Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Tessa holds a personal Chair in Substance Use and Inclusion Health. She is also Co-Director of the Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research at the University of Stirling where she leads a number of research and knowledge exchange projects focused on the reduction of harms and promotion of health and well-being for those impacted by social and health inequalities. She job shares this role with Dr Hannah Carver.
Tessa has experience in the statutory and non-statutory health, social care and housing/ homelessness sectors as a front-line support worker, team leader, and mental health nurse, and has provided consultancy and training to a wide variety of organisations focused on service improvement to better meet the needs of healthcare users with mental health issues including related to problem use of substances. She has a track record of creating positive impact on policy and practice through research. For 20 years her research activity has centred on enhancing the experience of people who use health/social care services, with a clear commitment to social justice, health equity and advocacy for poorly serviced groups including people who use alcohol and drugs.
She has participated in national committees related to drugs and alcohol and equalities, such as the Partnership for Action on Drugs in Scotland, the Drugs Death Taskforce and sub-groups on multiple and complex needs and criminal justice, the National Mission for Drugs Oversight Group (till 2024), and Research England’s Research Excellence Framework Equality and Diversity Panel (EDAP) for the full assessment period (2017-2023).
My research activities centre on drug and alcohol use, homelessness, harm reduction, social inequalities, the role of peers in transforming services for people who use substances. I am a mixed methods researcher experienced in intervention development and research that meanigfully involves people whose lives are effected by the issues being studied.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research and The Salvation Army
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Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme: Evaluating the impact to inform future service delivery and research
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Understanding mental health and substance use service utilisation by people released from prison: A mixed-methods study
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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See Beyond – See the Lives – Scotland: Phase 2
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Edinburgh Drug Consumption Room feasibility study
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council
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Harm reduction intervention for severe drug and/or alcohol dependence among people who are homeless
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Overdose detection and responder alert technologies: transforming preventative care for those most at risk of drug-related death
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Scottish Government
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DoseCare: An Overdose Alarm and Response System enabled by Mobile App, Wearable and Self-Evolving AI Models
PI: Dr Hadi Daneshvar
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Digital inclusion for the prevention of drug deaths proposal
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Government
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See beyond, see the lives Scotland
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
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Drugs Research Network Scotland Phase 2
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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A System Approach to Exploring Syndemic Health and Social Condition Clustering Among Individuals Who Experience A Drug Related Death: Developmental Work For Co-Produced Interventions
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Researching and developing key components of a new Scottish Drug Checking service
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: CORRA Foundation
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Assessing prescription opioid overdose risk (POOR) via a quality improvement process led by Fife Pharmacy and scoping the feasibility of a specific overdose prevention intervention (distribution of and training in administration of intrasnasal take home naloxone) delivered by Community Pharmacists in NHS Fife.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: NHS Fife
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Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non cancer pain
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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Interventions to improve prosocial occupational participation for people released from prison: A systematic review
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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How might the ‘Youth in Iceland Model’ for preventing substance use among young people be developed and adapted for use in Dundee, Scotland?
