Staff Profile

I am a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Research at the Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University. My research is at the interface between public health and social care and aims to promote social justice through improving health and social care for children and families under stress. In particular, my research focuses upon developing and evaluating interventions for children and families living in poverty and/or affected by substance use, mental health and domestic violence.  I was recently awarded an NIHR Population Health Career Scientist Fellowship to develop a poverty-informed approach to preventing mental health problems in children and families experiencing disadvantage. Alongside this I lead a large programme of social care and mental health research.

I have a professional background in social work and counselling. Throughout my professional career I specialised in drug and alcohol treatment, working in a range of therapeutic and social care settings.

Google scholar:  https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=-Hm89dUAAAAJ&hl=en

Qualifications

BA Hons Social Studies, University of Newcastle, 1998

Diploma in Social Work, Northumbria University, 2000

Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Durham University, 2003

MA Counselling, Durham University, 2004

PhD, Sociology, Newcastle University, 2010

Research Interests

Children and families experiencing disadvantage

Alcohol and drug use

Mental health

Public health and social care

Behaviour change

Social and psychological interventions

Research funding

Gilbert R, Woodman J, Evans-Jones K, Wright J, Sutton M, McGovern R, Deighton J, Barlow J, Lusignan S, Feder G, Cattan S, Hardelid P, Powell C, Downs J (2023) NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit (2024-2028) £5,499,989

McGovern, R. (2022) Developing a poveRty-informEd learning health and social care system to PRevent mEntal health problemS in disadvantagEd childreN and parenTs: REPRESENT. NIHR Population Health Career Scientist Award £759,232

Adjei N, McGovern R, Melis G, Kaner E, Wolfe I, Straatmann V, Jonsson K, Taylor-Robinson D. (2022) Emotional support to promote mental health in young people. The Health Foundation £138,573

Barlow, J. Gilbert, R. Woodman, J. McGovern, R. Pease, A. (2022) Promoting safer sleeping for babies in high risk groups (families in contact with social care) in England. NIHR Children’s Policy Research Unit; Responsive Facility £159,663

McGovern, R. Kaner, E. Mayrhofer, A. Alderson, H. Forder, J. Toma, M. Gabby, M. Appleton, V. Olive P. Miller, R. Jackson, C. Mansuri, N. (2022) ARC: Integrating social care in response to intimate partner VIolence and abuse: SupporTing the Adult and child victim (VISTA) NIHR ARC National Priority for Adult Social Care and Social Work - Priority Projects £62,942

Kaner E, Hackett S, Oliver E, Aujla N, McGovern R, O’Donnell A, Ramsey S, Ekers D, Wearn A, Haining S, Price C, Rowlands G, Scott J, Shenton F, Whitty P. on behalf of ARC NENC mSIG. Additional infrastructure funding to support mental health research, NIHR/DHSC 2021-24. £750,212.

McGovern R, Muir C, Smart D, Barrett S, Beresford L, (2022) Supporting conversations between parents and children in substance exposed families: the Safe Space children's book. NIHR School for Public Health Research £22,944

McGovern R, Alderson H, Balogun-Katung A. (2022) An evaluation of Wear Together edge of care service. Together For Children Sunderland £24,882

McGovern, R. Frost, H. Redgate, S. Alderson, H. McGovern, W. Disney, T. Balogun, A. Gibson, M. Connor, M. McMieken, J. Turner, S. (2022) Leaving care: supporting positive Relational transitions of carE LeAvers and their birTh familiEs: RELATE study. NIHR NENC ARC open funding call £50834

Alderson, H. Whitehead, L. McGovern, R. Smart, D. McGovern, W. Burns, S. Barrett, S. Kaner, E. Parker, E. Houlahan, A. McMeiken, J. Hardman, C. Hackett, S. Cooling, V. (2021) PaRental intimate partner viOlence and abuse: understanding what effective supporT looks like from the pErspective of practitioners supporting viCtims and survivors, and how it can be best implemenTed (PROTECT 2) NIHR NENC ARC open funding call £49762.

McGovern, R. Rankin, J. Kaner, E. El Zerbi, C. Alderson, H. Brown, E. Connor, M. Forsdike, J. McMeiken, J. McArdle, P. Lingam, R. (2021) Working with social care to develop an intErvention to prevent mentaL heaLth proBlems in chIldreN accessinG early help and child welfare services: the WELLBEING study. NIHR RfSC £148,324.00

Hillen, R. McGovern, R. Bjornstad, G. MacLeod, J. McLeod, H. Meiser-Stedman, R. Morgan, S. Slater, B. Stallard, P. Wright, J. (2021) The cross-sector implementation of NICE-recommended CBT-based interventions for young people in care: Framework development and pilot of trauma-focused CBT. ARC Inequalities and the Child Health & Maternity priority areas £447,000.

Trevillion, K. McGovern, R. Rankin, J. Hudson, K. Easter, A. Howard, L. Sevdalis, N. Melendez-Torres, G.J. Berry, V. Healy, A. Heslin, M. Wlson, C. (2021) Evaluating models of health-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) provision within maternity services. ARC Child Health and Maternity Area Funding £299,647.90

Morgan, S. Scott, S. McGovern, R. Chandan, J. Jolly, K. McGovern, W. Roy, J. Armitage, R. Culliford, D. Young, TA. Maxwell, F. (2021) A national evaluation of Project Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (‘CARA’) awareness raising workshops for first time offenders of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). NIHR ARC Health Inequalities Priority Area Funding £289,960

McGovern R, Kaner E (2020) ARCs National Priority for Adult Social Care and Social Work. ARC £100,853

McGovern R, Redgate S, Smart D, Barret S, McGovern W (2020) Intervening with vulnerable birth mothers to reduce care entry: a realist evaluation of Startwell and Next Steps provision in Sunderland. Barnardo’s £9000

McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Bates A, Hay J, Araujo-Soares, V Robinson C, Kaner E (2020) SAFEguarding children in Substance exPosed fAmilies by supporting the non-using CaregivEr: SAFE SPACE study. MRC PHIND £140,661 

McGovern R, Christie A, Arnott B, Brown H, Hardy C, Harrison H, Kaner E, Mawson C, McGovern W, Phillips P, Rankin J, Spencer L. (2019) Public Health Practice Evaluation: Best Start in Life Alliance. NIHR SPHR. £214,300

McGovern R, Smart D, Alderson H, Hackett S, McGovern W, Cooling V, & Kaner E. (2019) PaRental intimate partner viOlence and abuse: measuremenT of the risk of Exposing Children and the menTal health impact: PROTECT study Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network. £23593

Currie G, Swan J, Singh S, Munro E, Kaner E, McGovern R, Skouteris H, Simkiss D (2019) Exploring innovations in Transition to adulthood (EXIT Study). ESRC. £1,621669

Muir C, McGovern R, Kaner E, Evans V, Kidger J. (2018) Co-producing an intervention to promote social and emotional resilience in children and young people affected by parental substance misuse £72,391

Lynch E, Alderson H, Ling J, McGovern R, Spencer L, Kaner, E. (2018). BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS STUDY: To improve uptake of support for services for Drug and Alcohol misuse in Hartlepool and to reduce prevalence in children and young people. Hartlepool Local Authority. £48,555.82

McGovern, R. Araujo-Soares, V. Brown, J. Buykx, P. Edmondson-Jones, P. Evans, V. Fleming, K. Hickman, M. Macleod, J. Meier, P. & Kaner, E. Safeguarding children affected by parental substance misuse: developing parenting interventions to support the non-using parent (2018) NIHR SPHR2 Early Phase Project 2 £35, 331

Brown J, Michie S, Beard E, Shahab L, West R, Hickman M, de Vocht F, Kaner E, O’Donnell A, McGovern R, Holmes J, Angus C, Buykx P, Gillespie D, Brennan A, Meier P, Beynon C, Greaves F, Walmsley M. Extending The Alcohol Toolkit Study: Understanding the population context of alcohol use. (2017-18) NIHR SPHR2 Early Phase Project 2. £91,907

McGovern R. Gilvarry E. Lingam R. Alderson H. Addison M. Geijer-Simpson E. Minos D. Kaner E. (2016) Addressing the impact of parental substance misuse on children. Public Health England. £59.903

Lingam R. Kaner E. Foley T. Rowlands G. Rankin J. McGovern R. Vale L. Balaam M. Watson P. Newham J. Alderson H. Caughey S. Milne E. Dawn Scott D. Jayne Moules J. Jill Baker J. Kaner B. Spring P. Connor M. Wiseman A. Hall V. Vedhara P. SILVER: Smart Interventions for Local Vulnerable Residents. N8 Connected Health Cities - North East and North Cumbria. £403.406

Lingam R. Newham J. McGovern R. Jackson K. Henderson E. Hunter D. Kaner E and Balaam M. (2016) A Needs Assessment of Maternal Mental Health in Rural North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire County Council. £42.000.

