Centre for Mental Health and Society

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Research Project Support Officer

PhD Student

School of Health Sciences, Bangor University
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k.barnett@bangor.ac.uk

03000 847086

Kim Barnett

After completing my undergraduate degree and MRes in Criminology at Lancaster University I took a move away from academia and spent the following decade working in substance misuse and mental health services with offender populations. This led me to work both in the UK and New Zealand developing and delivering various programmes within female and male prisons, gang initiatives, the Drug Court, residential rehabilitation, and respite services. During this time my interest grew in understanding the aetiology of substance misuse, the effectiveness of treatment interventions and drug policy. This was a motivator to my recent transition into research. Currently, I am working as part of the team on the ‘Substance Misuse Services Evaluation in HMP Berwyn: a mixed method study’ whilst undertaking my PhD under the guidance and supervision of Professor Rob Poole, Professor Catherine Robinson, Dr Anne Krayer, and Dr Emily Peckham.

Papers

  • Barnett, k.; Butt, N.; Allen, R.; Goodlad, P.; Krayer, A.; O'Neill, A.; Huxley, P.; Robinson, C.; Peckham, E.; Poole, R.. A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.70008
  • McPhillips, R., Allen, R., Ramesh, P., Barnett, K., Chadwick, H., Batool, S., Anam Elahi, Keith Hawton, Peter Huxley, Anne Krayer, Murali Krishna, Sadia Bashir Nafees, Robinson, C. . Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of Self-Harm and Suicide in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Quantitative Systematic Review. Crisis, 0(0).. The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a001004
  • Robinson, L., O’Neill, A., Forsyth, K., Heathcote, L., Barnett, K., Senior, J., Gutridge, K., Robinson, C. A., & Shaw, J. . Older women in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology . 2024. 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2024.2437447
  • O’Neill, A., Shaw, J., Heathcote, L., Hewson, T., Mulligan, L., Robinson, L., Newton-Clarke, A., Thompson, E., Wong, E., Barnett, K., Lerigo, F., Bowden, J., Gutridge, K., Minchin, M., Edge, D., Ware, S., Falvey, R., Robinson, C. A., Senior, J., & Forsyth, K. . Developing evidence for a national strategy for older adults in the criminal justice system: overview of the nominal group approach for this series of brief reports. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 2024. 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2024.2438882