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Society for the Study of Addiction
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Perceptions and attitudes of strategic decision-makers and affected families across Scotland towards Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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Testing blood oxygen monitoring among people who use drugs to promote awareness of respiratory and cardiac health
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: CORRA Foundation
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Assessing the impacts of novel coronavirus outbreaks on people who use drugs, drug-related deaths and the effectiveness of service responses to them; a systematic review to inform practice and drug policy responses to COVID-19 in Scotland
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Understanding the health impacts of social responses to Covid-19 on people who use drugs in Scotland
PI: Professor Catriona Matheson
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Managed alcohol programmes: Implementation of a novel intervention to help prevent infection (Covid-19) for people experiencing alcohol dependency and homelessness
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Stress and mental health challenges experienced by third sector homelessness services workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Drugs Research Network Scotland (Host)
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Learning lessons from rapid changes to a UK homeless service in response to Covid-19.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: The Salvation Army
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Experiences of Housing First for service users and staff in a Salvation Army service
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: The Salvation Army
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Evidence review on homelessness, substance use and metal health
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Health Research Board
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Scoping the feasibility and acceptability of Managed Alcohol Programmes for people who are homeless in community-based, third sector services in Scotland.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Process Evaluation of Alcohol Brief Interventions in wider settings (Young People and Social Work)
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Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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Work for Drug Policy Unit, Scottish Government
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Evaluation of the Improving Relationships in Scottish Prisons
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: The Sutherland Trust
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WHO Alcohol and Prisons report
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: ISD Scotland
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An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions in Primary Care
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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The social, political and cultural construction of Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Contemporary Societies
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: The British Academy
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Prison Health Needs Assessment for Alcohol Problems
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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Article
Nicholls J, Masterton W, Falzon D, McAuley A, Carver H, Skivington K, Dumbrell J, Perkins A, Steele S, Trayner K & Parkes T (2025) The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh. Harm Reduction Journal, 22, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1
Article
Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6
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Dumbrell J, Carver H, Foster R, Pauly B, Steele W, Roy M & Parkes T (2024) Navigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study. Harm Reduction Journal, 21, Art. No.: 191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01109-4
Policy Document
Needs assessment and feasibility study for a safer drug consumption facility in Edinburgh
Nicholls J, Falzon D, Masterton W, McAuley A, Dumbrell J, Steele S, Perkins A, Carver H, Trayner K, Skivington K, Duan Y & Parkes T (2024) Needs assessment and feasibility study for a safer drug consumption facility in Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh Council.
Article
Masterton W, Carver H, Booth H, McCulloch P, Ball L, Mitchell L, Murdoch H, Pauly B & Parkes T (2024) A qualitative exploration of the relevance of training provision in planning for implementation of managed alcohol programs within a third sector setting. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2311835
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Falzon D, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Sumnall H, Measham F, Craik V, Gittins R, Aston EV, Watson K, Hunter C, Priyadarshi S & Parkes T (2024) Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, Art. No.: 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00590-7
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Matheson C, Hunter C, Schofield J, O’Sullivan K, Hunter J, Munro A & Parkes T (2023) Making community pharmacies psychologically informed environments (PIE): a feasibility study to improve engagement with people using drug services in Scotland. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423623000087
Article
Falzon D, Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Craik V, Measham F, Sumnall H, Gittins R, Hunter C, Watson K, Mooney JD & Aston EV (2023) “It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland. Ray M (Editor) PLOS ONE, 18 (12), Art. No.: e0292812. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292812
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Carver H, Falzon D, Masterton W, Wallace B, Aston EV, Measham F, Hunter C, Sumnall H, Gittins R, Raeburn F, Craik V, Priyadarshi S, Rothney L, Weir K & Parkes T (2023) 'It’s not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland. Harm Reduction Journal, 20, Art. No.: 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00830-w
