Rebecca Stone1, Julia K Campbell2, Diane Kinney3, Emily F Rothman2. 1. Sociology Department, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts. 2. Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Circle, Inc., Barre, Vermont.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This qualitative study explored themes about barriers to substance use treatment for women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and opioid use in rural Vermont. The goal was to collect descriptive information to aid in the development of intervention ideas to facilitate better treatment access for women in this situation. METHODS: One-on-one telephone interviews with 33 rural Vermont women who experienced both IPV and opioid use took place between February and August 2019. FINDINGS: There were 5 main themes that emerged as barriers to accessing needed services: (1) geographic isolation and transportation difficulties, (2) inaccessibility of existing services, (3) lack of integrated substance use treatment and domestic violence services, (4) social isolation, and (5) amplification of stigma in small rural communities. CONCLUSIONS: Improved access to care and increased collaboration between IPV and substance use service providers are required to better serve rural communities in which IPV and opioid use disorder are concurrent problems.
PURPOSE: This qualitative study explored themes about barriers to substance use treatment for women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and opioid use in rural Vermont. The goal was to collect descriptive information to aid in the development of intervention ideas to facilitate better treatment access for women in this situation. METHODS: One-on-one telephone interviews with 33 rural Vermont women who experienced both IPV and opioid use took place between February and August 2019. FINDINGS: There were 5 main themes that emerged as barriers to accessing needed services: (1) geographic isolation and transportation difficulties, (2) inaccessibility of existing services, (3) lack of integrated substance use treatment and domestic violence services, (4) social isolation, and (5) amplification of stigma in small rural communities. CONCLUSIONS: Improved access to care and increased collaboration between IPV and substance use service providers are required to better serve rural communities in which IPV and opioid use disorder are concurrent problems.
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