O’Donnell A. Kaner E. Gilvarry E & McGovern R. (2016) ATTUNE (Understanding Pathways to Stimulant Use: a mixed-methods examination of the individual. social and cultural factors shaping illicit stimulant use across Europe) ERANID/UK Department of Health. £268,311

Lingam, R. McGovern, R. Shucksmith, J. McArdle, P. Barkla, X. Robalino, S. Geijer-Simpson, E. Spencer, L. Reynolds, A. and Kaner, E. (2015) Mental Health Issues in Children and Young People. Institute of Local Governance. £39,500

McGovern, R. Lingham, R. McArdle, P. Kaner, E. (2015) Supervising PhD: developing a family involved intervention for young people aged 13-17 years who have alcohol use disorders and are at risk of depression and other mental health problems. Alcohol Research UK, £21,000

Lingam, R. McGovern, R., McColl, E. Howel, D. McArdle, P. Copello, A. Shucksmith, J. Kaner, E., SOLID (Supporting Looked after children In Decreasing Drugs, and alcohol): A multi-centre external pilot randomised controlled trial to decrease risky substance use (drugs and alcohol) and improve mental health and well-being of Looked After Children aged 12 -20 years. NIHR PHR £501,794.20

McGovern, R, McColl, E. Hickman, M. Kaner, E. (2014) Brief interventions to reduce hazardous and harmful drinking in parents referred to children’s social care: a feasibility study. £310315, NIHR post doctorate fellowship

Newbury-Birch, D. McGovern, R. McColl, E. Scott, R. Vale, L. Howel, D. Todd, L. Tate, L. Sumnall, H. Coulton, S. Drummond, C. Deluca, P. Kaner, E. (2014) A multi-centre cluster-randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting. NIHR PHR £866,11

Newbury-Birch, D. McGovern, R. Scott, S. Gilvarry, E. (2014) Examining the evidence base for alcohol screening and brief interventions in the UK prison system. Public Health England £20,000

 Wilson, G. Kaner, E. Vale, L. Graybill, E. McGovern, R. Newbury-Birch, D. and Stamp, E (2013) An evaluation of the implementation of Sunderland liaison psychiatry service (RAID model). £109,979 Sunderland CC

McGovern, R & Newbury-Birch, D. (2012) SIPS Junior Prevalence Study. £11,288 NIHR MHRN NE Research Capabilities Funding.

 McGovern, R. & Newbury-Birch, D. (2011) Darlington Paramedic Project Evaluation. 10,000. County Durham and Darlington, NHS County Durham and Darlington.

Stephenson, M. & McGovern (2010) Knowledge Transfer within the offender health pathway in the North East. £10,000. NEPHO.

Stephenson, M. & McGovern, R. (2009) Mapping alcohol provision and pathways within the criminal justice system in the North East region. £15,000. NEPHO.

Stephenson, M. & McGovern, R. (2009) Maximising Outcomes from The Huntercombe Centre Inpatient Detox Service. £35,000. South Tyneside Substance Misuse Commissioning Team.

McGovern, R. (2005) The Emergence of a Crack Cocaine Market. £3000. Safer Sunderland Partnership.

I am the module lead for Public Health Intervention (HSC8042).

I am currently supervising five PhD students:

Emma Geijer-Simpson - funded by Alcohol Research UK titled: developing a family involved intervention for young people aged 13-17 years who have alcohol use disorders and are at risk of depression and other mental health problems

Samuel Parker The 7 S Study: supporting Sunderland smokers - a strategy for stop smoking services. I am also supervising a number of MSc students.

Cassey Muir - Funded by School for Public Health Research:  Co-producing an intervention to promote social and emotional resilience in children and young people affected by parental substance misuse

Claire Smiles: Exploring the unmet reproductive health and social care needs of women who use drugs and alcohol in the UK: a qualitative study.

Liam Spencer: Exploring the relationship between mental health and substance use through the life-course

