CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Issues
2. Understanding Alcohol Abuse
3. Understanding Violence Against Women
4. Alcohol and Domestic Violence
5. Alcohol, Sexual Assault, and Rape
6. Prevention and Early Intervention
7. Screening and Assessment
8. Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Legal and Ethical Issues

Supplements
Fact Sheets
Videos
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Silence Hurts
Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women

Spouse Abuse Risk Assessment

NAME __________ DATE ____________

RISK FACTORS	LOW (L)	MODERATE (M)	HIGH (H)	COMMENTS
History of Abuse	No prior reports or injuries	Prior minor injuries	Subsequent incident or serious injury
Substance Abuse	None	Some use, non-contributing factor	Significant use, contributing factor
Extent of physical injury	No medical treatment needed	Minor physical injuries or treatment	Major physical injury or hospitalization/injury during pregnancy
Use of weapons	None	Weapons available, not used	Weapons used, or threat to use
Emotional maltreatment	None/infrequent	Frequent/chronic	Threats of death or serious injury/stalking
Location of children	Known/no risk	Known/minimal risk	Unknown, or with perpetrator
Forced sex	No evidence or allegation	Allegation with no evidence	Evidence of forced sex
Family stressors	None	Minimal	Multiple
Location of perpetrator	Known, no access to victim	Known, access to victim	Unknown, or at large
Assault history	None	Infrequent/occasional episodes	Frequent/chronic episodes
Fear of perpetrator	None	Minimal	Significant
Safety Plan	Appropriate	Vague	None

Source:

"Safety and Sobriety: Best Practices in Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence/Substance Abuse Interdisciplinary Task Force of the Illinois Department of Human Services, July 2000.