Justina Murray

Justina Murray is CEO of Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs, a national charity which supports anyone concerned about someone else’s alcohol or drug use. Justina joined Scottish Families in June 2017, and was previously the Chief Officer of South West Scotland Community Justice Authority, a devolved public body tasked with working in partnership to reduce reoffending. Prior to this she was the Coordinator of North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership, following on from roles in public policy, equal employment opportunities and research in Scotland and New Zealand.  She has a PhD in social policy from the University of Glasgow, based on an exploratory study of models of empowerment in eight Scottish community development projects. Justina is on the board of North Ayrshire Women’s Aid and is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research at the University of Stirling.