What We Offer
Research and Evaluation
NCDVTMH’s research utilizes qualitative, quantitative, and survivor-centered methods to build knowledge on the complex connections among domestic and sexual violence (DSV), trauma, mental health, and substance use.
Research on Mental Health and Substance Use Coercion
Many survivors experience coercion specifically related to their mental health or use of substances as part of a broader pattern of abuse and control, tactics known as mental health and substance use coercion. Beginning with its 2014 report on experiences of Mental Health and Substance Use Coercion among National Domestic Violence Hotline callers, NCDVTMH has been at the forefront of expanding the knowledge and understanding of these pervasive forms of abuse.
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Mental Health and Substance Use Coercion Surveys
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Understanding Substance Use Coercion in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Policy and Practice: Summary of Findings from Key Informant Interviews
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Literature Review: Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use Coercion, and the Need for Integrated Service Models
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National Needs Assessments
NCDVTMH conducts a range of national needs assessments to better understand the strengths, barriers, and needs related to mental health, substance use, and domestic and sexual violence (DSV) among programs, coalitions, systems, and communities.
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Needs Assessment on Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges (2019)
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Domestic Violence Coalitions’ Needs Assessment Survey Report (2012)
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Survey of State Mental Health Administrators (2013)
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The Member Programs’ Survey: Trauma-Informed Work in DSV Programs (2015)
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Accessible, Culturally Relevant, Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) Evaluation Toolkit
NCDVTMH has created a comprehensive toolkit to support domestic and sexual violence (DSV) programs in evaluating the extent to which their services utilize an ACRTI approach. The toolkit includes three new measures: the Trauma-Informed Outcomes Scale (TIOS), Trauma-Informed Capacity Assessment (TICA), and the Trauma-Informed Practices for Staff Scale (TIPSS), plus guidance on usage for each scale. This toolkit can be used in tandem with Tools for Transformation: Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations and its accompanying Implementation Support Guides.
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Trauma-Informed Outcomes Scale (TIOS)
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Trauma-Informed Capacity Assessment (TICA)
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Trauma-Informed Practices Scale for Staff (TIPSS)
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Research on Emerging Issues
NCDVTMH engages in research on emerging issues in the fields of domestic and sexual violence (DSV), mental health, and substance use, that are important to the survivors, communities, programs, and systems we work with.
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Promising Practices and Model Programs: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Other Trauma
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Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors with Opioid Use Disorder
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Latinx Sources of Hope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Research Summaries and Fact Sheets
NCDVTMH provides vetted, thoroughly researched summaries of recent findings on topics of interest to the domestic and sexual violence (DSV), mental health, and substance use fields. These include brief fact sheets and in-depth literature reviews.
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Current Evidence: Intimate Partner Violence, Trauma-Related Mental Health Conditions and Chronic Illness (2014)
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Quick Facts: How Are Intimate Partner Violence, Trauma-Related Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use Related? (2019)
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The Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use: An Applied Research Paper (2015)
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Fact Sheet: Understanding Research on Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use (2016)
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Saving Lives: Meeting the Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Who Use Opioids (2019)
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