• Articles

  • McDermott E, Kaley A, Kaner E, Limmer M, McGovern R, McNulty F, Nelson R, Geijer-Simpson E, Spencer L. Understanding How School-Based Interventions Can Tackle LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Inequality: A Realist Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4274.
  • 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. 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, and Abuse 2023, epub ahead of print.
  • Alderson H, Lingam R, Brown R, McGovern R. Care-experienced young people’s reflections on their relationship to and use of alcohol: A qualitative exploration. Adoption and Fostering 2023, 47(1), 6-21.
  • Salonen D, McGovern R, Allen-Sobo L, Adams E, Muir C, Bourne J, Herlihy F, Hunter D, Kaner E. Being and becoming a farther in the context of heavy drinking and other substance use - a qualitative evidence synthesis. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy 2023, Epub ahead of print.
  • Coulton S, Giles EL, Mcgeechan GJ, Deluca P, Drummond C, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Scott S, Sumnall H, Vale L, Albani V, Boniface S, Ferguson J, Gilvarry E, Hendrie N, Howe N, Ramsay A, Newbury-Birch D. The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young People in the High School Setting: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (SIPS JR-HIGH). Alcohol and Alcoholism 2022, 57(2), 261-269.
  • Adams EA, Spencer L, Addison M, McGovern W, Alderson H, Adley M, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, O'Donnell A. Substance Use, Health, and Adverse Life Events amongst Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Users in North East England: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(12), 6996.
  • McGovern R, Homer T, Kaner E, Smart D, Ternent L. Preferences for Delivering Brief Alcohol Intervention to Risky Drinking Parents in Children's Social Care: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2022, 57(5), 615-621.
  • Alderson H, Barrett S, Addison M, Burns S, Cooling V, Hackett S, Kaner E, McGovern W, Smart D, McGovern R. Parental intimate partner violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from remote and hybrid working to influence future support. Women's Health 2022, 18, 1-12.
  • Adjei NK, Schluter DK, Straatmann VS, Melis G, Fleming KM, McGovern R, Howard LM, Kaner E, Wolfe I, Taylor-Robinson DC. Impact of poverty and family adversity on adolescent health: a multi-trajectory analysis using the UK Millennium Cohort Study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2022, 100279.
  • Deluca P, Coulton S, Alam MF, Boniface S, Donoghue K, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Lynch E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Pellat-Higgins T, Phillips C, Phillips T, Pockett RD, Russell IT, Strang J, Drummond C. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high-risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments: three-arm pragmatic randomized trial (SIPS Junior high risk trial). Addiction 2022, Epub ahead of print.
  • Alderson H, Mayrhofer A, Smart D, Muir C, McGovern R. An Innovative Approach to Delivering a Family-Based Intervention to Address Parental Alcohol Misuse: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(13), 8086.
  • Muir C, Adams EA, Evans V, GeijerSimpson E, Kaner E, Phillips SM, Salonen D, Smart D, Winstone L, McGovern R. 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 2022, epub ahead of print.
  • Redgate S, Spencer L, Adams EA, Arnott B, Brown H, Christie A, Hardy C, Harrison H, Kaner E, Mawson C, McGovern W, Phillips P, Rankin J, McGovern R. A realist approach to understanding alliancing within Local Government public health and social care service provision. European Journal of Public Health 2022, epub ahead of print.
  • Spencer L, McGovern R, Kaner E. A qualitative exploration of 14 to 17-year old adolescents' view of early and preventative mental health support in schools. Journal of Public Health 2022, 44(2), 363–369.
  • Smart D, Jackson K, Alderson H, Foley T, Foreman S, Kaner B, Kaner E, Lancaster H, Lingam R, Rankin R, Rowlands G, Spencer L, McGovern R. What Influences Parents and Practitioners’ Decisions to Share Personal Information within an Early Help (Social Care) Context? Implications for Practice in Sharing Digital Data across Sectors. British Journal of Social Work 2021, 52(4), 2146-2165.
  • Spencer L, Addison M, Alderson H, McGovern W, McGovern R, Kaner E, O'Donnell A. 'The Drugs Did For Me What I Couldn't Do For Myself': A Qualitative Exploration of the Relationship Between Mental Health and Amphetamine-Type Stimulant (ATS) Use. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 2021, 15, 1-8.
  • Alderson H, McGovern R, Copello A, McColl E, Kaner E, Smart D, McArdle P, Lingam R. Implementation factors for the delivery of alcohol and drug interventions to children in care: Qualitative findings from the solid feasibility trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(7), 3461.
  • Addison M, Kaner E, Spencer L, McGovern W, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, O'Donnell A. Exploring pathways into and out of amphetamine type stimulant use at critical turning points: a qualitative interview study. Health Sociology Review 2021, 30(2), 111-126.
