Substance abuse issues among women in domestic violence programs: findings from North Carolina.
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.
Martin
Sandra L
SL
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Moracco
Kathryn E
KE
Chang
Judy C
JC
Council
Carol L
CL
Dulli
Lisa S
LS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019058:Community Networks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011638:Public Housing / Q000592:standards*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration