Mothers and Substance Use

Join us for Mothers and Substance Use, a seminar in collaboration with The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.

22 May 2025

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Hybrid: online via Teams or in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh – Room 2.20

1 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9EF

Presentations include:

• Harper House: Specialist Family Service Scotland, Donatella Olisterno
• Women who used opioids during pregnancy: what do we know?, Shona Shinwell
• Multiple Disadvantage and Motherhood: Reflections from the latest ‘Hard Edges’ study, Prof Sarah Johnsen
• Understanding mums and substance use from a lived experience lens, Sharon Graham
• Radical Harm Reduction for Mothers Who Use Drugs: A Comparative Study of UK and US Policy, Practice, and Lived Experience, Dr Miriam Boeri