Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment Fathers
This study involves a randomized controlled trial of Fathers for Change (F4C) compared to Individual Drug Counseling (IDC) with a sample of 280 fathers enrolled in substance use (SU) treatment within community or veterans (VA) healthcare settings to (a) demonstrate F4C efficacy compared to IDC in reducing SU and family violence (FV) at end of treatment, 3- and 6-month post-treatment follow-up, and (b) document improved emotion regulation as the mechanism within F4C that results in reduced SU and FV.
meet DSM-5 criteria for an SU disorder at the time of assessment at APT or VACHS... [+4]
an active full/no contact protective order pertaining to their child; [+5]