Article
Schofield J, Parkes T, Mercer F, Foster R, Hnízdilová K, Matheson C, Steele W, McAuley A, Raeburn F, Skea L & Baldacchino A (2023) Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Pharmacy, 11 (3), Art. No.: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11030088
Article
Mercer F, Parkes T, Foster R, Steven D, McAuley A, Baldacchino A, Steele W, Schofield J & Matheson C (2023) Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐cancer pain: An explorative intervention development study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (3), pp. 517-526. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13554
Article
Miler JA, Foster R, Hnizdilova K, Murdoch H & Parkes T (2022) 'It maybe doesn't seem much, but to me it's my kingdom': staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 29 (3), pp. 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1926429
Article
Parkes T, Matheson C, Carver H, Foster R, Budd J, Liddell D, Wallace J, Pauly B, Fotopoulou M, Burley A, Anderson I, Price T, Schofield J & MacLennan G (2022) Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of a peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of people who experience homelessness with problem substance use: the SHARPS study. Harm Reduction Journal, 19 (1), Art. No.: 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00582-5
Article
Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Matheson C, Parkes T & Bancroft A (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on access to harm reduction, substance use treatment and recovery services in Scotland: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 22 (1), Art. No.: 500. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12873-y
Article
Bancroft A, Parkes T, Galip I, Matheson C, Crawshaw E, Craik V, Dumbrell J & Schofield J (2022) Negotiating an Illicit Economy in the Time of COVID-19: Selling and Buying Dilemmas in the Lives of People Who Use Drugs in Scotland. Contemporary Drug Problems, 49 (4), pp. 369-384. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509221122704
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Masterton W, Parkes T, Carver H & Park KJ (2022) Exploring how greenspace programmes might be effective in supporting people with problem substance use: a realist interview study. BMC Public Health, 22 (1), Art. No.: 1661. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14063-2
Article
Parkes T, Price T, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Dumbrell J & Nicholls J (2022) ‘Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?’ The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland. Harm Reduction Journal, 19 (1), Art. No.: 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00679-5
Article
Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions
Falzon D, Aston EV, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Sumnall H, Measham F, Fletcher E, Gittins R, Priyadarshi S & Parkes T (2022) Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions. Harm Reduction Journal, 19, Art. No.: 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00686-6
Newspaper / Magazine
Could overdose prevention centres tackle the UK’s drug death crisis?
Nicholls J, Parkes T & Trayner K (2022) Could overdose prevention centres tackle the UK’s drug death crisis?. New Statesman. 19.12.2022.
Newspaper / Magazine
Nicholls J, Parkes T & Trayner K (2022) Drug deaths are rising and overdose prevention centres save lives, so why is the UK unwilling to introduce them?. 19.12.2022.
Article
Carver H, Parkes T, Masterton W, Booth H, Ball L, Murdoch H, Falzon D & Pauly BM (2022) The Potential for Managed Alcohol Programmes in Scotland during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of Key Areas for Implementation Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (22), Art. No.: 15207. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215207
Review
Masterton W, Falzon D, Burton G, Carver H, Wallace B, Aston EV, Sumnall H, Measham F, Gittins R, Craik V, Schofield J, Little S & Parkes T (2022) A Realist Review of How Community-Based Drug Checking Services Could Be Designed and Implemented to Promote Engagement of People Who Use Drugs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (19), Art. No.: 11960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911960
Article
Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers
Nicholls J, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Price T, Cairney P, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2022) Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (11), Art. No.: 6575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116575
Article
Carver H, Price T, Falzon D, McCulloch P & Parkes T (2022) Stress and Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Frontline Homelessness Services Staff Experiences in Scotland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (6), Art. No.: 3659. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063659
Article
Parkes T, Matheson C, Carver H, Foster R, Budd J, Liddell D, Wallace J, Pauly B, Fotopoulou M, Burley A, Anderson I & MacLennan G (2022) A peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of homeless people with problem substance use: the SHARPS feasibility mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment, 26 (14), pp. 1-128. https://doi.org/10.3310/wvvl4786
Research Report
Mapping of Overdose Detection and Alert Technologies: A Summary
Daneshvar H, Oteo A, Schofield J, Parkes T, Matheson C & Baldacchino A (2022) Mapping of Overdose Detection and Alert Technologies: A Summary. Digital Lifelines Scotland. https://digitallifelines.scot/media/1115/digital-lifelines-odart-mapping-summary.pdf
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Literature review
Daneshvar H, Carver H, Matheson C, Parkes T, Schofield J & Strachan G (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Literature review. Digital Lifelines Scotland.
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping User Needs
Matheson C, Carver H, Parkes T, Daneshvar H, Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Connell C, Price T & Hnizdilova K (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping User Needs. Digital Lifelines Scotland.
