Intersection of Trauma, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health-Intersection of Trauma, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health

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Video Summary

The video is a webinar hosted by Sandy Erickson, the grant coordinator on the ISAC project for the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The speaker, Christina Love, an Alaska Native woman, consultant, recovery coach, and civil and human rights activist, discusses the intersection of substance use and domestic violence. The video emphasizes that substances do not cause domestic violence but can be used as a tactic of abuse. It explores the overlap between trauma and substance use, highlighting trauma as the underlying cause of addiction. The video also addresses the high rates of substance use among survivors of domestic violence and their increased vulnerability. It dispels the myth that substances cause domestic violence, explaining how substances can worsen the severity and lethality of violence but do not cause it. The webinar discusses tactics of abuse related to substance use, such as coercing partners into using, controlling the supply, and interfering with recovery. The overall goal of the video is to challenge misconceptions and provide a better understanding of the complex relationship between substance use and domestic violence.

Keywords

Sandy Erickson

ISAC project

International Association of Forensic Nurses

Christina Love

Alaska Native

consultant

recovery coach

civil rights activist

human rights activist

substance use

domestic violence

trauma