“No More Trapping Me!”: Communication Scholarship in the Service of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Communication Quarterly
Volume
64
Issue
4
First page number:
434
Last page number:
453
Abstract
Domestic violence (DV) and substance abuse (SA) are correlated issues that should be addressed simultaneously. However, many agencies do not address the simultaneous issues and there tends to be little interaction between DV and SA agencies for numerous reasons, including general procedural and philosophical differences. This study examined the efforts of a DV center and a SA center to collaborate. Findings indicate that the competing discourses can function dialectically in ways that survivors find empowering and that inter-agency support groups may be effective for simultaneously addressing DV and SA. © 2016 Eastern Communication Association.
Keywords
Collaboration; Domestic Violence; Intervention; Substance Abuse; Treatment
Language
English
Repository Citation
Guthrie, J.,
Kunkel, A.
(2016).
“No More Trapping Me!”: Communication Scholarship in the Service of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse.
Communication Quarterly, 64(4),
434-453.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1103296