Day 15
The Stella Project
Submitted by janetc on Sun, 12/07/2008 - 17:33.
Although substance use does not cause domestic violence, there is a clear link between the two: A recent UK study showed that 51% of respondents from domestic violence agencies claimed that either themselves or their partners had used drugs, alcohol and/or prescribed medication in problematic ways in the last five years.
The Stella Project is a partnership between the Greater London Domestic Violence Project (GLDVP) and the Greater London Alcohol and Drug Alliance (GLADA), which was set up in 2002 to address gaps in the current service provision for both survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence who are problematic substance users.
The Stella Project works firmly from the perspective that there is not a simple causal link between substance misuse and domestic violence; drug or alcohol use should never be accepted as an excuse for violent or abusive behaviour and neither should survivors’ substance use be used to justify the use of violence against them.
The Stella Project offers
The Stella Project has launched a new report that maps the current position in London with regards to the strategic importance given to domestic violence and substance misuse and resulting service delivery.
To complement this briefing it has also launched an online Policy Bank of strategies, reports and other resources which address the dual issues of substance abuse and domestic violence.
It has a mailing list for those wishing to receive its newsletter.
It gives a comprehensive list of websites, reports, Refuges in London that will accept women with problematic substance use, other useful domestic violence and drugs and alcohol services, and domestic violence and drugs and alcohol services for BME women.
e-mail stellaproject [at] gldvp [dot] org [dot] uk or telephone 020 7785 3862
