Presents findings about how Californians who have been victims of intimate partner violence as adults are more likely to report serious psychological distress, violence-related substance abuse, and need for mental health and/or substance abuse services

David Grant

Elaine Zahnd

May Jawad Aydin

Sue Holtby

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The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health in California

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 millionreport 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

The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health in California

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