title: The link between intimate partner violence, substance abuse and mental health in California.
abstract: This policy brief presents findings on the linkages between intimate partner violence (IPV), emotional health and substance use among adults ages 18-65 in California. Among the 3.5 million Californians who have ever been victimized by IPV as adults, over half a million report serious psychological distress (SPD) in the past year. Almost half of all adult IPV victims indicate that their partner was under the influence of alcohol or other drugs during the most recent incident. Two-fifths of adult IPV victims report past-year binge drinking and 7% report daily or weekly binge drinking. One in three IPV victims expressed a need for mental health, alcohol or other drug (AOD) services and almost one-fourth used mental health or AOD services during the past year. These disturbing findings can aid strategies to identify, intervene with and assist IPV victims who experience emotional and/or substance use problems.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute, Oakland, California, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zahnd
authors.forename: May
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holtby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002140:California; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult