Intimate Partner Violence and Fatherhood Intervention in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

Inclusion criteria

• meet current DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder of alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, or opiates at the time of admission to Westcare; (2) report physical violence in an intimate relationship (pushing, slapping, kicking) within 6 months of admission to the program (based on court/police records or self- report); and (3) have at least one biological child under the age of 12 with whom they lived or had at least once per month visitation prior to admission to Westcare. Each will agree to have their female co-parents contacted for participation as collateral informants and will provide the contact information. If a participant has more than one child in the age range, the youngest child will be the target of assessment. Female co-parents (the target children's mothers) will be invited to participate as collateral informants on research assessments and to participate in a portion (2 -4) of the intervention sessions. If a female co-parent does not consent to participate, a male participant will still be allowed to enroll in the study if he meets eligibility criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals will be excluded who: 1) Have histories of severe physical violence (e.g. strangulation, causing hospitalization) based on police records, self or partner reports; 2) Men who have an active FULL/NO CONTACT protective order pertaining to their partner or child (Westcare has access to criminal record/court information for all of it's residential clients. Participants will sign releases of information during informed consent to allow the study team to access this information to determine eligibility); 3) Have cognitive impairment (a mini mental state score <25); 4) Have major medical complications such as a head injury or HIV dementia that may also be a confound in the study interventions; 5) Have current untreated psychotic or bipolar disorder (reported by history, as part of the Westcare record, or self-report); or 6) Are currently suicidal or homicidal. If potential participants have a prior diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorder that is currently treated and symptoms are well managed based on initial study interview and after collateral contact with the Westcare treatment team, they may participate in the study.