Short bio
Louis Favril, PhD, has a background in clinical psychology and criminology. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher (FWO) at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University. Research interests centre around the (mental) health of vulnerable populations, especially those involved in the criminal justice system. His dissertation focused on the epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention of suicidal thoughts and behaviour in prison. Current projects investigate drug use among female prisoners (FWO), changes in self-control during and after imprisonment (BOF-IOP), prisoners’ needs for reintegration (Vlaamse Overheid), and effects of drug consumption rooms in Belgium (BELSPO).
Work details
- EMAIL: louis.favril@ugent.be
- TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 84 61
- TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: +32 9 264 69 30
- ADRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium
- ORCID: 0000-0002-9519-7824
Selected societal impact activities
- Needs assessment van druggebruikers in Gent: focus op niet-bereikte groepen
- Feasibility study on data collection from drug consumption rooms in Europe
- Kinderbezoek in de gevangenis van Gent
Selected media
- 04/10/2018 – De Standaard (newspaper) – “Een op de drie gevangenen gebruikt drugs”
- 08/07/2017 – De Standaard (newspaper) – “Eén op drie overlijdens in gevangenis is zelfmoord”
- 08/12/2017 – De Morgen (newspaper) – “Helft van de Vlaamse gevangenen heeft psychische stoornis”
- 18/04/2019 – Nieuwsblad (newspaper) – “Psychische gezondheid van gedetineerden in België en Nederland slecht”
- 08/07/2017 – VRT NWS – “Meer dan 1 zelfmoord per maand in de Belgische gevangenissen”
- 08/07/2017 – Het Journaal (news program) – “Zelfmoord in de gevangenissen”
- 10/03/2018 – Het Journaal (news program) – “Druggebruik in de gevangenissen”
18/04/2019 – De Standaard (newspaper) – “Gevangenen beter screenen op psychisch welzijn” (https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190418_04339586)
Selected events
- 26/08/2022 – 19th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour; Copenhagen.
- 16/06/2022 – Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services; Berlin
- 19/05/2022 – Instituut voor Gerechtelijke Opleiding; Zaventem
- 20/09/2019 – 19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology; Ghent
- 13/09/2019 – Vast Comité P; Brussels
- 18/05/2018 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy; Vancouver
Expertise
- Prison
- Mental health
- Suicide
- Drug use
- Harm reduction
Selected projects
- The impact of the prison environment on drug use in women
- Rebuilding evidence on drug consumption rooms
- Behoeften voor re-integratie en recidivebeperking bij gedetineerden
- A neuro-criminological study of the impact of the prison environment on inmates’ self-control
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviour in Belgian prisons
- Feasibility study on drug consumption rooms in Belgium