Project
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Funded by Scottish Government.
The programme is being run by Scottish Government Digital Health and Care directorate, closely connected to both the Drug Death Taskforce and National Mission, for a full national roll-out of digital solutions across Scotland, to increase digital collaboration between a wide range of service providers, stakeholders, service users and carers of people who use drugs (PWUD). The programme is a partnership with a range of organisations including the Drugs Research Network for Scotland (DRNS) hosted by the University of Stirling. The overall programme will develop interventions and provide equipment to PWUD designed to reduce their risk of harms, including drug-related death, and increase their engagement with recovery services. This DRNS research project is an integral part of this programme and is specifically tasked with:
• leading the design of a research and evaluation framework for the programme, facilitating the active involvement of key partners;
• collaboratively supporting data collection, data synthesis, analysis and writing up of programme outcomes and outputs, alongside other partners.
Total award value £250,000.00
Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor in Substance Use, NMAHP
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences
Article
Daneshvar H, Carver H, Strachan G, Greenhalgh J & Matheson C (2024) From digital inclusion to digital transformation in the prevention of drug-related deaths in Scotland: Qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Art. No.: e52345. https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e52345; https://doi.org/10.2196/52345
Article
Strachan G, Daneshvar H, Carver H, Greenhalgh J & Matheson C (2024) Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users’ perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme. Harm Reduction Journal, 21, Art. No.: 128. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01012-y
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.