Research Report
Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping user needs
Matheson C, Carver H, Parkes T, Daneshvar H, Schofield J, Dumbrell J, Connell C, Price T & Hnizdilova K (2022) Digital Inclusion to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: Scoping user needs. Scottish Government. Edinburgh. https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitallifelines.scot%2Fmedia%2F1111%2Fdigital-lifelines-user-needs-slide-deck-drns-jan-2022.pptx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
Article
Parkes T, Foster R, McAuley A, Steven D, Matheson C & Baldacchino A (2022) Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk: a qualitative exploration of the views of affected individuals and family members. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.2022100
Article
Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Falzon D, Dumbrell J, Grant S & Wilson I (2021) 'They already operated like it was a crisis, because it always has been a crisis': a qualitative exploration of the response of one homeless service in Scotland to the COVID-19 pandemic. Harm Reduction Journal, 18, Art. No.: 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00472-w
Article
Kouimtsidis C, Pauly B, Parkes T, Stockwell T & Baldacchino AM (2021) COVID-19 Social Restrictions: An Opportunity to Re-visit the Concept of Harm Reduction in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. A Position Paper. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, Art. No.: 623649. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.623649
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Price T, Parkes T & Malloch M (2021) 'Discursive struggles' between criminal justice sanctions and health interventions for people who use drugs: a qualitative exploration of diversion policy and practice in Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 28 (2), pp. 118-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2020.1775180
Article
Miler J, Carver H, Masterton W, Parkes T, Maden M, Jones L & Sumnall H (2021) What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic 'review of reviews'. PLoS ONE, 16 (7), Art. No.: e0254729. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254729
Article
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Schofield J, Steven D, Foster R, Matheson C, Baldacchino A, McAuley A & Parkes T (2021) Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose. BMC Public Health, 21 (1), Art. No.: 1174. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11162-4
Article
Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Falzon D, Dumbrell J, Grant S & Wilson I (2021) "You know, we can change the services to suit the circumstances of what is happening in the world": a rapid case study of the COVID-19 response across city centre homelessness and health services in Edinburgh, Scotland. Harm Reduction Journal, 18, Art. No.: 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00508-1
Commentary
Foster R, Carver H, Wallace J, Dunedin A, Burridge S, Foley P, Pauly B & Parkes T (2021) "PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance": Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group. Research Involvement and Engagement, 7 (1), Art. No.: 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00324-8
Article
Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Booth H, Ball L, Murdoch H, Falzon D, Pauly BM & Matheson C (2021) Exploring the Potential of Implementing Managed Alcohol Programmes to Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Infection and Transmission, and Wider Harms, for People Experiencing Alcohol Dependency and Homelessness in Scotland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (23), Art. No.: 12523. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312523
Article
Peer Support and Overdose Prevention Responses: A Systematic 'State-of-the-Art' Review
Mercer F, Miler JA, Pauly B, Carver H, Hnízdilová K, Foster R & Parkes T (2021) Peer Support and Overdose Prevention Responses: A Systematic 'State-of-the-Art' Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22), Art. No.: 12073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212073
Article
Masterton W, Park K, Carver H & Parkes T (2021) Greenspace programmes for mental health: A survey study to test what works, for whom, and in what circumstances. Health and Place, 72, Art. No.: 102669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102669
Article
Burton G, McAuley A, Schofield J, Yeung A, Matheson C & Parkes T (2021) A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of take-home naloxone (THN) ownership and carriage. International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, Art. No.: 103298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103298
Project Report
Parkes T, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, McCulloch P, Browne T, Masterton W & Booth H (2021) Managed alcohol programmes: Scoping the potential of a novel intervention to help prevent infection (COVID-19) for people experiencing alcohol dependency and homelessness - Staff [COVID-19 MAPs Study Briefing - Staff]. Chief Scientist Office. University of Stirling.
Project Report
Parkes T, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, McCulloch P, Browne T, Masterton W & Booth H (2021) Managed alcohol programmes: Scoping the potential of a novel intervention to help prevent infection (COVID-19) for people experiencing alcohol dependency and homelessness - Clients [COVID-19 MAPs Study Briefing - Clients]. Chief Scientist Office. University of Stirling.
