers,COVID-19 and physical activity. OpenLearn, Milton Keynes.

Larkin, Mary (2020). Caring about student carers. In: Research and Scholarship Seminar, 6 Feb 2020, Walton Hall, The Open University.

Larkin, Mary (2020). ‘Sustaining unpaid care: the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline Carers: Provision of support for adult carers, Sustainable Care. In: Sustainable Care: Challenges and Solutions for a Sustainable Future Conference,, 1-2 Apr 2020, Sheffield.

Larkin, Mary (2020). Caring about student carers. In: Access, Participation and Success 6th Biennial International Conference, 22-23 Apr 2020, Milton Keynes.

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Larkin, Mary and Mcgrath, Lesley (2019). Care and caring network@OU news bulletin 2019. The Open University.

Kubiak, Christopher; Tomkins, Leah and Larkin, Mary (2019). Surveillance, intervention and the politics of care. International Journal of Care and Caring, 3(2) pp. 165–181.

Larkin, M. (2019) Peer Review Report For: Stage 1 Registered Report: A scoping review protocol to map the evidence on family carers who combine work with care [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. HRB Open Res 2019, 2:7

Larkin, Mary; Henwood, Melanie and Milne, Alisoun (2019). Carer related research and knowledge: findings from a scoping review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(1) pp. 55–67.

Larkin, Mary (2019). Caring for carers - the Open University's carer scholarship scheme. The Open University.

Larkin, Mary (2019). Knowledge exchange: making the most of scoping reviews. In: WELS Research day, 17 Jul 2019.

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Henwood, Melanie; Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2018). To meaningfully support carers, we must rethink their purpose and contribution. LSE British Politics and Policy.

Larkin, Mary; Henwood, Melanie and Milne, Alisoun (2018). Exemplar models and support for older carers and carers of people with dementia: informing commissioning: Executive Summary. NHS England.

Henwood, Melanie; Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2018). Exemplar models and support for older carers and carers of people with dementia: informing commissioning. NHS England, OU and University of Kent.

Larkin, Mary (2018). Maximising the potential of carer research and knowledge. In: Maximising the potential of carer research and knowledge, Workshop, 19 Jun 2018.

Larkin, Mary (2018). The legacies of caring. In: ‘Life After Care’, 18 Jun 2018.

Larkin, Mary and Hudson, Gayle (2018). Care and caring network@OU news bulletin 2018. The Open University.

Larkin, Mary (2018). Understanding the needs of caring experienced learners. In: Supporting the Supporters- Caring Experienced Learners, 17 Apr 2018, Milton Keynes.

Larkin, Mary (2018). Carer resilience: ways forward for evidence-based policy and practice. In: Carers New South Wales Biennial Conference, 11-12 Oct 2018, Sydney Australia.

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Larkin, Mary; Milne, Alisoun; Henwood, Melanie; Croisdale-Appleby, David and Clark, Michael (2017). Including Family Carers: Adding Value and Impact to Research. The NIHR School for Social Care Research The School for Social Care Research, London.

Henwood, Melanie; Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2017). Seeing the wood for the trees. Carer related research and knowledge: A scoping review. Melanie Henwood Associates.

Larkin, Mary (2017). The case for a knowledge exchange network (CAREN). In: 7th International carers conference, 4-7 Oct, Adelaide, Australia.

Larkin, Mary (2017). The case for a carer knowledge exchange network (CAREN). In: Carer-related knowledge exchange network, 3 Oct, Adelaide - Southern services Reform group.

Larkin, Mary (2017). The case for a Carer knowledge exchange network (CAREN). In: CAREN: the carer knowledge exchange network, 28 Sep 2017, Sydney, Australia.

Larkin, Mary (2017). Carer Research and Knowledge Scoping Review. In: NIHR School for Social Care Conference 2017, 12 Apr 2017, LSE, London, UK.

Yeandle, Sue; Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fine, Michael; Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2017). [Editorial] Care and caring: interdisciplinary perspectives on a societal issue of global significance. International Journal of Care and Caring, 1(1) pp. 3–25.

