DrugScope has a longstanding interest in issues affecting women with drug and alcohol problems. Our 2005 report ‘Using women’ (see below) was produced as part of a two-year project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, and looked at women with substance misuse problems in prison.
More recently, DrugScope/LDAN’s Domestic Violence project, which ran from October 2009-March 2013 and was funded by London Councils, focused on the development of a cross-sectoral network bringing together domestic violence and drug and alcohol services. There are clear, though complex, links between domestic violence and substance misuse, but services have not always worked effectively to address these. The project aimed to tackle this gap, and to improve the quality of service provision for those affected by domestic violence and substance misuse, by bringing the two sectors together to discuss issues of common interest, provide practical information and support, and facilitate collaboration and partnership.
Recent DrugScope activity
Making the connection: Developing integrated approaches to domestic violence and substance misuse (2013) (PDF) The final report of DrugScope/LDAN’s Domestic Violence project provides facts and figures relating to domestic violence and substance misuse, gives an overview of the current policy context, and summarises the key learning from the project. It also provides a list of helpful contacts and resources.
Resources collected during the lifetime of DrugScope/LDAN’s Domestic Violence project, which came to an end in March 2013, are available on the LDAN website, here.
DrugScope resources
Reports and briefings
Using women (2005) (PDF) – This DrugScope report on women with substance misuse problems in prisons was part of a two-year project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. It contributed to a growing awareness of issues for women prisoners and has influenced policy.
Consultation responses
DrugScope response to Home Office consultation on tackling violence against women and girls(2009) (PDF)