Article
Carver H, McCulloch P & Parkes T (2021) How might the 'Icelandic model' for preventing substance use among young people be developed and adapted for use in Scotland? Utilising the consolidated framework for implementation research in a qualitative exploratory study. BMC Public Health, 21, Art. No.: 1742. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11828-z
Article
Parkes T, Carver H, Matheson C, Browne T & Pauly B (2021) 'It's like a safety haven': Considerations for the implementation of Managed Alcohol Programs in Scotland. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1945536
Website Content
Preventing substance use among young people in Dundee: Lessons from the ‘Youth in Iceland Model’
Masterton W, Carver H & Parkes T (2021) Preventing substance use among young people in Dundee: Lessons from the ‘Youth in Iceland Model’. University of Stirling Public Policy Blog [Blog post] 30.04.2021. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2021/04/30/preventing-substance-use-among-young-people-in-dundee-lessons-from-the-youth-in-iceland-model/
Policy Document
Parkes T, Carver H & Tyrie P (2021) How might the 'Youth in Iceland Model' for preventing substance use among young people be developed and adapted for use in Dundee, Scotland?. University of Stirling. Stirling. https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/public-policy-hub/policy-briefings/
Research Report
Evidence Review Of Drug Treatment Services For People Who Are Homeless And Use Drugs
Miler J, Carver H, Masterton W, Parkes T, Jones L, Maden M & Sumnall H (2021) Evidence Review Of Drug Treatment Services For People Who Are Homeless And Use Drugs. Health Research Board. HRB Drug and Alcohol Evidence Review, 7. Dublin. https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/33910
Article
Carver H, Parkes T, Browne T, Matheson C & Pauly B (2021) Investigating the need for alcohol harm reduction and Managed Alcohol Programs for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorders in Scotland. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (2), pp. 220-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13178
Article
Miler J, Carver H, Foster R & Parkes T (2020) Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services: a systematic 'state of the art' review. BMC Public Health, 20, Art. No.: 641. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8407-4
Article
Carver H, Ring N, Miler J & Parkes T (2020) What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography. Harm Reduction Journal, 17, Art. No.: 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-0356-9
Website Content
The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs
Schofield J, Matheson C, Browne T, Dumbrell J, Parkes T, Bancroft A & Galip I (2020) The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs. The impacts of COVID-19 on people who use drugs (1.0) [Website] 20.11.2020. https://covid-drugs.stir.ac.uk/
Newspaper / Magazine
Carver H & Parkes T (2020) Social science inspires researchers to create much needed system and service change for people who are homeless with substance use problems. Campaign for Social Science. 03.09.2020.
Newspaper / Magazine
Masterton W, Carver H & Parkes T (2020) Parks and green spaces are important for our mental health - but we need to make sure that everyone can benefit. The Conversation. 07.08.2020.
Article
Masterton W, Carver H, Parkes T & Park K (2020) Greenspace interventions for mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations: What works, for whom, and in what circumstances?. Health and Place, 64, Art. No.: 102338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102338
Newspaper / Magazine
Coronavirus: why managed alcohol programmes are essential for problem drinkers who are homeless
Parkes T, Carver H & Browne T (2020) Coronavirus: why managed alcohol programmes are essential for problem drinkers who are homeless. The Conversation. 06.05.2020.
Policy Document
Parkes T, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B & Browne T (2020) Feasibility and acceptability of Managed Alcohol Programmes for people who are homeless with severe alcohol problems. University of Stirling. Stirling: University of Stirling. https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/public-policy-hub/policy-briefings/
Newspaper / Magazine
Fotopoulou M & Parkes T (2020) Why we need to ask questions about the birth control conditions attached to treatment for women who use drugs. The Conversation. 06.03.2020.