Larkin, Mary (2017). Former’ older carers: their profile and needs. In: 7th International Carers Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 4-6 Oct 2017, Adelaide, Australia.

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Larkin, Mary (2016). Scoping Carer Research. In: 4th International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-term Care, 4-7 Sep 2016, London School of Economics.

Larkin, Mary (2016). 'Former' older carers - what do we know about their profile and needs? In: Focusing on Older Carers: Exploring the Research and Practice Axis, 16 Jun 2016, Bristol, British Society of Gerontology.

Larkin, Mary and Mitchell, Wendy (2016). Carers, choice and personalisation: what do we know? Social Policy and Society, 15(2) pp. 189–205.

Larkin, Mary (2016). [Book review] Margarita León (ed.) (2014), The Transformation of Care in European Societies. Journal of Social Policy, 45(2) pp. 381–382.

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Larkin, Mary (2015). Why carers are disadvantaged even when their responsibilities end. The Conversation, London.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Unbecoming a carer. In: British Medical Sociology Association, 2015, British Medical Sociology Association.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Making room for former carers. In: 6th International Carers Conference - Care and caring: future proofing the new demographics, 03-06 Sep 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden, International Conference of Care and Caring.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Testing stress training for black and minority ethnic carers of people with dementia. Social care Elf.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Testing a person-centred approach to carer support. Social Care Elf.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Attachment in people with dementia and their carers. Social care Elf.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Do high levels of caring mean poorer carer mental health? Social care Elf.

Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2015). Caring in the 21st century: research evidence and knowledge generation. Health and Social Care in the Community, 23(1) pp. 1–3.

Larkin, Mary (2015). Developing the knowledge base about carers and personalisation: contributions made by an exploration of carers’ perspectives on personal budgets and the carer–service user relationship. Health and Social Care in the Community, 23(1) pp. 33–41.

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Milne, Alisoun and Larkin, Mary (2014). Knowledge generation about care-giving in the UK: a critical review of research paradigms. Health and Social Care in the Community, 23(1) pp. 4–13.

Larkin, Mary (2014). Carers policy and practice: what about ‘former carers’? Social care Elf.

Larkin, Mary (2014). Personal Budgets And The Carer- Service User Relationship. Carers Federation, Nottingham.

Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2014). Carers and empowerment in the UK: a critical reflection. Social Policy and Society, 13(1) pp. 25–38.

Larkin, Mary (2014). What do we know about carer perspectives in mental health and disability services?”. In: National Conference: What Works? User and Carer Perspectives on Mental Health and Disability Services., 11 Jun 2014, Leicester, UK.

Larkin, Mary (2014). Where to now for carer research? In: Carers: Informing and Improving Policy and Practice Through Research and Evaluation, 30 Jan 2014, London, UK.

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Miller, Robin and Larkin, Mary (2013). Personalisation: The Beginning Of A New Dawn Or The End Of The Road For Third Sector Support For Carers? TSRC, Birmingham.

Larkin, Mary (2013). Health and Well-Being Across the Life Course. London: Sage.

Larkin, Mary (2013). Is the third sector going to survive ‘personalisation? In: Health Care, Social Care, Voluntary Care: Perfect Partnerships or Dangerous Liaisons, 24 Oct 2013, Harrogate.

Larkin, Mary (2013). Personal budgets and the carer-service user relationship: developing the knowledge base about carers and personalisation. In: Yorkshire and Humberside Carers Lead Officer Network workshop, Jul 2013, York.

Larkin, Mary (2013). Personal budgets and the carer-service user relationship”. In: Carers Federation Board of Trustees workshop, Jun 2013, Nottingham.

Larkin, Mary (2013). Carers voices. In: Compassionate Care: Giving Patients a Voice, 13 May 2013.

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Larkin, Mary and Milne, Alisoun (2012). Demand for informal care is rising but supply is set to fall - we must solve this conundrum. Community Care, Sutton.

