Citation

Martin SL, Moracco KE, Chang JC, Council CL, Dulli LS. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(9): 985-997.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208322103

PMID

18703771

Abstract

This article discusses the results of a survey of North Carolina domestic violence programs that found that substance abuse problems are common among program clients, yet only half of the programs had policies concerning substance-abusing clients, and one fourth had memoranda of agreement with substance abuse treatment providers. Most programs with shelters asked clients about substance use; however, one third of the shelters would not admit women if they were noticeably under the influence of substances while seeking shelter residence, instead referring them to substance abuse programs. Approximately one tenth of the domestic violence programs did not have any staff or volunteers with training in substance abuse issues. Implications are discussed.

Language: en