Abi Rose is an experimental psychologist who focuses on the psychological mechanisms driving, and impacted by, alcohol-related behaviour. She researches girls’ and women’s alcohol consumption and harm, and wellbeing across the life course. Abi collaborates with community groups and public advisors, representing a variety of lived experience concerning alcohol and mental health. Her research informs alcohol health policy and evidence-based support which meets the needs of service and support users. Abi Co-Leads the Substance Use and Addictive Behaviour group in LJMU’s Institute of Health Research and sits on the committee of the Drugs North West network.

Abstract

Coproducing public health maternal alcohol reduction interventions (MARI)

The MARI project (NIHR207252) integrated evidence-based alcohol behaviour change techniques with a series of coproduction sessions with women who were trying to conceive, pregnant, and mothers. The result is a range of new digital and non-digital public health resources which aim to provide women with clear and supportive information about alcohol use and potential harms, tools to develop and achieve goals that suit their needs, advice and support from other women and professional experts, wellbeing resources, and ideas for alternative behaviours that are enjoyable and practical for these stages of life. The coproduction methods used to increase inclusivity and tailor the interventions to the needs and circumstances of these groups of women will be discussed before acceptability data and next steps are reported.