  • McGovern R, Newham JJ, Addison MT, Hickman M, Kaner EFS. Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing parental substance misuse. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, 2021(3), CD012823.
  • Deluca P, Coulton S, Alam MF, Boniface S, Cohen D, Donoghue K, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Pellatt-Higgins T, Phillips C, Phillips T, Pockett RD, Russell I, Strang J, Drummond C. Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy 2021, 93, 103113.
  • Lynch A, Alderson H, Kerridge G, Johnson R, McGovern R, Newlands F, Smart D, Harrop C, Currie G. An inter-disciplinary perspective on evaluation of innovation to support care leavers’ transition. Journal of Children's Services 2021, 16(3), 214-232.
  • McGovern W, Addison M, McGovern R. An exploration of the psycho-social benefits of providing sponsorship and supporting others in traditional 12 step, self-help groups. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(5), 2208.
  • Wigham S, McGovern R, Kaner E, Hackett SS. A Review of Recent Innovation in Psychosocial Interventions for reducing Violence and Aggression in Adults using a Horizon Scanning Approach. Aggression and Violent Behaviour 2021, 62, 101685.
  • McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Addison M, Alderson H, Geijer-Simpson E, Lingam R, Smart D, Kaner E. The Association Between Adverse Child Health, Psychological, Educational and Social Outcomes, and Nondependent Parental Substance: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 2020, 21(3), 470-483.
  • Sharma A, Glod M, Forster T, McGovern R, McGurk K, Barron Millar E, Meyer TD, Miklowitz D, Ryan V, Vale L, Le Couteur A. FAB: First UK feasibility trial of a future randomised controlled trial of Family focused treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar disorder. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020, 8, 24.
  • Jackson K, Smart D, Henderson EJ, Newham JJ, McGovern R, Kaner E, Lingam R. Exploring care from extended family through rural women's accounts of perinatal mental illness – a qualitative study with implications for policy and practice. Health and Place 2020, 66, 102427.
  • McGovern R, Crowe L, Addison M, Hickman M, Kidger J, McColl E, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E. Containment and care? A qualitative interview study exploring police custody staff views about delivering brief alcohol interventions to heavy drinking arrestees. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 2020, 27(6), 436-444.
  • Alderson H, Kaner E, Brown R, Howel D, McColl E, Smart D, Copello A, Fouweather T, McGovern R, Brown H, McArdle P, Lingam R. Behaviour change interventions to reduce risky substance use and improve mental health in children in care: the SOLID three-arm feasibility RCT. Public Health Research 2020, 8(13).
  • Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, Scott SJ, McGovern R, Boniface S, Ramsay A, Hendrie N, McColl E, Sumnall H, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E. A qualitative account of young people's experiences of alcohol screening and brief interventions in schools: SIPS Jr-HIGH trial findings. Journal of Public Health 2020, 42(3), e259-e267.
  • Alderson H, Kaner E, McColl E, Howel D, Fouweather T, McGovern R, Copello C, Brown H, McArdle P, Smart D, Brown R, Lingam R. A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of two behaviour change interventions compared to usual care to reduce substance misuse in looked after children and care leavers aged 12-20 years: The SOLID study. PLoS ONE 2020, 15(9), 0238286.
  • O'Donnell A, Addison M, Spencer L, Zurhold H, Rosenkranz M, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Martens M, Verthein U, Kaner E. Which individual, social and environmental influences shape different pathways of amphetamine type stimulant use over the life course? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature. Addiction 2019, 114(1), 24-47.
  • Alderson H, Brown R, Copello A, Kaner E, Tober G, Lingam R, McGovern R. The key therapeutic factors needed to deliver behavioural change interventions to decrease risky substance use (drug and alcohol) for looked after children and care leavers: a qualitative exploration with young people, carers and front line workers. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2019, 19(1), 38.
  • Coulton S, Alam MF, Boniface S, Deluca P, Donoghue K, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Lynch E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Phillips CJ, Phillips T, Rose H, Russell I, Strang J, Drummond C. Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools. Journal of Public Health 2019, 41(1), e53-e60.
  • Giles EL, McGeechan GJ, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Scott S, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Todd L, Vale L, Albani V, Boniface S, Frankham J, Ferguson J, Gilvarry E, Hendrie N, Howe N, Mossop H, Ramsay A, Stanley G, Newbury-Birch D. Brief alcohol intervention for risky drinking in young people aged 14 15 years in secondary schools: the SIPS JR-HIGH RCT. Public Health Research 2019, 7(9).
