Addressing intimate partner violence among substance misusers: advancing aetiologies and treatment approaches

亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)包括现任/前任伴侣/配偶的身体、性或心理伤害。这是一个全球性问题，影响受害者、肇事者及其子女的身心健康。在英国，IPV每年的成本估计为367亿GB。在药物滥用治疗中，每6名男性中就有1人犯下IPV，在接受治疗的女性中，1/4是IPV的受害者，因此更多地参与刑事司法、儿童保护和心理健康服务。很少有干预措施解决这一群体中的IPV问题&那些已经开发出来的干预措施来自美国。关于个人因素、情景因素、文化因素和社会因素在解释IPV的重要性和适当性方面存在很大分歧。来自英国、美国、澳大利亚和中国的合作伙伴的参与使我们能够反思和比较法律、政策和治疗方法。还将比较西方国家和发展中国家的父权制和控制在这些国家的少数民族中的不同作用。理解IPV的文化构建对于发展文化敏感的反应是必要的。国际合作通过一系列6个相互关联的多方利益攸关方研讨会，使知识创新及其扩大规模成为可能。该系列研讨会将促进我们对药物滥用者对IPV原因的跨文化、多学科的理解。它还将加强我们对有效政策和治疗方法的了解。关于为什么某些人更有可能是目前治疗方法所基于的IPV的肇事者或受害者，存在几种主要的相互竞争的理论。为了促进我们对最佳实践的理解，研讨会系列将汇集顶尖学者、早期职业研究人员(ECR)、博士生、实践者、政策制定者、教育工作者和其他关键利益攸关方，从不同的角度和经验讨论这些问题，以期相互学习，为政策、实践、教育和培训提供信息。研讨会将探讨IPV与物质滥用的关系、IPV的后果和原因，以及IPV和物质滥用的社会学考虑，包括性别和文化。如何最好地解决药物滥用者的IPV问题，将通过讨论风险和评估标准、治疗方法、新技术(包括基于网络的技术、电话应用程序和游戏技术)和公共政策进行辩论。ECR和博士生将被鼓励和支持展示他们的工作，并在传播和研究提案开发方面进行合作。将举办6场研讨会，3场在英国，3场在国际上(美国、澳大利亚、中国)。将有30名核心参与者(学者、ECR和博士生)-15名来自4所英国大学(格林威治、伦敦国王学院、诺丁汉、格拉斯哥喀里多尼亚)和15名来自3所国际大学(美国罗切斯特理工学院、澳大利亚墨尔本和香港中国)。来自英国的15人核心小组将亲自出席所有英国研讨会&每个CI将参加一个国际研讨会。同样，每个国际CI将参加一个英国研讨会。Janet视频会议服务将用于确保所有6个研讨会都是互动的，无论是亲自出席还是通过核心参与者小组(15个英国和15个国际参与者)使用视频会议来提供连续性、跨文化知识交流和促进研究提案的发展。每个地区的另外15名参与者将参加每个研讨会，他们来自其他大学、从业人员、政策制定者、教育工作者和其他利益攸关方。每个研讨会总共至少有30名与会者将亲自出席或通过视频会议出席。研讨会将通过研讨会系列的网站进行现场直播和免费下载，以方便参加所有研讨会。将制作3份合作研究提案和2份手稿。

Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes physical, sexual or psychological harm by a current/ex partner/spouse. It is a global problem, impacting the physical & mental health of victims, perpetrators & their children alike. In the UK, the annual cost of IPV is estimated at £36.7 billion. 1 in 6 males in substance misuse treatment have perpetrated IPV & 1 in 4 females in treatment are victims of IPV, resulting in higher involvement with criminal justice, child protection & mental health services. Few interventions address IPV among this group & those that have been developed are from the US. There is great division over the importance and appropriateness of individual, situational, cultural & societal factors in explaining IPV. Involving partners from the UK, US, Australia & China enables us to reflect and compare legal, policy & treatment approaches. The contrasting role of patriarchy & control in western & developing countries & among ethnic minorities within these countries will also be compared. Understanding the cultural-constructs of IPV is necessary to develop culturally-sensitive responses. International collaboration allows knowledge innovation and its scaling up through a series of 6 connected multi-stakeholder seminars. The seminar series will advance our cross-cultural, multidisciplinary understanding about the causes of IPV among substance misusers. It will also enhance our knowledge about effective policy & treatment approaches. Several principal competing theories exist as to why certain people are more likely to be perpetrators or victims of IPV on which current treatment approaches are based. In order to advance our understanding of best practice, the seminar series will bring together leading academics, early career researchers (ECRs), PhD students, practitioners, policy makers, educators and other key stakeholders to debate these issues from different perspectives & experiences with a view to learning from each other & informing policy, practice, education & training. The seminars will explore the relationship between IPV & substance misuse, the consequences & causes of IPV, & sociological considerations of IPV & substance misuse, including gender & culture. How best to address IPV among substance misusers will be debated by discussing risk & assessment criteria, treatment approaches, novel technologies (including web based, phone applications & gaming technologies) & public policy. ECRs & PhD students will be encouraged & supported to present their work & collaborate on dissemination & research proposal development. 6 seminars will be held, 3 in the UK & 3 internationally (US, Australia, China). There will be 30 core participants (academics, ECRs & PhD students)-15 from 4 UK Universities (Greenwich, Kings College London, Nottingham, Glasgow Caledonian) and 15 from 3 international Universities (Rochester Institute of Technology(US), Melbourne(Australia) & Hong Kong(China)). The core group of 15 from the UK will attend all UK seminars in person & each CI will attend one international seminar. Similarly, each international CI will attend one UK seminar. Janet video conferencing services will be used to ensure that all 6 seminars are interactive regardless of whether they are attended in person or through the use of video conferencing by the core participant group (15 UK & 15 international participants) to provide continuity, cross-cultural knowledge exchange and foster the development of research proposals. An additional 15 participants from each local area will participate in each seminar, drawn from other Universities, practitioners, policy makers, educators & other stakeholders. In total at least 30 participants will attend each seminar in person or through the use of video conferencing. Seminars will be streamed live & downloadable free-of-charge via the seminar series' website to facilitate participation in all seminars. 3 collaborative research proposals & 2 manuscripts will be produced.