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Lydia Lochhead

Senior Research Assistant

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Lydia Lochhead has an extensive professional background and experience of working with people and communities who use drugs in criminal justice and drug treatment settings. She is currently working as a Senior Research Assistant for Northumbria University on projects exploring mental wellbeing, substance use, exploitation, domestic violence, and stigma. 

Lydia Lochhead

Key Publications

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • British South Asian and Muslim Community’s Perceptions and Experiences of Addiction and Traditional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Sattar, Z., Lochhead, L., Alderson, H., Lhussier, M., McGovern, R., McGovern, W. 10 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Cultivating safe spaces for critical reflection and staff care: Lessons learned through a study exploring lived experiences of child and family social workers, Cavener, J., Lochhead, L., McGovern, W. 12 Dec 2024, In: Child and Family Social Work
  • Diversity and practice: local decision-making practices on multi-cultural diets for British Muslim school children (BMSC) and implications for social justice, Sattar, Z., Carr, S., Lochhead, L., Defeyter, M. 5 Aug 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health
  • Exploring the Impact of Stigma on Health and Wellbeing: Insights from Mothers with Lived Experience Accessing Recovery Services, Lochhead, L., Addison, M., Cavener, J., Scott, S., McGovern, W. 6 Sep 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Step Into the Light: An Anthology of Poems and Stories about Recovery , McGovern, W., Lochhead, L., Addison, M., Cavener, J., Scott, S. 15 Dec 2023

Qualifications

Psychology MSc September 01 2019

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