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Lorna Templeton 

BSc (Plymouth), MSc (Plymouth) 

  • Senior Research Fellow 

Profile

Academic biography 

  • Based in Bristol, Lorna has over 20 years experience of research in the fields of addiction and mental health, particularly in how such problems affect children and families, and she publishes and disseminates her work widely.  Lorna has been involved in research which has been funded by a wide range of local, national and international sources.  
  • From 1997 to 2010 Lorna worked for the Mental Health Research & Development Unit (Avon ad Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and the University of Bath).  Lorna has  worked largely as an Independent Consultant since 2010.  She worked for the University of Bath (part-time) from 2012-2015 (and is now Visiting Fellow) and for the University of York (part-time) from 2019.
  • Lorna’s wide-ranging programme of research in the area of addiction and families has included: development, evaluation and roll-out of the 5-Step Method (an evidence-based intervention for affected family members), a UK study of adults bereaved through substance use, a UK study of family members whose loved ones are at the end of life as a result of substance use, and intervention and service evaluations in community and prison settings.  At the University of York Lorna is conducting research with families of veterans with substance use problems.

Areas of expertise 

  • Substance misuse and addiction
  • Children and families

Current research interests and projects

Developing Peer Support for Families of Veterans with Substance Use Problems.

Together with Charlie Lloyd (University of York) and the national charity Adfam, Lorna is the lead researcher on a 15 month project funded by the Forces in Mind Trust. The project will gather a range of quantitative and qualitative data (literature review, online survey, key informant interviews, events with project partners) in order to develop a new peer support intervention for families of veterans with substance use problems.

Recent publications

Books and Book Chapters – from 2016-2018

  1. Templeton L & Velleman R. Families living with and bereaved by substance use.  In Valentine C (Ed). Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support (2018).  Abingdon, Routledge (17-42).
  2. Templeton L, McKell J, Velleman R & Hay G. The diversity of bereavement through substance use.  In Valentine C (Ed). Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support (2018).  Abingdon, Routledge (112-140).
  3. Valentine C & Templeton L. Remembering a life that involved substance use.  In Valentine C (Ed). Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support (2018).  Abingdon, Routledge (90-111).
  4. Cartwright P, Templeton L & Hay G. Improving the response of services.  In Valentine C (Ed). Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support (2018).  Abingdon, Routledge (164-182).
  5. Templeton L. Moving Parents and Children Together (M-PACT): an integrated approach to supporting families affected by parental substance misuse. In Mistral W (Ed). Integrated Approaches to Drug & Alcohol Problems: Action on Addiction (2016). Abingdon, Wiley-Blackwell (68-78).
  6. Valentine CTempleton L & Velleman RThere Are Limits on What You Can Do Biographical reconstruction by those bereaved by alcohol-related deaths. In Thurnell-Read T (Ed). Drinking Dilemmas: Space, Culture and Identity (2016). London: Routledge (187-204).

 

Articles – from 2010-2018

  1. Standing O, Dickie J and Templeton L (2018).  Developing peer support for adults bereaved through substance use.  Forthcoming in a special issue of Illness, Crisis and Loss.
  2. Brady L, Templeton L, Toner P, Watson J, Evans D, Percy-Smith B & Copello A (2018). Involving young people in drug and alcohol research. Drugs and Alcohol Today (special issue).  Online at https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/DAT-08-2017-0039
  3. Templeton L, Ford A, McKell J, Valentine C, Walter T, Velleman R, Bauld L, Hay G & Hollywood J (2016). Bereavement through substance use: findings from an interview study with adults in England and Scotland. Addiction Research & Theory, 24(5), 341-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2016.1153632
  4. Templeton L, Valentine C, McKell J, Ford A, Velleman R, Walter T, Hay G, Bauld L, & Hollywood J (2016). Bereavement following a fatal overdose: the experiences of adults in England and Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 24(1), 58-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1127328
  5. Velleman R & Templeton L (2016).  Impact of parents’ substance misuse on children: an update. British Journal of Psychiatric Advances 22: 108-117. doi: 10.1192/apt.bp.114.014449
  6. McKeganey N, Russell C, Hamilton-Barclay T, Barnard M, Page G, Lloyd C, Grace S, Templeton L & Bain C (2016). Meeting the needs of prisoners with a drug or alcohol problem: No mean feat. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2016.1150965.
  7. Grace S, Page G, Lloyd C, Templeton L, KougaliZ, McKeganey N, Liebling A, Roberts P & Russell C (2016). Establishing a ‘Corstonian; continuous care pathway for drug using female prisoners: Linking Drug Recovery Wings and Women’s Community Services. Criminology & Criminal Justice. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1748895816632029
  8. Walter T, Ford A, Templeton L, Valentine C & Velleman R (2015). Compassion or stigma? How adults bereaved by alcohol or drugs experience services. Health and Social Care in the Community. 25(6), 1714-1721. DOI 10.1111/hsc.12273
  9. Templeton L & Sipler E (2014).  Helping children with the Steps to Cope intervention. Drugs and Alcohol Today 14(3): 126-136.
  10. Templeton L (2014).  Supporting families living with parental substance misuse: the M-PACT (Moving Parents and Children Together) Programme.  Child & Family Social Work 19(1): 76-88.
  11. Orford J, Velleman R, Natera G, Templeton L & Copello A (2013).  Addiction in the family is a major but neglected contributor to the global burden of adult ill-health. Social Science & Medicine 78: 70-77.
  12. Templeton L (2012). Dilemmas of Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren because of Parental Substance Misuse. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 19(1): 11-18.
  13. Wall S & Templeton L (2011). The Use of Drawings to Explore Young People’s Views of a Service for those Affected by Parental Alcohol Misuse. Journal of Substance Use 16(6): 439-451.
  14. Templeton L, Novak C & Wall S (2011). Helping children and young people who live with parental substance misuse. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 18(3): 172-178. 
  15. Velleman R, Orford J, Templeton L, Copello A, Patel A, Moore L, Macleod J & Godfrey C (2011). 12-month follow-up after brief interventions in primary care for family members affected by the substance misuse problem of a close relative.  Addiction Research & Theory 19(4): 362-374.
  16. Templeton L (2010). Meeting the needs of children with the 5-Step Method. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 113-128.
  17. Orford J, Copello A, Velleman R & Templeton L (2010). Family members affected by a close relative’s addiction: the stress-strain-coping-support model. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 36-43.
  18. Orford J, Velleman R, Copello A, Templeton L & Ibanga A (2010). The experiences of affected family members: a summary of two decades of qualitative research. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 44-62.
  19. Copello A, Templeton L & Powell J (2010). The impact of addiction on the family: estimates of prevalence and costs. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 63-74.
  20. Orford J, Templeton L, Velleman R & Copello A (2010). Methods of assessment for affected family members. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 75-85.
  21. Copello A, Templeton L, Orford J & Velleman R (2010). The 5-Step Method: principles and practice. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 86-99.
  22. Copello A, Templeton L. Orford J & Velleman R (2010). The 5-Step Method: evidence of gains for affected family members.  Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1):100-112.
  23. Orford J, Templeton L, Copello A, Velleman R & Ibanga A (2010). Working with teams and organisations to help them involve family members. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 17 (S1): 154-164.
  24. Templeton L, Velleman R & Russell C (2010). Psychological Interventions with Families of Alcohol Misusers: A Systematic Review. Addiction Research & Theory 18(6): 616-648.

Professional activities

Professional activities 

Trustee of Adfam and AFINet (Addiction and the Family International Network)

Research team members 

Charlie Lloyd, SPSW

Contact details

Lorna Templeton
Senior Research Fellow
School for Business and Society