R McGovern
Biographic Data
| ID | 6026390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R McGovern |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | McGovern |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOVERN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4119-4353 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Designing a self-directed family support intervention for parents/caregivers to aid conversation about parental substance use with children and young people
Purpose A total of 478,000 children in England are reported to live with a parent who uses substances. The presence of a stable non-substance using caregiver within the family has been found to be one protective factor for children (Velleman and Templeton, 2016), yet there is a lack of research examining how to intervene with non-substance using parents/caregivers. This study aims to co-produce an intervention for non-substance using parents/care…
A systematic review of qualitative studies exploring how parents affected by intimate partner violence and abuse and their children experience child welfare, health and criminal justice responses
Parental Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPVA) is a complex issue, which requires a sensitive response from a range of services. This review aimed to identify and synthesise qualitative research examining the perceptions and experiences of parents and children affected by IPVA and their interactions or engagement with various child welfare, health and legal systems and services. We conducted a systematic review of the international literatur…
Navigating between spaces
Despite growing recognition of drug and alcohol (D&A) use as a public health concern, carers from South Asian and Muslim (SAM) communities in the UK remain largely invisible. This article explores how stigma, emotional pressures and faith-based prohibitions shape SAM carers’ experiences of supporting individuals with problematic D&A use, with a culturally informed approach. A qualitative study recruited eight carers, two practitioners and two com…
Seen and Heard
Women Who Use Drugs (WWUD) are amongst the most stigmatised groups in society and are subject to stigma as they engage with services and within their own recovery communities. WWUD who are also mothers have been found to experience increased stigma and disproportionate surveillance by professionals when accessing services, leading to a constant fear of child removal and apprehension to accessing, engaging and seeking support. In this study, we re…
Putting the Onus on the Offenders
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global public health challenge. Project Cautioning And Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an out-of-court resolution used across police forces in England and Wales for lower risk, alleged first-time DVA offenders. This article reports on qualitative interviews and focus groups with professionals (police, commissioners, and CARA facilitators and managers, N = 31) about their experiences of delivering CARA following…
Being and becoming a father in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use—a qualitative evidence synthesis
This qualitative evidence synthesis informs intervention development by systematically searching, evaluating and synthesizing qualitative studies on fatherhood in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use. We searched seven databases, grey literature and reference lists to identify eligible studies. Our international sample includes 156 fathers of different ages, cultural backgrounds and family living arrangements across 14 unique stu…
Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings
Journal Article Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings: A Critical Commentary Get access Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Christiane Sybille Schmidt * 1Centre of Interdisciplinary Addiction Research of Hamburg University (CIAR), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany *Correspondence to Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychot…
Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings
Journal Article Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings: A Critical Commentary Get access Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Christiane Sybille Schmidt * 1Centre of Interdisciplinary Addiction Research of Hamburg University (CIAR), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany *Correspondence to Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychot…
Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings
Journal Article Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings: A Critical Commentary Get access Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Christiane Sybille Schmidt * 1Centre of Interdisciplinary Addiction Research of Hamburg University (CIAR), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany *Correspondence to Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychot…
Being and becoming a father in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use—a qualitative evidence synthesis
This qualitative evidence synthesis informs intervention development by systematically searching, evaluating and synthesizing qualitative studies on fatherhood in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use. We searched seven databases, grey literature and reference lists to identify eligible studies. Our international sample includes 156 fathers of different ages, cultural backgrounds and family living arrangements across 14 unique stu…
Seen and Heard
Women Who Use Drugs (WWUD) are amongst the most stigmatised groups in society and are subject to stigma as they engage with services and within their own recovery communities. WWUD who are also mothers have been found to experience increased stigma and disproportionate surveillance by professionals when accessing services, leading to a constant fear of child removal and apprehension to accessing, engaging and seeking support. In this study, we re…
Putting the Onus on the Offenders
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a global public health challenge. Project Cautioning And Relationship Abuse (CARA) is an out-of-court resolution used across police forces in England and Wales for lower risk, alleged first-time DVA offenders. This article reports on qualitative interviews and focus groups with professionals (police, commissioners, and CARA facilitators and managers, N = 31) about their experiences of delivering CARA following…
Designing a self-directed family support intervention for parents/caregivers to aid conversation about parental substance use with children and young people
Purpose A total of 478,000 children in England are reported to live with a parent who uses substances. The presence of a stable non-substance using caregiver within the family has been found to be one protective factor for children (Velleman and Templeton, 2016), yet there is a lack of research examining how to intervene with non-substance using parents/caregivers. This study aims to co-produce an intervention for non-substance using parents/care…
A systematic review of qualitative studies exploring how parents affected by intimate partner violence and abuse and their children experience child welfare, health and criminal justice responses
Parental Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPVA) is a complex issue, which requires a sensitive response from a range of services. This review aimed to identify and synthesise qualitative research examining the perceptions and experiences of parents and children affected by IPVA and their interactions or engagement with various child welfare, health and legal systems and services. We conducted a systematic review of the international literatur…
Navigating between spaces
Despite growing recognition of drug and alcohol (D&A) use as a public health concern, carers from South Asian and Muslim (SAM) communities in the UK remain largely invisible. This article explores how stigma, emotional pressures and faith-based prohibitions shape SAM carers’ experiences of supporting individuals with problematic D&A use, with a culturally informed approach. A qualitative study recruited eight carers, two practitioners and two com…
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works) · Criminal justice (2 works) · Domestic violence (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Occupational safety and health (2 works)