The investigators hypothesize that individuals receiving the brief substance use intervention will have better substance use and intimate partner violence outcomes than individuals receiving the general health improvement intervention. All participants receive standard batterer intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
500
Brief Alcohol Intervention plus 40 hours or Standard Batterer Intervention
General Health Improvement Intervention plus 40 hours of Standard Batterer Intervention
Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
RECRUITINGlower levels of intimate partner violence
lower levels of any violence and severe intimate partner violence (psychological, physical, sexual, injuries)
Time frame: one year
lower levels of substance use (alcohol and drug)
Time frame: one year
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