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‘I’m not going to leave someone to die’: carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of acceptability and experiences (2023)
Journal Article
Speakman, E. M., Hillen, P., Heyman, I., Murray, J., Dougall, N., Aston, E. V., & McAuley, A. (2023). ‘I’m not going to leave someone to die’: carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of accept

Background Scotland has one of the highest rates of drug-related deaths (DRDs) per capita in Europe, the majority of which involve opioids. Naloxone is a medication used to reverse opioid-related overdoses. In efforts to tackle escalating DRDs in ma... Read More about ‘I’m not going to leave someone to die’: carriage of naloxone by police in Scotland within a public health framework: a qualitative study of acceptability and experiences.

Evaluating effectiveness in social work: sharing dilemmas in practice (2018)
Journal Article
Cree, V., Jain, S., & Hillen, D. P. (2018). Evaluating effectiveness in social work: sharing dilemmas in practice. European Journal of Social Work, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2018.1441136

Evaluating effectiveness is of primary concern to social work practice; resources will always be limited, and those using services deserve the best. But what is effectiveness, and how should it be measured? This paper explores the challenge of measur... Read More about Evaluating effectiveness in social work: sharing dilemmas in practice.

Framing the experiences of BME social work students within a narrative of Educating for a Culturally Diverse Workforce (2015)
Journal Article
Hillen, P., & Levy, S. (2015). Framing the experiences of BME social work students within a narrative of Educating for a Culturally Diverse Workforce. Social Work Education, 34(7), 785-798. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2015.1077215

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has noted that a higher percentage of black and minority ethnic (BME) students fail or take longer to complete their social work degrees, compared with the white majority student population. In response to... Read More about Framing the experiences of BME social work students within a narrative of Educating for a Culturally Diverse Workforce.

The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness in Social Work: A Case Study of an Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Referral Service in Scotland: Table 1. (2014)
Journal Article
Cree, V. E., Jain, S., & Hillen, P. (2014). The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness in Social Work: A Case Study of an Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Referral Service in Scotland: Table 1. British Journal of Social Work, 46(1), 277-293. https://doi.or

This article explores the challenge of measuring effectiveness in social work, building from an evaluation of a service for those with drug- and alcohol-related problems in Scotland conducted in 2012. Drug and alcohol misuse have long been recognised... Read More about The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness in Social Work: A Case Study of an Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Referral Service in Scotland: Table 1..

Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland (2014)
Journal Article
Hillen, P., Cree, V. E., & Jain, S. (2014). Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland. Practice, 26(5), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2014.958453

Service users were interviewed as part of a multi-method evaluation of an alcohol and drug social work service in Scotland. This paper explores service user interviews that were conducted in the evaluation, addressing the following questions: What di... Read More about Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland.

Addiction, spirituality and recovery (2013)
Journal Article
Hillen, P. (2013). Addiction, spirituality and recovery. Thresholds: Counselling with Spirit, Spring 2013,

Peter Hillen reflects on the role of religion and spirituality in recovery from problematic substance use.