Article
Parkes T, Matheson C, Carver H, Budd J, Liddell D, Wallace J, Pauly B, Fotopoulou M, Burley A, Anderson I, MacLennan G & Foster R (2019) Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS): testing the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, relational intervention for people with problem substance use who are homeless, to improve health outcomes, quality of life and social functioning and reduce harms: study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5 (1), Art. No.: 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0447-0
Research Report
SIGN 156: Children and Young People Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol. A National Clinical Guideline
Parkes T (2019) SIGN 156: Children and Young People Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol. A National Clinical Guideline. SIGN. Edinburgh. https://www.sign.ac.uk/media/1092/sign156.pdf
Article
Family solidarity in the face of stress: responses to drug use problems in Greece
Fotopoulou M & Parkes T (2017) Family solidarity in the face of stress: responses to drug use problems in Greece. Addiction Research and Theory, 25 (4), pp. 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2017.1279152
Newspaper / Magazine
Scotland’s drug death crisis needs a radical harm reduction response – now
McAuley A, Robertson JR & Parkes T (2017) Scotland’s drug death crisis needs a radical harm reduction response – now. The Conversation. 17.08.2017. https://theconversation.com/scotlands-drug-death-crisis-needs-a-radical-harm-reduction-response-now-82650
Article
Stead M, Parkes T, Nicoll A, Wilson S, Burgess C, Eadie D, Fitzgerald N, McKell J, Reid G, Jepson R, McAteer J & Bauld L (2017) Delivery of alcohol brief interventions in community-based youth work settings: exploring feasibility and acceptability in a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 17 (1), Art. No.: 357. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4256-1
Research Report
Drugs Research in Scotland: Scoping Review
Parkes T (2016) Drugs Research in Scotland: Scoping Review. Scottish Government. Edinburgh. https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2016/09/drugs-research-scotland-scoping-review-july-2016/documents/00505865-pdf/00505865-pdf/govscot%253Adocument/00505865.pdf
Article
Ethical pathways to informed consent when collecting information from children in research
Ikani S, Parkes T & Aduak Y (2016) Ethical pathways to informed consent when collecting information from children in research. Interventional Pediatrics and Research, 1 (1), Art. No.: 102. http://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/ethical-pathways-to-informed-consent-when-collecting-information-fromchildren-in-research-ipdr-1000102.php?aid=66822
Research Report
Process Evaluation of Alcohol Brief Interventions in Wider Settings (Young People and Social Work)
Stead M, Eadie D, McKell J, Bauld L, Parkes T, Nicoll A, Wilson S & Burgess C (2014) Process Evaluation of Alcohol Brief Interventions in Wider Settings (Young People and Social Work). NHS Health Scotland. NHS Health Scotland. http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/23021-1.%20ABIs%20in%20Wider%20Settings%20report.pdf
Article
The politics of providing opioid pharmacotherapy
Radcliffe P & Parkes T (2013) The politics of providing opioid pharmacotherapy. International Journal of Drug Policy, 24 (6), pp. e6-e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.09.009
Conference Abstract
Alcohol brief interventions in youth and social work settings in Scotland
Parkes T, Stead M, Eadie D, Nicoll A, McKell J, Bauld L, Wilson S, Burgess C, Reid G, McAteer J & Jepson R (2013) Alcohol brief interventions in youth and social work settings in Scotland. International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) Meeting 2013, Rome, Italy, 18/09/2013 - 20/09/2013. Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 8 (Supplement 1), p. A52. http://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1940-0640-8-S1-A52; https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-8-S1-A52
Article
Taylor J, Parkes T, Haw S, Jepson R & Taylor J (2012) Military veterans with mental health problems: a protocol for a systematic review to identify whether they have an additional risk of contact with criminal justice systems compared with other veterans groups. Systematic Reviews, 1 (1), Art. No.: 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-1-53
Research Report
Alcohol problems in the criminal justice system: an opportunity for intervention
Lesley G, Parkes T, McAuley A & Doi L (2012) Alcohol problems in the criminal justice system: an opportunity for intervention. WHO Europe. Copenhagen. https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/19166/1/Alcohole96751-ver-2.pdf
Article
Assessment of alcohol problems using AUDIT in a prison setting: more than an 'aye or no' question
MacAskill S, Parkes T, Brooks O, Graham L, McAuley A & Brown A (2011) Assessment of alcohol problems using AUDIT in a prison setting: more than an 'aye or no' question. BMC Public Health, 11 (Article 865), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-865
Presentation / Talk
An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions in Scotland
Parkes T (2011) An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions in Scotland. Faculty of Public Health Scotland Annual Conference 2011, Aviemore, UK, 10.11.2011-11.11.2011.
