缅北禁地

I am a Research Associate at the Population Health Sciences Institute, 缅北禁地 and a Public Involvement and Engagement Researcher within the .

My research aims to improve the health and social needs of vulnerable children and families. I am interested in co-production and intervention development linked to adverse childhood experiences, mental health, resilience and stigma.

I am currently working on a project called : Developing a poveRty-informEd learning health and social care system to PRevent mEntal health problemS in disadvantagEd childreN and parenTs.

I have recently worked on a project called . This project was funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NIHR and was a collaboration between King's College London, 缅北禁地, University of Liverpool and National Children's Bureau. We were interested in how we might improve outcomes for children, young people and families who have experienced adverse childhood circumstances, such as having parents with mental health problems or where there has been domestic abuse, or substance use at home (or a combination of these experiences).

My explored the lived experiences and support needs of children and young people whose parents use alcohol and other drugs. I was awarded ‘Excellence in public involvement and engagement’ for my research with young people and practice partners throughout my PhD by Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. I have co-produced a children’s storybook, , to help facilitate conversations between trusted adults and children who experience parental alcohol and other drug use, with Impact Accelerator funding from NIHR School for Public Health Research.

Selected Publications:

Muir, C., Adams, E. A., Evans, V., Geijer-Simpson, E., Kaner, E., Phillips, S. M., Salonen, D., Smart, D., Winstone, L., & McGovern, R. (2022). A systematic review of qualitative studies exploring lived experiences, perceived impact, and coping strategies of children and young people whose parents use substances. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 0(0), 1-18.

Muir, C., McGovern, R., & Kaner, E. (2022). Stigma and young people whose parents use substances. In: Addison, M., McGovern, W., McGovern, R. (eds) Drugs, Identity and Stigma. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

McGovern, R., Bogowicz, P., Meader, N., Kaner, E., Alderson, H., Craig, D., Geijer-Simpson, E., Jackson, K., Muir, C., Salonen, D., Smart, D., & Newham, J. J. (2023) The association between maternal and paternal substance use and child substance use, internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 118(5), 804-818.

Barrett, S., Muir, C., Burns, S., Adjei, N., Forman, J., Hackett, S., Hirve, R., Kaner, E., Lynch, R., Taylor-Robinson, D., Wolfe, I., & McGovern, R. (2023). Interventions to reduce parental substance use, domestic violence and mental health problems, and their impacts upon children’s well-being: A systematic review of reviews and evidence mapping. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 0(0), 1-20.

Salonen, D., McGovern, R., Sobo-Allen, L., Adams, E., Muir, C., Bourne, J., Herlihy, J., Tasker, F., Hunter D., & Kaner, E. (2023) Being and becoming a father in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 1-16.

Alderson, H., Mayrhofer, A., Smart, D., Muir, C., & McGovern, R. (2022). An innovative approach to delivering a family-based intervention to address parental alcohol misuse: qualitative findings from a pilot project. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(13), 1-13.

Scott, S., Muir, C., Stead, M., Fitzgerald, N., Kaner, E., Bradley, J., Wrieden, W., Power, C., & Adamson, A. (2020). Exploring the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional, and cultural lives of young adults (aged 18–25): A qualitative research study. Appetite, (44), 1-8.

Muir, C., Graye, A., Scott, S., Kaner, E., Wrieden, W., & Adamson, A. (2018) A03: Developing a co-designed intervention for young adults, supporting healthier eating and safer alcohol use, to reduce risks associated with obesity and risky drinking. International Journal of Obesity Supplements, 8, 4–5.

Scott, S., Beyer, F., Parkinson, K., Muir, C., Kaner, E., Stead, M., Power, C., Fitzgerald, N., Bradley, J., Wrieden, W., & Adamson, A. (2018). Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce unhealthy eating and risky drinking in young adults aged 18-25 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 10, 1538.

