Safety and Sobriety: Best Practices in Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse

This manual is the result of years of work by the Domestic Violence/Substance Abuse Task Force. The Task Force, a committee of the Department's Domestic Violence Advisory Council, is a collaborative group linking service providers, administrators and researchers from the fields of domestic violence, substance abuse and criminal justice.

Contents include:

• Best Practices
  • Addressing Substance Abuse in Domestic Violence Agencies
  • Addressing Domestic Violence in Substance Abuse Treatment for Women
  • Addressing Substance Abuse in Batterers' Programs
  • Addressing Domestic Violence in Substance Abuse Treatment for Men
• Special Settings
  • Public Assistance (TANF)
  • The Criminal Justice System
  • Child Welfare
• Special Populations
  • Racial and Ethnic Groups
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered People
• Appendix
  • Screening/Assessment Tools: Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Screening Tools: Domestic Violence
  • Power and Control Wheel
  • A Power and Control Model for Women's Substance Abuse
  • Cycle of Violence
  • Manifestations of Violence
  • Confidentiality Ñ Legal Protection
  • Confidentiality of Drug and Alcohol Patient Information (The General Rule)
  • Prohibition on Redisclosure of Information (Sample)
  • Consent for the Release of Confidential Information (Sample)
  • Sample Mutual Services (Linkage) Agreement
  • Qualified Service Organization Agreement (Sample)