Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence/Trauma
- Treatment for women with co-occurring disorders: Effective treatment for women with co-occurring disorders is based on an understanding of the complex and multi-directional relationships connecting substance abuse, mental illness and trauma, and upon an understanding of the special needs of women.
- Trauma-informed and trauma-specific treatment: Trauma-informed treatment is based on an understanding of the impact of violence on the lives of survivors, and includes services that help women to heal from trauma. This training explicates the principles underlying such treatment and how to implement them, and includes a list of curricula for trauma-specific treatment.
- Overcoming barriers to integrated care for domestic violence, substance abuse and mental illness: This training provides information on the ways in which domestic violence, substance abuse and mental illness are linked, the barriers to providing services for women affected by all three issues, and ways to address those barriers on both a clinical and a systems level.
- The impact of disaster on substance abuse and domestic violence clients and providers: Substance abuse and domestic violence clients and their providers are particularly vulnerable when a natural disaster or manmade disaster, such as a terrorist attack, occurs. This training outlines the reasons for this vulnerability, characterizes risk factors, and suggests ways to respond.
- Addressing co-occurring disorders in female offenders: This training outlines the data indicating that women offenders frequently have mental health and substance abuse problems or both, offers and explanation for these findings, describes the impact of these problems on their behavior and responses to the criminal justice system, and suggests how corrections programs can assist women in the process of recovery.
- Systems change strategies for women with co-occurring disorders and trauma/victimization: Despite the growing awareness of the links between substance abuse, mental illness and trauma, systems barriers can limit the availability of integrated treatment. This training explicates strategies for addressing common barriers and moving toward an integrated system of care.