  • Lynch E, McGovern R, Elzerbi C, Breckons M, Deluca P, Drummond C, Alam MF, Boniface S, Coulton S, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Patton R, Russell I, Strang J, Kaner E. Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework. PLoS One 2019, 14(6).
  • McGeechan GJ, Giles EL, Scott S, McGovern R, Boniface S, Ramsay A, Sumnall H, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E, the SIPS JR-HIGH Study Team. A qualitative exploration of school-based staff's experiences of delivering an alcohol screening and brief intervention in the high school setting: findings from the SIPS JR-HIGH trial. Journal of Public Health 2019, 41(4), 821-829.
  • Brown R, Alderson H, Kaner E, McGovern R, Lingam R. “There are carers, and then there are carers who actually care”; Conceptualizations of care among looked after children and care leavers, social workers and carers. Child Abuse and Neglect 2019, 92, 219-229.
  • Addison M, Stockdale K, McGovern R, McGovern W, McKinnon I, Crowe L, Hogan L, Kaner E. Exploring intersections between Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and other substance use in a police custody suite setting in the North East of England. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy 2018, 25(4), 313-319.
  • Addison M, McGovern R, Angus C, Becker F, Brennan A, Brown H, Coulton S, Crowe L, Gilvarry E, Hickman M, Howel D, McColl E, Muirhead C, Newbury-Birch D, Waqas M, Kaner E. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in police Custody suites: Pilot cluster randomized controlled Trial (AcCePT). Alcohol and Alcoholism 2018, 53(5), 548-559.
  • ODonnell A, Addison M, Spencer L, Zurhold H, Rosenkranz M, McGovern R, Gilvarry E, Martens M, Verthein U, Kaner E. A systematic review of qualitative research on the factors shaping amphetamine type stimulant use over the life course (abstract). The Lancet 2018, 390(S64).
  • Alderson H, McGovern R, Brown R, Howel D, Becker F, Carr L, Copello A, Fouweather T, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, Shucksmith J, Steele A, Vale L, Lingam R. Supporting Looked After Children and Care Leavers In Decreasing Drugs, and alcohol (SOLID): Protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of interventions to decrease risky substance use (drugs and alcohol) and improve mental health of Looked After Children and Care Leavers aged 12 -20 years. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2017, 3, 25.
  • Coulton S, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Kaner E, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Parrott S, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Drummond C. Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: A randomized evaluation of screening approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2017, 52(3), 312-317.
  • Mcgovern R, Addison MT, Newham JJ, Hickman M, Kaner EF. Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing parental substance misuse. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, 2017(10), CD012823.
  • Coulton S, Bland M, Crosby H, Dale V, Drummond C, Godfrey C, Kaner E, Sweetman J, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Parrott S, Tober G, Watson J, Wu Q. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped-care interventions for older alcohol users in primary care. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2017, 52(6), 655-664.
  • Donoghue K, Rose H, Boniface S, Deluca P, Coulton S, Alam MF, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Lynch E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Phillips CJ, Phillips T, Russell I, Strang J, Drummond C. Alcohol Consumption, Early-Onset Drinking, and Health-Related Consequences in Adolescents Presenting at Emergency Departments in England. Journal of Adolescent Health 2017, 60(4), 438–446.
  • Geijer-Simpson E, McGovern R, Lingam R, McArdle P, Kaner E. Secondary preventative family-involved interventions to reduce co-occurring risky alcohol use and mental health problems in young people aged 12-17 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO 2016, CRD42016039417.
  • Newbury-Birch D, McGovern R, Birch J, O'Neill G, Kaner H, Sondhi A, Lynch K. Rapid systematic review of what we know about alcohol use disorders and brief interventions in the criminal justice system. International Journal of Prisoner Health 2016, 12(1), 57-70.
  • Newham J, Lingam R, McGovern R, Spencer L, Shucksmith J, Robalino S, Geijer-Simpson E, Reynolds A, McArdle P, Kaner E. Primary and secondary preventative interventions to promote mental health and resilience in young people aged 12-19 years: a systematic review of systematic reviews (protocol). PROSPERO 2016, CRD42016033645.
  • Giles EL, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Scott S, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Tate L, Todd L, Vale L, Albani V, Boniface S, Ferguson J, Frankham J, Gilvarry E, Hendrie N, Howe N, McGeechan GJ, Stanley G, Newbury-Birch D. Multicentre individual randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol. BMJ Open 2016, 6(12), e012474.
  • O'Neill G, Masson S, Bewick L, Doyle J, McGovern R, Stoker E, Wright H, Newbury-Birch D. Can a theoretical framework help to embed alcohol screening and brief interventions in an endoscopy day-unit?. Frontline Gastroenterology 2016, 7(1), 47-53.
