The Division of Health Research (DHR) within Lancaster University’s Faculty of Health and Medicine is advertising a Research Associate position, working in the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research.
This project offers a unique opportunity to train the police and homeless service staff in how to engage people in a conversation about their drinking, to deliver brief alcohol interventions and to provide effective referrals into services that can provide support. The Blue Light project was developed by Alcohol Change UK, as an approach for working with problem drinkers who are not in contact with alcohol treatment services. As part of this study, the Blue Light training package will be tailored for a non-healthcare context.
As the researcher running this project you will:
- Lead co-production activities to tailor the Blue Light training,
- Organise the delivery of the Blue Light training sessions across the police and homeless services in Liverpool,
- Deliver a feasibility study to evaluate this intervention,
- Conduct interviews with police officers and homeless service staff to understand how it has affected their attitudes, perceptions of stigma around alcohol use and working practices.
