Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Substance abuse and domestic violence: stories of practitioners that address the co-occurrence among battered women
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	McGee, Gloria Vann, Antonia Rogers, Barbara
Keywords:	Drug and alcohol misuse;Counselling;Cross-cultural
Categories:	People with mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	9 (5), May 2003
Notes:	This paper presents three case studies, each of a woman within an African-American context, who recognised that substance abuse often accompanied the domestic violence experienced by the women in shelters where each worked. In each case these practitioners saw a need to deal with the dual problems using a more unified approach. Rogers and McGee each worked with the African American Family Services, Rogers collecting data which was used to develop support programmes and McGee developing a programme which addressed the parallel problems through educational presentations, resource identification and group dialogue. Vann founded Asha Family Services which uses a holistic approach in addressing a variety of life issues in addition to substance abuse and domestic violence. Conclusions common to the three experiences were that (1) different ethnic groups respond differently to traditional treatment approaches and therefore treatment methods need to be culturally specific; (2) often women have more issues than those they initially present with and it is only when they feel comfortable that these can be shared; and (3) listening to what women reveal about their lives provides information valuable to programme development.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12533
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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