scholarly journals Differences Between U.S. Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities That Do and Do Not Offer Domestic Violence Services

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Cohn ◽  
Lisa M. Najavits
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Domestic Violence Services

scholarly journals What Makes an Organization Public? Managers’ Perceptions in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment System

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cullen C. Merritt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Scholarly Inquiry

The question “What makes an organization public?” is a leading point of scholarly inquiry in the field of public administration. This study supplements existing theory on publicness by further exploring the primary influences on an organization’s publicness—influences identified by analyzing data from in-depth interviews with senior-level managers of mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. Results from a grounded theoretical analysis of these managers’ perceptions provide support for a conceptual framework of organizational publicness in which political authority, horizontal engagement, and public engagement are associated with higher levels of publicness. Better understanding of the prism through which senior managers conceptualize publicness may enhance managerial awareness of the most salient structural and institutional mechanisms that empower treatment facilities to effectively support individuals suffering from mental health disorders such as substance abuse, emotional distress, and depression.

Substance Abuse by Men in Partner Abuse Intervention Programs: Current Issues and Promising Trends

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry W. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Partner Abuse ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Relative Value ◽  
Standard Of Practice ◽  
Abuse Treatment

This article discusses key studies linking intervention for co-occurring substance abuse and partner abuse. Findings are grouped into three areas: (a) the effect of addictions treatment on partner violence; (b) application of transtheoretical, motivational, and culturally focused approaches to improve engagement and prevent attrition; and (c) assessment-based matching of services. Finally, the relative value of serial, coordinated, and integrated substance abuse programs and partner abuse intervention programs are considered. We reached three primary conclusions: (a) Addiction treatment alone reduces the risk for future domestic violence in a subset of men who batter, (b) screening and assessment for substance abuse by all men in partner abuse intervention programs is a standard of practice but needs to extend beyond “intake” and occur periodically, and (c) coordinated and integrated substance abuse and domestic violence programs probably offer more safety than traditional serial substance abuse treatment followed by partner abuse intervention.

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