Jay Rodrigues
Research Mentor(s): Beth Reed
Mentor Department: Women’s Studies LSA
Authors: Jay Rodrigues, Beth Glover Reed, Lauren Whitmer
Session: Session 1 (9:00am – 9:50am)
Presentation Type: Poster 82
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and Substance abuse (SA) both have significant neegative impacts on communities, individuals, and public health; together, they create greater consequences. IPV is defined as any emotional or physical violence towards a partner. In the 2016/17 survey by the CDC ~47.3% of women reported experiencing some form of IPV in their lifetime. SA is patterns of drug use –illegal or legal– associated with the impediment of social functioning, health, and behavior. In a 2022 SAMHSA survey ~17.3% of Americans, ages 12+, experienced substance use disorder in the past year. Addressing both IPV and SA together improves outcomes, but ‘hybrid” programs face many barriers and we have little knowledge about how to address both. This study examines how and how much IPV perpetrator programs address SA, what approaches they are using, and how these appraoches are influenced by their field locations and other factors. We also identify challenges, innovations, and implications for future research and practice. We employed case study and comparative case study methods to analyze 17 of the 36 organizations from 21 states and Canada recruited because they were addressing both IPV and SA when most re not. Data in case studies include a surey, information from websites and tax submissions, an interview and in some cases a site visit. One comparative database focused directly on programs working with perpetrators, and data were also drawn from databases on community interactions, legal system issues, and approaches for SA. We coded models used for IPV, how they incoporated SA, and factors influencing approaches, and examined how influenced by State standards and community influences. We discuss implications for future approaches and ways to reduce barriers, and examine patterns within several conceptual frameworks (e.g., strategic action fields, dissemination of innovation).
