Mental health and substance use coercion: Results of two focus surveys and implications for clinical and advocacy practice

Warshaw, Carole

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

Congressional Hall A (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Carole Warshaw, MD, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

Authors:
Carole Warshaw, MD, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Patricia J. Bland, M.A., CDP, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Eleanor Lyon, PhD, NCDVTMH
Norma Vicenta Amezcua-Mazzei, BA, National Domestic Violence Hotline

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to describe the concepts of mental health and substance use coercion.
Be able to describe the prevalence of these tactics among hotline callers and the implications for clinical and advocacy practice.
Be able to incorporate screening, assessment and brief counseling for mental health and substance use coercion into their day-to-day practice.

Description:
This symposium introduces the concepts of mental health and substance use coercion as underrecognized tactics of coercive control. It describes results of 2 surveys conducted by the National Center on Domestic Violence Trauma & Mental Health and the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) highlighting the prevalence of mental health and substance use coercion among NDVH callers. Presenters discuss the implications of these types of coercion for the systems where survivors seek services and provide guidance for clinical and advocacy practice.