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'Are we using them? Exploring the role and relevance of written case formulations in probation' by Joanne Lowton, Daniel Stubbings, Christine McKnight, Michael Petalas, and Lisa-Jo McGuirk.
#Probation #JusticeHealth #Psychology #SocialWork #CrimSky
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Re-imagining health research to include the voices of justice-impacted individuals People with prior justice system involvement experience health disparities, yet are often underrepresented in research. We sought to 1) explore the perspectives of individuals with prior justice invol...

Justice‑impacted individuals are interested in research but face real participation barriers. Collaboration with advocacy groups can improve inclusion and strengthen health equity work. #JusticeHealth #PublicHealth

NEW in PLOS Global Public Health

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Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals | About | University of Stirling Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals

Our work on pathways of care for mental health and substance use on release from prison raises Qs for public health and health services delivery

Made possible by a fab team & support from Stirling Uni & @sacasrstir.bsky.social

Press release:
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

#JusticeHealth

Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals | About | University of Stirling Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals

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...

RELEASE is part of our #JusticeHealth programme. More results soon

Led by me at @sacasrstir.bsky.social and Prof Kate Hunt. @kjellgren.bsky.social is lead Research Fellow

Funds: Chief Scientist Office

Thx to a fab team inc @jimwatsonmba.bsky.social @jsavinc.bsky.social and others not on bSky 3/3

A good step as unmet health needs of ppl on probation are stark, esp mental health and substance use

But... will referral into a creaking system be enough? Waiting lists ++ issue for all & this group face more barriers to seeking, accessing and sustaining care.... 2/2

#JusticeHealth

Thousands of offenders in England to get health support at probation meetings Exclusive: NHS clinicians will sit in on appointments in pilot scheme in four areas aimed at reducing reoffending

New pilot in England will 'allow clinicians to sit in on probation appointments' & refer ppl to services. 1/2

#JusticeHealth

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Treatment in correctional settings = safer reentry + fewer overdoses.
#RecoveryMatters #JusticeHealth

Thats a wrap. last conference of season & a joy to be back in #Helsingfors #Suomi 4 European Public Health #EPH2025 sharing RELEASE and networks results

10yrs ago I visited here & ❤️ Vanha Vaasa as an occupational therapist on my journey to phd

#JusticeHealth
#Finland #Helsinki
#OccupationalTherapy

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

#SSA2025
#JusticeHealth

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

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...

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

Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol | International Journal ...

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

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

📄🆕️ New open access article by @drcconnell.bsky.social and colleagues:

A systematic review on mandated drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults

#JusticeHealth #Health #Drugs #SubstanceUse #Criminology
healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Understanding the health and well-being impacts and implementation barriers and facilitators of legally-mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults: a qualitative evidence synthesis

The first of our 2 reviews into mandatory substance use treatment is out

We examined perceptions of health and wellbeing impacts, and the barriers and facilitators for implementing such interventions... 1/2

rdcu.be/eI38A

#JusticeHealth
@sacasrstir.bsky.social @stirunicriminology.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

RELEASE: Identifying post-release service use disparities from a novel data-linkage study into mental health and substance use service utilisation by people released from Scottish prisons | ...

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

Great to be invited by the Criminal Justice Committee to share academic alongside frontline evidence. Excellent to hear the MSPs asking insightful questions to try and improve things for people in and leaving custody in Scotland

#JusticeHealth
@scotparl.bsky.social

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

Support for nursing staff following a death in custody |Royal College of Nursing | Royal College of Nursing Support for nursing staff following a death in custody

📢 Free RCN Webinar – Support for nurses after a death in custody.

🗓 Starts 21 Aug 2025 | 13:00–14:00
💻 Online | Free

RCN Legal Team explores:
1️⃣ Inquests
2️⃣ Incident reviews
3️⃣ Common themes in custody deaths

🔗 www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

#Nursing #RCN #JusticeHealth #Inquest

Today I’m sharing more from our #justicehealth research at the British Soc Criminology Conference
- me and @drdavegriffiths.bsky.social developed a typology of the social networks of people in contact with the justice system, and explore how it influences behaviour

Come say hi - 830 LT3
#bsc2025

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

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

Sentencing Review (England & Wales) calls for increased use of mandatory substance use treatment

Our research shows we need better data collection & quality research to understand effects of these sentences on health

Results soon. Led by Prof France
#justicehealth #substanceuse
#sentencingreview

Did you know? Research suggests a high proportion of those in custody have a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which may impact their ability to engage in legal processes fairly. #TBI #JusticeHealth #AppropriateAdult

Frailty & Ageing in Prisons
How does incarceration affect older adults? Join the AFN Geriatric Medicine Seminar to explore challenges and solutions for better care.

📅 6 May 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:00 AEST | 📍 Online

👉 Register: bit.ly/41rPkPu

#GeriatricMedicine #Frailty #Ageing #JusticeHealth #AFN

Here I am on BlueSky - sort of. Alway late to the tech party. Follow me for mostly research content about #justicehealth #mentalhealth #substanceuse
#socialoutcomes
#justiceinvolvement
#criminaljustice