Great to see @drcconnell.bsky.social @kjellgren.bsky.social and colleagues' RELEASE research reported in news media 👇 Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals. #Health #Drugs #JusticeHealth #CrimSky #Criminology www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

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Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals

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Very chuffed to have been part of this important and timely study - stay tuned for more updates as we’ve got lots of work in the pipeline!

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · 6mo ago

1st results from #RELEASE: a population-level study into health on release from prison People released have more contact with all services for mental health and substance use than similar people who haven't been in prison, especially acute/emergency bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2... 1/3

Come and see the RELEASE findings with @kjellgren.bsky.social at @addiction-ssa.org #SSA2025 #JusticeHealth

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Joining the substance use research community at @addiction-ssa.org conference til tomorrow. Check out @kjellgren.bsky.social poster with early RELEASE results, examining substance use related health service contact on release from prison: prescription to A&E #JusticeHealth @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Joining the substance use research community at @addiction-ssa.org conference til tomorrow. Check out @kjellgren.bsky.social poster with early RELEASE results, examining substance use related health service contact on release from prison: prescription to A&E #JusticeHealth @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Check out the insightful reflections from our RELEASE volunteer and MSc Big Data student, Janine Aitken, on why lived experience matter in big data research 👇 ecrusad.co.uk/2025/10/28/t...

Are you an ESRC PhD student looking for an academic placement? Work with the RELEASE dataset to understand post-imprisonment emergency service use: with me and @kjephd.bsky.social Happy to answer Qs www.sgsss.ac.uk/internship/c... #JusticeHealth @stirlingucu.bsky.social @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Justice Health: Advancing understanding of emergency and unscheduled care use among people released from prison - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

The successful student(s) will work with their host to conduct a bespoke analysis on an interdisciplinary topic (justice and health) using data from the RELEASE study, contribute to a paper, and creat...

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RELEASE protocol paper is out ijpds.org/article/view... This paper, led by @kjellgren.bsky.social describes how we created the RELEASE dataset, what is in it, and plans for analysis Results coming soon 1/3 #JusticeHealth @sacasrstir.bsky.social @stirunicriminology.bsky.social

Check out our recent protocol paper for the RELEASE study. It provides an overview of the RELEASE dataset, which is a unique resource for understanding the public health and epidemiology of Scotland’s prison experienced population. Stay tuned for the findings.

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · 9mo ago

RELEASE protocol paper is out ijpds.org/article/view... This paper, led by @kjellgren.bsky.social describes how we created the RELEASE dataset, what is in it, and plans for analysis Results coming soon 1/3 #JusticeHealth @sacasrstir.bsky.social @stirunicriminology.bsky.social

👇go see this if you’re lucky enough to be at #WCP2025. Excellent work from excellent colleagues. #conferenceFOMO

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Today I’m up twice at #WCP2025 First talking about the importance of relational contexts for mental health help-seeking among people in contact with the criminal justice system Then cross programme reflections on involving this population in research #JusticeHealth @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Joining my first @adruk2025.bsky.social conference and looking forward to hearing so many linked data papers. @kjellgren.bsky.social and @jsavinc.bsky.social will share preliminary results from RELEASE- examining the healthcare contacts between different people released from prison. #JusticeHealth

@adr-uk.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It’s day one of #ADRUKConf25, after a fantastic day of pre-conference workshops yesterday (great to have seen so many of you already there). First up, we have a welcome from Dr Emma Gordon, Director of ADR UK. Head to the auditoriums so you don’t miss the start! @adrwales.bsky.social

Hear some preliminary findings from the RELEASE study at ADR-UK next week - post-imprisonment mental health and substance use related healthcare contacts Abstract -> ijpds.org/article/view... led by @jsavinc.bsky.social @kjellgren.bsky.social @adruk2025.bsky.social #JusticeHealth #LinkedData

Interested in quantitative methods, health and justice? Come join us👇

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · 11mo ago

2nd & 3rd yr SGSSS PhD students can come on academic placement with me & @kjellgren.bsky.social at @sacasrstir.bsky.social Work with the RELEASE dataset examining health service contacts on release from prison If eligible you'll have details in your inbox from @sgsss.bsky.social #JusticeHealth

Dr Catriona Connell will be giving evidence to Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday. It's part of their Inquiry into harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. See 🔗 for details. @drcconnell.bsky.social @sacasrstir.bsky.social 🔗 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

📄 NEW report by Aaron Sheridan (Strathclyde), Colin Atkinson (UWS), @niallhsmith.bsky.social (University of Stirling), Richard @kjellgren.bsky.social (Stirling), Susan McVie (Edinburgh Uni), @frasoliman.bsky.social (Edinburgh Napier), and Kerry Hannigan (UHI). [2/2] www.sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...

Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport: Assessing crime and security risks - SCCJR

The following report was funded by the SCCJR Research Development Grant. This report presents a review of research evidence into […]

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📣 Rapid Review by Danilo Falzon is now live!✨ Preventing Substance Use-Related Harms Among Young People in Scotland: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Systems Solutions Read the review here: buff.ly/Z5qmpte

🔊Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme. 12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 @sarnalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

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Announcing sfhotspot, an #RStats package to make it as easy as possible to identify and map concentrations of crime (or concentrations of any other points in space). Introduction: lesscrime.info/post/sfhotsp... Package website: pkgs.lesscrime.info/sfhotspot/ 🧵

Today I’m sharing results from RELEASE at the British Society of Criminology Conference - focusing on access to services for mental health and substance use & comparing people released from prison to similar people who hadn't been in prison Come say hi - 2.10pm Portland #bsc2025 #justicehealth

Go check this out if you’re at #bsc2025 👇 #fomo 🥹

Dr Catriona Connell@drcconnell.bsky.social · last yr.

On behalf of a fab team - I’ll be talking about headline results from our justice health research programmes biggest study so far at #bsc2025 today Shout out to @kjellgren.bsky.social @jsavinc.bsky.social and all the colleagues from Scotland involved 🙌🏻

New paper out on 'Relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation: a scoping review' with @drcconnell.bsky.social @kjellgren.bsky.social & Jessica Greenhalgh 1/4 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...

Pleased our paper is out today: relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use among marginalised people bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e090349.full We present follow on research with justice-involved ppl @ DRNS conference later @drnscot.bsky.social Team ⬇️ #JusticeHealth

A team led by Dr Wendy Masterton are hosting an information sharing webinar on the findings of #research exploring nature-based programmes for people with poor mental health and experience of substance dependence. They'll present 3 new resources. 11am, 28 May. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-bas...

Dr Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social speaking on the RELEASE research in Scotland which seeks to understand mental health and substance use-related services after release from prison. Really interesting and concerning data. @sacasrstir.bsky.social @drcconnell.bsky.social #Criminology [🧵/4]

👋 Janine Aitken, University of Stirling, gives us an update on the RELEASE project in our latest SCCJR blog. The project focuses on understanding how individuals access health services for mental health and substance use following their release from prison. 👉 www.sccjr.ac.uk/news_item/re...

New pub alert 🍾 The most challenging yet rewarding paper I’ve worked on: 3y from idea to publication in BJC! I explore how unstructured spare time shapes individual and temporal differences in crime, and propose a spare time model in criminology. doi.org/10.1093/bjc/...

Important research by @thesccjr.bsky.social #Criminology colleagues on deaths in Scottish prisons featured on Channel 4 News 👇

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · last yr.

Number of deaths in Scottish prisons hits record high www.channel4.com/news/number-...

📢How did the COVID-19 pandemic change the way people impacted by possible trafficking and exploitation seek help? Latest research with @drellac.bsky.social, and using over 5 years of Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline data uncovers surprising trends 1/ doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Who seeks help in a crisis? Temporal analysis of anti-trafficking helpline contacts over the pandemic - BMC Public Health

Background Human trafficking and extreme exploitation ("modern slavery") violate fundamental human rights and cause severe harm to individuals' well-being. Anti-trafficking helplines provide critical ...

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A specialist service by @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social to help asylum-seeking families in Scotland has been a lifeline for them, reducing trauma and even saving lives, says a new evaluation report by @drashleyrogers.bsky.social and colleagues @stir.ac.uk www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

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Asylum seeker support reduces trauma and saves lives, report finds

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We were commissioned by Scottish Parliament to look at the threats posed to them by emerging 'deepfake' technology - so-called 'chamberfakes' of parliamentary business. Report published today with SCCJR www.sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...

One week to register for this @vp-centre.bsky.social webinar ‘Co-designing community resilience to online child exploitation’, with the wonderful Professor Corinne May-Chahal, Dr Larissa Engelmann & Dr Christine Weirich - Thursday 28 November at 12 noon.

Adam Crawford@adamcrawford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our next webinar will share findings from a Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre research project that developed approaches aimed at preventing online child sexual exploitation and abuse 🗓️ Thursday 28 November 🕛 12pm – 1pm 📍 Online Register below👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-designi...