  • Deluca P, Coulton S, Alam MF, Cohen D, Donoghue K, Gilvarry E, Kaner E, Maconochie I, McArdle P, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Patton R, Phillips C, Phillips T, Russell I, Strang J, Drummond C. Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14-17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior). BMC Public Health 2015, 15, 345.
  • Giles E, Scott S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, Graybill E, Howel D, Kaner E, McColl E, McGovern R, Stamp E, Sumnall H, Tate L, Todd L, Newbury-Birch D. Development of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent risky drinking in young people in a high-school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). The Lancet 2015, 386(Suppl. 2), S37-S37.
  • Newbury-Birch D, Jackson K, Hodgson T, Gilvarry E, Cassidy P, Coulton S, Ryan V, Wilson GB, McGovern R, Kaner E. Alcohol-related risk and harm amongst young offenders aged 11-17. International Journal of Prisoner Health 2015, 11(2), 75-86.
  • Birch J, Scott S, Newbury-Birch D, Brennan A, Brown H, Coulton S, Gilvarry E, Hickman M, McColl E, McGovern R, Muirhead C, Kaner E. A pilot feasibility trial of alcohol screening and brief intervention in the police custody setting (ACCEPT): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2015, 1, 6.
  • Neely J, Miklowitz D, Le Couteur AS, Ryan V, Vale L, McGovern R, Sharma A. A feasibility study of a Family Focused Treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder - the FAB study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2015, 1, 43.
  • Drummond C, Deluca P, Coulton S, Bland M, Cassidy P, Crawford M, Dale V, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, McGovern R, Myles J, Newbury-Birch D, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Patton R, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Touquet R, Kaner E. The Effectiveness of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Emergency Departments: A Multicentre Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One 2014, 9(6), e99463.
  • Wilson GB, Wray C, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, McColl E, Crosland A, Speed C, Cassidy P, Tomson D, Haining S, Howel D, Kaner EFS. Intervention to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and improve comorbidity outcomes in hypertensive or depressed primary care patients: two parallel cluster randomized feasibility trials. Trials 2014, 15, 235.
  • Schmidt C, McGovern R, Schulte B, O'Donnell A, Lehmann K, Kuhn S, Schafer I, Newbury-Birch D, Anderson P, Kaner E, Reimer J. Brief Alcohol Interventions in Social Service and Criminal Justice Settings: A Critical Commentary. British Journal of Social Work 2014, 9.
  • Newbury-Birch D, Coulton S, Bland M, Cassidy P, Dale V, Deluca P, Gilvarry E, Godfrey C, Heather N, Kaner E, McGovern R, Myles J, Oyefeso A, Parrott S, Patton R, Perryman K, Phillips T, Shepherd J, Drummond C. Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions for Offenders in the Probation Setting (SIPS Trial): a Pragmatic Multicentre Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2014, 49(5), 540-548.
  • Newbury-Birch D, Scott S, O'Donnell A, Coulton S, Howel D, McColl E, Stamp E, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Laing K, McGovern R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Harle C, McArdle P, Tate L, Kaner E. A pilot feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14-15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH). Public Heath Research 2014, 2(6), 1-207.
  • Watson J, Crosby H, Dale V, Tober G, Wu Q, Lang J, McGovern R, Newbury-Birch D, Parrott S, Bland J, Drummond C, Godfrey C, Kaner E, Coulton S. AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care. Health Technology Assessment 2013, 17(25), 1-157.
  • O'Neil S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Deverill M, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Graybill E, Harle C, Howel D, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, McGovern R, Speed C, Stamp E, Tate L, Newbury-Birch D. Screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in adolescents aged 14-15 years in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): a feasibility pilot trial. Lancet 2012, 380, S60.
  • Wilson GB, McGovern R, Antony G, Cassidy P, Deverill M, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Hodgson M, Kaner EFS, Laing K, McColl E, Newbury-Birch D, Rankin J. Brief intervention to reduce risky drinking in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2012, 13(1), 174.
  • O'Neil S, Coulton S, Deluca P, Deverill M, Drummond C, Gilvarry E, Graybill E, Harle C, Howel D, Kaner E, McArdle P, McColl E, McGovern R, Speed C, Stamp E, Tate L, Newbury-Birch D. Brief intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2012, 13(1), 166.
  • McGovern R, McGovern W. Voluntary risk-taking and heavy-end crack cocaine use: An edgework perspective. Health, Risk & Society 2011, 13(5), 487-500.
  • Brown N, Newbury-Birch D, Mcgovern R, Phinn E, Kaner E. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in a policing context: A mixed methods feasibility study. Drug and Alcohol Review 2010, 29(6), 647-654.