Larkin, Mary (2012). Care of vulnerable adults. In: Blaber, A ed. Foundations for Paramedic Practice: A Theoretical Perspective (2nd ed). Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, pp. 174–187.

Larkin, Mary (2012). What about the carers? In: Lloyd, Cathy and Heller, Tom eds. Long Term Conditions: Challenges in Health and Social Care. London: Sage, pp. 185–198.

Larkin, Mary (2012). The UK’s National Carers Strategy 2008: How did we get there and where are we going? In: Workshops at Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and Ministry of Employment and Economics, Mar 2102, Helsinki, Finland.

Larkin, Mary (2012). Making sure aging is active: the influence of health and well-being throughout the life course on active aging. In: International Week, 5-9 Mar 2012, Laurea University, Finland.

Larkin, Mary; Richardson, Louise and Tabreham, Julia (2012). New partnerships in health and social care for an era of public spending cuts. Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(2) pp. 199–207.

Milne, Margo; Larkin, Mary and Lloyd, Cathy (2012). Disability and illness: the perspective of people living with a long-term condition. In: Lloyd, Cathy and Heller, Tom eds. Long Term Conditions: Challenges in Health and Social Care. London: Sage, pp. 10–21.

Larkin, Mary (2012). Working with vulnerable people: experiences of disability. In: Lloyd, Cathy E. and Heller, Tom eds. Long Term Conditions: Challenges in Health & Social Care. London: SAGE Publications Ltd., pp. 124–138.

Larkin, Mary (2012). Carers research. In: Care and Compassion Week, 5-12 May 2012, De Montfort University, Leicester.

Larkin, Mary and Dickinson, Helen (2012). Personalisation: what will the impacts be for carers. In: Carers, The Third Sector And Personalisation: The Future Research Agenda?, Apr 2012, Birmingham University.

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Larkin, Mary (2011). Partnerships between universities and the Third Sector. In: International Week 2011: Promoting Welfare Service Innovations - Entrepreneurship, Voluntary Work and Third Sector, 7-11 Mar 2011, Laurea Tikkurila, Finland.

Larkin, Mary (2011). The UK’s National Carers Strategy 2008 - how did we get there and where are we going? In: Finnish National Association of Family Caregivers Conference, 1 Feb 2011, Helsinki, Finland.

Larkin, Mary and Dickinson, Helen (2011). Personalisation: what will the impacts be for carers? TSRC, Birmingham.

Larkin, Mary (2011). Social Aspects of Health, Illness and Healthcare. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

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Larkin, Mary (2010). Carer empowerment. In: Driving Change In Welfare Services For The Aged Project, 2008-2010, 21 Sep 2010, Helsinki, Finland.

Larkin, Mary (2010). Effective partnerships between voluntary organizations for carers and academia in social care in an era of public spending cuts. In: 5th International Carers UK Conference, New frontiers in caring, 2010 and beyond, Jul 2010, Leeds.

Larkin, Mary (2010). A forgotten partnership? The carer-service user partnership and personalisation. In: Shaping the Future of Social Work: 12th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 4th UK Social Work Research Conference, 30 Jun - 02 Jul 2010, University of Hertfordshire.

Larkin, Mary (2010). Promoting service user and carer empowerment in health and social care. In: Promoting Individual And Group Empowerment In Social Services And Health Care, 1-7 Mar 2010, Laurea University, Finland.

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Larkin, Mary (2009). Once a carer, always a carer? Exploring identity changes post-caring. In: 11th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference, Jun 2009, University of Hertfordshire.

Larkin, Mary (2009). Life after caring: the post-caring experiences of former carers. British Journal of Social Work, 39(6) pp. 1026–1042.

Larkin, Mary (2009). Vulnerable Groups in Health and Social Care. London: Sage Publications.

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Larkin, Mary (2008). Group support during caring and post-caring - the role of carers groups. Groupwork, 17(2) pp. 28–51.

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