Addressing intimate partner violence and substance use: The importance, challenges, and innovations in “contested spaces”

Whitmer, Lauren N.

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Congressional Hall A (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Lauren N. Whitmer, MA, University of Michigan
Taz (Tasnuva) Islam, MSW, University of Michigan

Authors:
Beth Glover Reed, MA, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Elizabeth M. Armstrong, MSW, University of Michigan

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Describe the frequency and identify the many consequences of co-occuring intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use (SU).
Analyze practical and theoretical explanations for why few organizations do “hybrid” IPV/SU work (addressing both IPV and SU in multiple ways—in policies, community activities, overall organizational strategies and components, and through a range of approaches to working with those experiencing both IPV and SU).
Identify strategies that different types of organizations use to address both IPV and SU, including innovations and lessons learned (recognizing that challenges and options differ when organizations begin with an emphasis on SU, or are developed to work with IPV survivors and/or perpetrators, or have another overarching mission).

Description:
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use (SU) are two social problems that need to be addressed in coordinated ways. The aim of this presentation is to analyze the IPV and SU paradigms and identify challenges in addressing these jointly. This presentation also showcases the innovations from real case examples that can help shape the field toward a more hybrid service delivery model.