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Funded by Health Research Board.
Collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University.
This evidence review comprised two parts: the first part will present a description of current services in Ireland in primary care, mental health, and drug treatment settings for homeless people who use drugs; the second part was a systematic review of reviews which synthesised the research literature providing a systematic evaluation of the evidence regarding interventions aiming to address the needs of this population. A report (https://www.hrb.ie/fileadmin/2._Plugin_related_files/Publications/2021_publications/2021_HIE/Evidence_Centre/Evidence_review_of_drug_treatment_services_for_people_who_are_homeless_and_use_drugs.pdf) and paper (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254729) have been published
Total award value £31,712.28
Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer in Substance Use, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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
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