Coercion Related to Mental Health and Substance Use
In the Context of Intimate Partner Violence
This toolkit provides trauma-informed guidance for primary care and behavioral health providers on 1) understanding mental health and substance use coercion and their impact on safety, treatment access, and recovery; 2) incorporating questions about mental health and substance use coercion into routine clinical assessments; 3) responding to individuals who disclose experiences of coercion; 4) factoring mental health and substance use coercion into treatment planning, overdose and relapse prevention, and recovery support; 5) strategizing with survivors to address treatment sabotage by an abusive partner; 6) addressing privacy, confidentiality, and documentation; and 7) linking survivors to IPV-specific resources.