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Research

KCA's Director of Research, Neil Hunt, oversees all the research carried out within KCA and also carries out his own research independently or with other organisations and academics.  His full publication list is available from his website http://www.neilhunt.org/.

KCA's publication list is available on our Research and Audit page.

Current Research Projects within KCA

 

Researcher(s) , Research Team

Title

Senbanjo, R

Clinical evaluation of ultrasound as a tool for reducing drug-related harm

Professor Tim Rhodes, Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The Family Life Project: a qualitative longitudinal study of children's experiences of family life in the context of parental drug use.   A Department of Health-funded study in which KCA is the main research site

KCA Adult Drug Treatment

National Naloxone Pilots:  Two National Treatment Agency funded projects to enable overdose reversal (Medway and Thanet)

Anna Williams, National Addiction Centre

Training family members of opioid users in overdose management: a randomised trial

Health Protection Agency

Unlinked anonymous survey of injecting drug users (IDUs).  Part of a  national HIV and hepatitis C surveillance study

The University of Kent (Dr Alex Stevens, Dr Kate O’Brien, and Professor Simon Coulton) in collaboration with KCA Young People's Services and Kent Drug and Alcohol Action Team. RisKit - identifying children vulnerable to substance  misuse and making early interventions

 

If you would like to discuss a research project or opportunity, you can contact Neil via the Contact Us page. 

 

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