• Book Chapters

  • Smiles C, McGovern R, Kaner E, Rankin J. Drug and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Early Parenthood. In: Xuereb RB; Jolene J, ed. Perspectives on Midwifery and Parenthood. Cham: Springer, 2023, pp.107–120.
  • Geijer-Simpson E, McGovern R, Kaner E. Alcohol prevention and treatment: interventions for hazardous, harmful, and dependent drinkers. In: Hilliard ME; Riekert KA; Ockene JK; Pbert L, ed. The handbook of health behavior change. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2018, pp.211–227.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Adjei NK, Schluter DK, Straatmann VS, Melis G, Fleming KM, McGovern R, Howard LM, Kaner E, Wolfe I, Taylor-Robinson DC. Quantifying the contribution of poverty and family adversity to adverse child outcomes in the UK: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. In: Public Health Science 2021. 2021, Online: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • Bowyer AJB, Montague K, Wheater S, McGovern R, Lingam R, Balaam M. Understanding the family perspective on the storage, sharing and handling of family civic data. In: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2018, Montreal QC, Canada: Association for Computing Machinery.
  • Russell S, Spencer L, Newham J, McGovern R, Henderson E, Jackson K, Simpson EG, Kaner E, Lingam R. Complicated Lives and Burdened Services: Young People's Mental Health Services in the North East of England. In: BSA Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference. 2017, University of York: British Sociological Association.
  • Sharma A, McGurk K, Ryan V, Hodgetts S, McGovern R, Vale L, Miklowitz D, Le Couteur A. Psychotherapeutic interventions for adolescents with bipolar disorder and their parents: data from the FAB study. In: 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders & 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Affective Disorders. 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Newbury-Birch D, O'Neil S, O'Donnell A, Coulton S, Howel D, McColl E, Stamp E, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Laing K, McGovern R, Deluca P, Drummond C, Harle C, McArdle P, Tate L, Kaner E. A pilot feasiblity c-RCT of screening and brief alcohol intervention in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting: sips jr-high. In: 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research-Society-on-Alcoholism (RSA) / 17th Congress of the International-Society-for-Biomedical-Research-on-Alcoholism (ISBRA). 2014, Bellevue, WA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
  • Newbury-Birch D, O'Neil S, Gilvarry E, Howel D, Stamp E, Laing K, McColl E, McGovern R, Harle C, O'Donnell A, Tate L, Coulton S, Deluca P, Drummond C, McArdle P, Kaner E. A feasibility trial of alcohol screening and brief interventions for risky drinking in young people in a high school setting in the UK: SIPS JR-HIGH. In: 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Wilson GB, McGovern R, Antony G, Cassidy P, Deverill M, Graybill E, Gilvarry E, Hodgson M, Kaner EFS, Laing K, McColl E, Newbury-Birch D, Rankin J. RADiANT: a pilot randomised controlled trial in progress of brief intervention to reduce risky drinking in pregnancy. In: 9th Conference of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA). 2012, Barcelona, Spain: INEBRIA.

• Editorials

  • Kaner E, McGovern R. Commentary on Berg et al. (2016): Who's minding the children - do we need to focus on reducing intergenerational risk due to parents who drink problematically?. Addiction 2016, 111(10), 1804-1805.
  • Kaner E, McGovern R. Training practitioners in primary care to deliver lifestyle advice. BMJ 2013, 346, f1763.

• Reports

  • Burns S, Barrett S, Lynch R, Hirve R, Adjei N, Taylor-Robinson D, Wolfe I, Kaner E, McGovern R. Interventions to reduce parental substance use, domestic violence and mental health, and their impacts upon children’s wellbeing: a systematic review of reviews plus an evidence and gap map. PROSPERO, 2021. PROSPERO.
  • Redgate S, Smart D, Adams E, Alderson H, Barrett S, Barron C, Burns S, Firth J, Frost H, Kaner E, McGovern W, Renwick T, Xeros P, McGovern R. A realist synthesis of evidence on the effectiveness of community delivered interventions to reduce the likelihood of children going into care and promote family preservation. London: National Institute for Health Research, 2021. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021231009.
  • Addison M, Stockdale K, McGovern R, McGovern W, McKinnon I, Crowe L, Hogan L, Kaner E. Exploring Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use and its consequences for police practitioners and substance users in the North East of England. N8 Policing Research Partnership, 2017.
  • Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Ramesh V, Stewart S, Walker J, Avery L, Beyer F, Brown N, Jackson K, Lock C, McGovern R, Kaner E. Impact of alcohol consumption on young people: A systematic review of published reviews. Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009. DCSF-RR067.

• 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. The association between maternal and paternal substance use and child substance use, internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction 2023, Epub ahead of print.
  • McGovern R, Newham J, Addison M, Hickman M, Kaner E. The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions at reducing the frequency of alcohol and drug use in parents: findings of a Cochrane Review and meta-analyses. Addiction 2022, 117(10), 2571-2582.
  • McGovern R, Smart D, Alderson H, Araujo-Soares V, Brown J, Buykx P, Evans V, Fleming K, Hickman M, Macleod J, Meier P, Kaner E. Psychosocial interventions to improve psychological, social and physical wellbeing in family members affected by an adult relative’s substance use: A systematic search and review of the evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1793.
  • Evans R, McGovern R, Birch J, Newbury-Birch D. Which extended paramedic skills are making an impact in emergency care and can be related to the UK paramedic system? A systematic review of the literature. Emergency Medicine Journal 2014, 31(7), 594-603.

• Working Paper

  • Bowyer AJB, Montague K, Wheater S, McGovern R, Balaam M. Understanding the Family Perspective on the Storage and Sharing of Family Civic Data. 2017. Submitted.