# Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment for Fathers

> **NIH NIH R01** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $703,268

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
The proposed stage II intervention efficacy trail is designed to address two significant co-occurring issues for
fathers with substance use (SU) problems: Intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment together
defined as family violence (FV). SU treatment programs are an important avenue to reduce family violence
because SU treatment alone does not result in an end to these behaviors. Currently available interventions have
had little success in reducing male FV. Fathers for Change, an integrated outpatient intervention, shows promise
as an intervention model targeting the intersection of SU and FV. The intervention uses men's roles as fathers
as a motivation for change and targets emotional dysregulation as the common factor associated with all three
problems. It is composed of 9 core topics designed to increase motivation and reflective functioning and target
poor emotion regulation followed by 4 co-parent topics and 5 father-child topics for a total of 18 sessions. This
project will test the efficacy of Fathers for Change model in reducing SU and FV compared to a comparable dose
of Individual Drug Counseling post-treatment, 3- and 6-month following treatment for fathers with substance use
disorders seen in either community or VA SU treatment settings. Emotion dysregulation will be examined as the
mechanisms through which Fathers for Change reduces SU and FV. The study will test differential outcomes for
high and low risk clients in preparation for implementation in community settings. If Fathers for Change
demonstrates efficacy in reducing SU and FV simultaneously the intervention can readily be integrated into the
more than 2500 outpatient SU treatment programs nationally. Reductions in SU and FV will have major public
health and criminal justice implications.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10899287
- **Project number:** 1R01DA059914-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** CARLA S STOVER
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $703,268
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-08-01 → 2029-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10899287

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10899287, Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment for Fathers (1R01DA059914-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10899287. Licensed CC0.

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