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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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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This new article applies a whole-systems perspective to explore variability in post-imprisonment mental health and substance use-related service use based on sociodemographic, health, and criminological risk factors. It has a national sample of 8,313 individuals. Well done team! 👏 #Health #CrimSky
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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Delighted to see our second results paper from RELEASE-1 published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Sociodemographic, health and criminological risk factors for post-imprisonment mental health and substance use-related service contacts: A nationwide retrospective cohort study using linked data (RELE...
Purpose To quantify differences in health service (community, unscheduled/emergency, inpatient) contact for mental health and substance use pre and post-release from prison, and explore variations bet...
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Off to #SSM2026 to present early analysis of post prison mortality, and which groups have +/- service contact for mental health & substance use -> results show meeting health needs after prison must be a public health priority Shout out to CoPIs @kjellgren.bsky.social & K Hunt. #JusticeHealth
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
📚 📖 NEW BOOK 👏 Congratulations to Dr Richard Kjellgren (@kjellgren.bsky.social ) on his innovative and important new monograph, published internationally by Palgrave Macmillan. It is based on his PhD research at University of Stirling. #Criminology #CrimSky #Policing #Sociology #BigData #Technology
An image of the book's cover in a heather purple colour, with the title 'Internet-Mediated Exploitation in the Scottish Online Sex Market: A Case Study in Computational Criminology', published internationally by Palgrave Macmillan.
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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 | About | University of Stirling
Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals
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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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!
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Come and see the RELEASE findings with @kjellgren.bsky.social at @addiction-ssa.org #SSA2025 #JusticeHealth
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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
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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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...
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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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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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
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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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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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
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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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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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.
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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
👇go see this if you’re lucky enough to be at #WCP2025. Excellent work from excellent colleagues. #conferenceFOMO
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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
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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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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Interested in quantitative methods, health and justice? Come join us👇
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
📄 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/...
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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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Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) @drnscot.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📣 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
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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🔊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...
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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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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 05/08/2025
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/ 🧵
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.
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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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
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Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Go check this out if you’re at #bsc2025 👇 #fomo 🥹
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Dave Griffiths @drdavegriffiths.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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...
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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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Dr Catriona Connell @drcconnell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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...
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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.
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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]
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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
👋 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...
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David Buil-Gil @davidbuil.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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/...
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Important research by @thesccjr.bsky.social #Criminology colleagues on deaths in Scottish prisons featured on Channel 4 News 👇
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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
📢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...
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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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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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 | About | University of Stirling
Asylum seeker support reduces trauma and saves lives, report finds
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Ben Collier @susansegfault.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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/...
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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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.
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Dr. Kathleen E. Padilla @kepadil.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Trying to foster connections between emerging, early career, and senior policing scholars! Open to all fields — please share and let me know if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/GwDMiAc
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here. If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed #Penology #AcademicSky go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
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