Dr Simon Barrett
Research Fellow – Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change
Email: [email protected]
Dr Simon Barrett
Research Fellow – Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change
Simon’s background is in research which aims to support families who have additional health and social care needs, and who are often impacted by mental health problems, substance use and intimate partner violence and abuse. His PhD, from the University of Glasgow, worked alongside a vulnerable population of parents, and examined how adverse experiences in their childhood shaped the parenting practices they adopt with their own children.
Before joining the ARC NENC, Simon was undertaking work at Newcastle University which included a systematic review of interventions to support families affected by adversity, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted upon social prescribing, parenting, as well as families affected by intimate partner violence and abuse.
More recent work also includes qualitative research which aimed to understand how safer sleep messages may be best tailored for families who have contact with statutory social services.
Areas of interest
- Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Systematic Reviews
Recent or relevant publications
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. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231153867
Adesanya AM, Barrett S, Moffat M, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expectant and new parents’ experience of pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, parental responsiveness and sensitivity, and bonding and attunement in high-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e066963. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066963
Alderson H, Barrett S, Addison M, et al. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057221129399
Get in touch
Email: [email protected]
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-2999