Research Report
Parkes T, Atherton I, Evans J, Gloyn S, McGhee S, Stoddart B, Eadie D, Brooks O, MacAskill S, Petrie D & Choudury H (2011) An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report. Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5438.aspx
Presentation / Talk
The evaluation of ABI implementation
Parkes T (2011) The evaluation of ABI implementation. Alcohol Brief Interventions National Event 2011, Glasgow, UK, 06.09.2011-06.09.2011. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5990.aspx
Research Report
Evaluation of Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing within NHS Fife Addictions Services
Parkes T, Coull AF, Stoddart B & Gray S (2011) Evaluation of Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing within NHS Fife Addictions Services. University of Stirling.
Presentation / Talk
McGhee S, Parkes T, MacAskill S, Graham L & McAuley A (2011) Screening for alcohol problems in non-healthcare settings: Utilising routine processes and non-researchers to collect health-related data in a prison setting. The 2011 International Nursing Research Conference, Harrogate, UK, 16.05.2011-18.05.2011.
Presentation / Talk
Non-medical nurse prescribing in addictions: Lessons for Service Improvement
Parkes T, Coull AF, Stoddart B & Gray S (2011) Non-medical nurse prescribing in addictions: Lessons for Service Improvement. The 2011 International Nursing Research Conference, Harrogate, UK, 16.05.2011-18.05.2011.
Presentation / Talk
Prison Health Needs Assessment for Alcohol Problems (Keynote address)
Parkes T (2011) Prison Health Needs Assessment for Alcohol Problems (Keynote address). Alcohol and Offenders National Event 2011, Edinburgh, UK, 08.02.2011-08.02.2011. http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/15169-TessaParkesPrison%20health%20needs%20assessment%20for%20alcohol.pdf
Research Report
Smith A, Roxburgh M, James B, Mackay S, Gray C, Parkes T, Lauder W, McCulloch K & Wilson C (2010) Developing Community Nursing Practice: Promoting Case Management and Skill Enhancement to Support Shifting the Balance of Care. NHS Highland. http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
Research Report
Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems
Parkes T, MacAskill S, Brooks O, Jepson R, Atherton I, Doi L, McGhee S & Eadie D (2010) Prison health needs assessment for alcohol problems. NHS Health Scotland. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4932.aspx
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T & Nelles B (2010) Privileging client experience within methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in British Columbia, Canada: Lessons for heath care system change and research practice. The 2010 International Nursing Research Conference, Gateshead, UK, 11.05.2010-13.05.2010.
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T & Wardman D (2010) "Sometimes our people get tossed out of the system": Accessibility and appropriateness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment/Therapy (MMT) and harm reduction services for Aboriginal peoples in British Columbia, Canada. Harm Reduction 2010: "Harm Reduction - The Next Generation": 21st International Harm Reduction Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK, 25.04.2010-29.04.2010.
Research Report
The British Columbia Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program: A qualitative systems review
Parkes T (2010) The British Columbia Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program: A qualitative systems review. University of Victoria. Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia (CARBC), University of Victoria.
Presentation / Talk
Glenister D, Parkes T, Tilley S & Ryan D (2009) Process in the life-world or progression through the institution? How nursing academic careers weave personal knowledge and discontinuous narratives into conversations of multiple identities. Third CETL Conference 2009: "Beyond Teaching and Research: Inclusive Understandings of Academic Practice", Oxford, UK, 13.12.2009-15.12.2009.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Parkes T (2009) "Between a Rock and a Hard Place": Creating healthcare system change by privileging client experience within Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) in British Columbia. 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: "Transforming Healthcare through Research Education and Technology", Dublin, Ireland, 04.11.2009-05.11.2009. http://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/assets/events-conference/doc-2009/book_of_abstracts_nov_2009.pdf
Conference Paper (unpublished)
I and Thou: Refocusing on relationality in substance use treatment
Parkes T, Salmon A, Coull AF & Gloyn S (2009) I and Thou: Refocusing on relationality in substance use treatment. "Models, implications and meanings of alcohol and drug treatment systems": Thematic meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, 07.10.2009-09.10.2009.
