Research on recidivism
by Johnny Connolly
The Probation Service and the Central Statistics Office (CSO) established a partnership to conduct research on recidivism and related issues among offenders on supervision in the community. The report was published in November 2012.1 The first of its kind in Ireland, the study was based on anonymised offender and offence information relating to a 2007 cohort of offenders on the Probation Service supervision database.
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Suboxone feasibility study evaluated
by Suzi Lyons
In June 2013 the Department of Health released the results of an evaluation of the Suboxone feasibility study which started in June 2009.1 The evaluation was carried out between October 2010 and February 2011.
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Stakeholder views on housing-led services for homeless people
by Martin Keane
The Simon Community commissioned exploratory research to assess whether housing-led services would represent an improvement on existing practice in delivering services to homeless people in Ireland. The results of that research have now been published.1
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Youth homelessness in Dublin: key findings from a six-year study
by Martin Keane
Key findings from the only qualitative longitudinal study of youth homelessness undertaken in Ireland were published July 2013.1 The study covered a six-year period and included three phases of data collection with young people experiencing homelessness in Dublin. Two earlier publications reported on phase 1 and phase 2, 2 and were covered in past issues of Drugnet Ireland.3 This article summarises the profile and characteristics of the participants and describes some of the key findings from the three phases, as reported in the latest publication.
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Mapping the empirical research base of youth work: learning from international practice
by Martin Keane
An estimated 312,615 young people aged between 10 and 24 participated in youth work activities in Ireland during 2011, according to a recent report prepared for the National Youth Council (NYCI).1 This figure represents 43.3% of this age cohort nationally; 54% of the participants were female and 53.3% were believed to be socially or economically disadvantaged.
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‘A quick question’ – alcohol screening and intervention
by Ruth Armstrong, HSE
The Health Service Executive (HSE) did a feasibility test for alcohol screening and brief interventions in four hospital emergency departments during December 2009 and February 2010. Staff in the emergency departments asked attendees ‘a quick question’ about their alcohol use.
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Profile of attendees at MQI health promotion unit
by Martin Keane
Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) has published the profile of a cohort of people attending its Health Promotion Unit (HPU) needle exchange.1 The main objective of the HPU is to minimise the risks associated with injecting substances by providing sterile injecting equipment and information and instruction on safe injecting techniques.
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