Alice Dawson

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Alice Dawson is a Registered Forensic Psychologist in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. She previously worked as a Researcher at the University of Manchester, primarily in the field of suicide and self-harm in the criminal justice system, and before this in the probation service.

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Trauma-informed practice in youth justice

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Alice Dawson and Emma Cormack evaluate an umbrella review on trauma-informed clinical practice in forensic youth settings, which finds that trauma-specific treatments show promise, but they need to be supported by trauma-informed organisations.

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Risk factors for suicide in prison

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In her debut blog, Alice Dawson summarises an updated systematic review on risk factors for suicide in prison. The strongest risk factors identified were suicidal ideation, previous suicide attempt, history of self-harm, single-cell occupancy, and current psychiatric diagnosis.

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