Dr Peter Hillen's Recognition (23)

Steering group chair: Evaluating Public Health Interventions Using Non-Randomised Study Designs: Thrombectomy Service and Police Carriage of Naloxone
2024 - 2025

Recognition Type	Advisory panels and expert committees or witness
Description	Invited steering group chair for: Evaluating Public Health Interventions Using Non-Randomised Study Designs: Thrombectomy Service and Police Carriage of Naloxone Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser 2022 - 2024 Lead by Professor Jim Lewsy
Affiliated Organisations	University of Glasgow
Research Areas	Data linkage Health and wellbeing Criminology
Research Themes	Health Culture and Communities
URL	https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/staff/jimlewsey/#grants

Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT) for opioid-dependent parents: Findings from research and next steps.
2017 - 2017

Recognition Type	Conference Organising Activity
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Projects	Behavioural Couples Therapy
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

“Highly commended” Research project of the year: Arts, humanities and social sciences,” Times Higher Education Awards 2024
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Description	The project on which I was Principal Investigator, “Naloxone in Police Scotland: pilot evaluation,” was “Highly commended” at the UK-wide Times Higher Education Awards 2025 for “Research project of the year: Arts, humanities and social sciences.” This was highly competitive, involving the majority of higher education institutions from around the UK.
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
URL	https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/the-award-2024-naloxone-project-highly-commended#:~:text=Edinburgh%20Napier%20University&text=Led%20by%20Dr%20Peter%20Hillen,Project%20of%20the%20Year%20category.

"Highly Commended" - Research Project of the Year, Herald Higher Education Awards 2024
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Description	The project on which I was Principal Investigator, “Naloxone in Police Scotland: pilot evaluation,” was “Highly commended” at the Scottish Herald Higher Education Awards 2024 “Research Project of the Year”. This award was highly competitive, involving the majority of higher education institutions from around Scotland. The esteem credited to our project had a notable part to play in Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) being awarded “Higher Education Institution of the Year” at the Scottish Herald Higher Education Awards 2024.
Research Areas	Public health
Research Themes	Health
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
URL	https://innovationhub.napier.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/herald-higher-education-awards-2024

Finalist - Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Description	Shortlisted for Partnership award for work with Police Scotland
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
URL	https://interface-onlin...e-exchange-awards-2023/

Fellow of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Scottish Institute for Policing Research Impact Award. Finalist and runner up
2022 - 2022

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Research Areas	Criminology Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences School of Health and Social Care

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
2020 - 2020

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Affiliated Organisations	Advanace HE
Research Areas	Healthcare Services Mental health Public health Criminology Health and wellbeing Social justice
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Community stakeholders’ perceptions of the training, carriage and administration of naloxone by police in Scotland. - Harm Reduction International Conference, Bogota, Columbia.
2025 - 2025

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Criminology
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
URL	https://hr25.hri.global/programme/

Naloxone in the Justice System - Scottish Health in Custody Network Webinar
2025 - 2025

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	The National Police and Prison Care Networks facilitated a webinar session on Wednesday 11 December 2024 on Naloxone in the Justice System to support the continuous professional development of staff working within the NHS, Police Scotland, Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and wider partners. The session was opened by Hannah Cornish, Senior Programme Manager for the National Prison & Police Care Networks who welcomed and introduced the speakers: • Dr Peter Hillen, Lecturer, School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University • Mariebeth Kilbride, Senior Learning and Development Officer, Drug Death Prevention, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) • Wez Steele, Training and Development Officer (Peer Naloxone), Scottish Drugs Forum About the session • Dr Peter Hillen presented the findings from the evaluation of Police Scotland’s Naloxone pilot. Peter discussed Police Scotland’s response to the initiative, including key facilitators and barriers. • Mariebeth Kilbride and Wez Steele presented data on the drug related deaths in Scotland in 2023, the Scottish Drug Forum peer Naloxone project, the Scottish Naloxone Network and national projects with the emergency services, courts and custody.
Research Areas	Criminology Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Drugs, Stigma and Emergency Services - Drugs Research Network Scotland Webinar
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	We are holding an online event to discuss drugs, stigma and emergency services in Scotland. This session will be held online via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 7 March 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00. We will be hearing presentations from: Peter Hillen on ‘Police officers perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot.’ Francesco Manca on ‘Ambulance call-outs to drug overdoses in Scotland 2012-2021: Demographics and clinical presentation’ Harm Reduction Leads at Scottish Ambulance Service Steven Nichol from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Criminology
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
URL	https://drns.ac.uk/drugs-stigma-and-emergency-services-in-scotland/

Naloxone In Police Scotland: Drugs Research Network Scotland - end of phase 2 conference.
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing Criminology
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Naloxone in Police Scotland: Drugs Deaths Taskforce Symposium
2022 - 2022

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	Invited to be the leading speaker to presenting the findings of our evaluation of the naloxone in Police Scotland pilot
Research Areas	Criminology Health and wellbeing
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Naloxone in Police Scotland: Drug Deaths Taskforce Roundtable
2022 - 2022

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	Presentation of An evaluation of Naloxone in Police Scotland.
Research Areas	Criminology Health and wellbeing
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation

SEDA (Staff Educational and Development Association) recognised teacher
2020 - 2020

Recognition Type	Membership of Professional Body
Research Areas	Healthcare Services Mental health Public health Criminology Health and wellbeing Social justice
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

“I’m not going to leave someone to die”: A policing response to Scotland’s drugs death crisis. Edinburgh Sceptics talk
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Public/Community Engagement
Research Areas	Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Projects	Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation

Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy
2025 - 2025

Recognition Type	Reviewing
Research Areas	Healthcare Services Mental health Public health Criminology Health and wellbeing Social justice
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Harm Reduction Journal
2025 - 2025

Recognition Type	Reviewing
Research Areas	Healthcare Services Mental health Public health Criminology Health and wellbeing Social justice
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care

Criminal Justice and Behavior
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Reviewing
Research Areas	Criminology Health and wellbeing
Research Themes	Health Culture and Communities

Critical and Radical Social Work
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type	Reviewing
Description	Invitation to peer review a paper on harm reduction and homelessness.
Research Areas	Mental health
Research Themes	Health