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T (2009) Self-Management and Methadone - Strange Bedfellows? The need for a paradigm shift in the care, treatment and support of people with opioid dependency. Alliance for Self-Care Research Seminar 2009, Stirling, UK, 21.04.2009-21.04.2009.
Poster
Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions in Pregnancy
Parkes T, Poole N, Salmon A, Greaves L & Urquhart C (2009) Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions in Pregnancy. The 3rd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Victoria, British Columbia, 11.03.2009-14.03.2009.
Research Report
Salmon A, Livingston A, Browne A, Pederson A, Dykstra L, Ham J & Parkes T (2009) "Me, I'm Living It": The Primary Health Care Experiences of Women who use Drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: Summary of Findings from the VANDU Women's Clinic Action Research for Empowerment Study. The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. http://www.bccewh.bc.ca/publications-resources/documents/MeImLivingit.pdf
Research Report
Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions During Pregnancy
Parkes T, Poole N, Salmon A, Greaves L & Urquhart C (2008) Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions During Pregnancy. British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/43073
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T & Ziegler M (2008) Tools to support working with women with intersecting violence, substance use and mental health concerns. British Columbia Association of Specialised Victim Assistance and Counselling Programmes Annual Training Forum 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, 20.11.2009-21.11.2009.
Presentation / Talk
Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions during Pregnancy
Poole N, Parkes T, Urquhart C, Greaves L & Salmon A (2008) Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions during Pregnancy. 9th Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Roundtable, Montreal, Canada, 09.09.2008-09.09.2008.
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T & Salmon A (2008) Effective interventions to support women to reduce their alcohol use in the childbearing years and during pregnancy: a better practices systematic review. 34th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Victoria, Canada, 01.06.2008-06.06.2008.
Research Report
Parkes T, Welch C, Besla K, Leavitt S, Ziegler M, MacDougall A, Armstrong S, LaCombe B, LeClaire M, Taylor N & Cory J (2007) Freedom from Violence: Tools for Working with Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use: Resource Tool Kit. Armstrong S (Editor). Ending Violence Association of British Columbia. http://www.endingviolence.org/node/459
Presentation / Talk
Parkes T & Salmon A (2007) Safe Conversations: Holistic safety planning with women with violence, mental health and substance use. British Columbia Association of Specialised Victim Assistance and Counselling Program’s Annual Training Forum 2007, Vancouver, Canada, 30.11.2007-30.11.2007.
Presentation / Talk
What's our Direction? Addressing Women’s Experience of Violence and Substance Use
Parkes T & Urquhart C (2007) What's our Direction? Addressing Women’s Experience of Violence and Substance Use. BC-Yukon Society of Transition Houses’ Annual Conference 2007, Vancouver, Canada, 31.05.2007-31.05.2007.
Research Report
Parkes T & Poole N (2007) Compelling Connections: Addressing women's experience of violence and substance use using integrated, woman-centred approaches.
Article
Cambridge P & Parkes T (2006) The Management and Practice of Joint Adult Protection Investigations between Health and Social Services: Issues arising from a training intervention. Social Work Education, 25 (8), pp. 824-837. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615470600915886
Article
Cambridge P & Parkes T (2006) The Tension between Mainstream Competence and Specialization in Adult Protection: An Evaluation of the Role of the Adult Protection Co-ordinator. British Journal of Social Work, 36 (2), pp. 299-321. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch245
Article
Good Enough Decision-making? Improving Decision-making in Adult Protection
Cambridge P & Parkes T (2004) Good Enough Decision-making? Improving Decision-making in Adult Protection. Social Work Education, 23 (6), pp. 711-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/0261547042000294491