Research Funding:

Joint Principal Investigator: McGovern, R., Muir, C., Smart, D., Barrett, S., and Beresford, L. (2023). Supporting conversations between parents and children in substance exposed families: the Safe Space children's book. NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) Impact Accelerator Award. £19,704.

Principle Investigator: Muir, C., Lochhead, L., McGovern, W., Addison, M., Scott, S., Cooper, C., Thomson, K., Jackson, K., McGowan, V., Carlisle, V., & McGovern, R., (2023). Umbrella review of interventions to reduce the impact of stigma for adults who experience disadvantage or intersecting inequalities and their families. Blackburn with Darwin Borough Council. £9,905.

Co-investigator: McGovern, W., Addison, M., Alderson, H., Cavener, J., Lhussier, M., McGovern, R., and Muir, C. (2023). Combatting and Responding to Stigma, Trauma, Substance Use and Violence. 缅北禁地 City Council. £9,250.

Co-investigator: Alderson, H., Muir, C., Smart, D., and McGovern, R. (2021). Bottled Up 2 – Identifying and supporting children to reduce alcohol harm. North Tyneside Council. £19,836.

Co-investigator: Adams, E. A., Muir, C., Smiles, C., Dotsikas, K., Crosby, L., Widnall, E., Ramsay, S., Kaner, E., O’Donnell, A., Burrows, M., Broadbridge, A., and Reed, C. (2020). Exploring and understanding access to community-based mental health and addiction services for severe and multiple disadvantage service users and providers in 缅北禁地 and Gateshead in times of extreme adversity. NIHR SPHR ResNet Early Career Research Funding. £25,627.44.

Co-investigator: McGovern, R., Alderson, H., Kaner, E., Smart, D., Geijer-Simpson, E., and Muir, C. (2019). Bottled up: Children of Alcoholic Parents Innovation Fund Local Evaluation. Public Health England. £45,000.

I am currently supervising an MSc Public Health student (Which interventions are effective in reducing the impact of mental health stigma for children and young people? A review of reviews)

I have previously supervised:

• BSc Nutrition student (Use of apps to monitor alcohol and food intake in a student population)
• MSc Public Health student ()
• NIHR SPHR summer intern ()
• BSc Psychology student (A framework analysis of the lived experiences of emerging adults who experience multiple and interacting adversities: what are the factors that promote engagement/disengagement with support networks?)

• Articles

  • Salonen D, McGovern R, Allen-Sobo L, Adams E, Muir C, Bourne J, Herlihy F, Hunter D, Kaner E. . Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy 2024, 31(2), 163-178.
  • Barrett S, Muir C, Burns S, Adjei N, Forman J, Hackett S, Hirve R, Kaner E, Lynch R, Taylor-Robinson D, Wolfe I, McGovern R. . Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 2023, 25(1), 393-412.
  • Muir C, Adams EA, Evans V, GeijerSimpson E, Kaner E, Phillips SM, Salonen D, Smart D, Winstone L, McGovern R. . Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2023, 24(5), 3629-3646.
  • Alderson H, Mayrhofer A, Smart D, Muir C, McGovern R. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(13), 8086.
  • Adams EA, Parker J, Jablonski T, Kennedy J, Tasker F, Hunter D, Denham K, Smiles C, Muir C, O'Donnell A, Widnall E, Dotsikas K, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3459.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Adams EA, Parker J, Jablonski T, Kennedy J, Hunter D, Tasker F, Smiles C, Muir C, Widnall E, Dotsikas K, Reed C, Burrows M, O'Donnell A, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . In: UK Public Health Science: Conference. 2021, Virtual: The Lancet.

• Reviews

  • McGovern R, Bogowicz P, Meader N, Kaner E, Alderson H, Craig D, Geijer-Simpson E, Jackson K, Muir C, Salonen D, Smart D, Newham JJ. . Addiction 2023, 118(5), 804-818.
  • Phillips SM, Summerbell C, Hobbs M, Hesketh KR, Saxena S, Muir C, Hillier-Brown FC. . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2021, 18(1), 141.