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Richard Kjellgren
@kjellgren.bsky.social
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Quantitative criminologist @ University of Stirling. Data linkage, administrative data, justice, health, vulnerability and exploitation #rstats 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪
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Come and see the RELEASE findings with @kjellgren.bsky.social at @addiction-ssa.org

#SSA2025
#JusticeHealth
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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drcconnell.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
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
kjellgren.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...
The Importance of Including Lived Experience in Big Data Research - eCRUSADers
Hello eCRUSADers! We’re delighted to share a guest blog post by University of Stirling MSc Big Data student, Janine Aitkin, which discusses the RELEASE project — a collaborative study examining access...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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drcconnell.bsky.social
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...
www.sgsss.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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drcconnell.bsky.social
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
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 ...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
kjellgren.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.
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
kjellgren.bsky.social
👇go see this if you’re lucky enough to be at #WCP2025. Excellent work from excellent colleagues. #conferenceFOMO
drcconnell.bsky.social Dr C Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · Oct 7
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
October 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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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
adruk2025.bsky.social adruk2025.bsky.social @adruk2025.bsky.social · Sep 17
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
September 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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drcconnell.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
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 | ...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Interested in quantitative methods, health and justice? Come join us👇
drcconnell.bsky.social Dr C Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · Sep 2
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
September 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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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-...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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📄 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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August 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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drnscot.bsky.social
📣 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
August 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🔊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.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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/

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A blue hexagon on a white background. Inside the hexagon is a grid of much smaller hexagons. Most of these are dark blue, but some of the small hexagons are lighter blue and spell out the letters SF. On top of the grid is the text sfhotspot.
August 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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drcconnell.bsky.social
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
July 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
kjellgren.bsky.social
Go check this out if you’re at #bsc2025 👇 #fomo 🥹
drcconnell.bsky.social Dr C Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · Jul 2
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 🙌🏻
drcconnell.bsky.social Dr C Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · Jul 2
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
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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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...
Relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation: a scoping review
Objectives Understand the relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation, with a focus on research applying social ...
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June 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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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
June 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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stirunicriminology.bsky.social
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...
Nature-based programmes for mental health and drug/alcohol problems
Eventbrite - Nature-based programmes for mental health and drug/alcohol problems - Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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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
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May 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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👋 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...
March 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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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/...
May 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Important research by @thesccjr.bsky.social #Criminology colleagues on deaths in Scottish prisons featured on Channel 4 News 👇
April 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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📢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 ...
doi.org
April 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM