Article
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
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
Long-acting depot buprenorphine in people who are homeless: Views and experiences
Matheson C, Foster R, Schofield J & Browne T (2022) Long-acting depot buprenorphine in people who are homeless: Views and experiences. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108781
Article
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
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
Article
Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk: a qualitative exploration of the views of affected individuals and family members
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
Commentary
"PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance": Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group
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
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
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
Research Report
Getting it right for families affected by imprisonment: lessons from ten years of research
Barkas B, Deacon K, Foster R, Jardine C, Primrose K & Troy V (2021) Getting it right for families affected by imprisonment: lessons from ten years of research. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Glasgow. https://www.sccjr.ac.uk/publications/getting-it-right-for-families-affected-by-imprisonment/
Article
'It maybe doesn't seem much, but to me it's my kingdom': staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland
Miler JA, Foster R, Hnizdilova K, Murdoch H & Parkes T (2021) '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. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1926429
Article
Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services: a systematic 'state of the art' review
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
Book Chapter
Families' Experiences in a Prison Visitors' Centre
Foster R (2019) Families' Experiences in a Prison Visitors' Centre. In: Hutton M & Moran D (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Prison and the Family. 1 ed. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Basingstoke: Springer International Publishing, pp. 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12744-2
Article
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
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
Article
'Doing the wait': an exploration into the waiting experiences of prisoners' families
Foster R (2019) 'Doing the wait': an exploration into the waiting experiences of prisoners' families. Time and Society, 28 (2), pp. 459-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X16633235
Research Report
What works? Collaborative Police and Health Interventions for Mental Health Distress
McGeough E & Foster R (2018) What works? Collaborative Police and Health Interventions for Mental Health Distress. Scottish Government. Social Research series. Edinburgh. https://www.gov.scot/publications/works-collaborative-police-health-interventions-mental-health-distress/
Book Chapter
Exploring 'betwixt and between' in a prison visitors' centre and beyond
Foster R (2017) Exploring 'betwixt and between' in a prison visitors' centre and beyond. In: Moran D & Schliehe AK (eds.) Carceral spatialities: dialogues between geography and criminology. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 169-199.
Research Report
Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2016-17, Scottish Government Social Research
Foster R & Myant K (2017) Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2016-17, Scottish Government Social Research. Scottish Government. Edinburgh.
Research Report
Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in 2016-17, Scottish Government Social Research
Foster R & Myant K (2017) Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in 2016-17, Scottish Government Social Research. Scottish Government. Social Research series. Edinburgh. https://www.gov.scot/publications/charges-reported-under-offensive-behaviour-football-threatening-communications-scotland-act/
Website Content
The research perspective on tackling knife crime in Scotland
Foster R (2014) The research perspective on tackling knife crime in Scotland. No Knives, Better Lives [Blog Post] 02.05.2014. http://noknivesbetterlives.com/practitioners/discussion/the-research-perspective
Research Report
Knife Crime Interventions: 'What works?'
Foster R (2014) Knife Crime Interventions: 'What works?'. Scottish Government. Glasgow: Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.