Given the multi-agency role of public health, professionals should help raise
awareness of the links between drugs and violence and the role of services in
responding to these issues. Within drug treatment and other health settings (e.g.
emergency rooms, services for intimate partner violence), staff are well placed to
identify concurrent drug and violence-related problems amongst both victims and
perpetrators. However, professionals may not recognise, identify, or intervene to
support victims or help perpetrators cease their abusive behaviours. While
interventions that aim to identify and address drug-related violence should be
developed and promoted, resources are required to provide such services and train
and support staff. In general, services dealing with violence-related incidents should
be aware of the links with drug use, be able to identify potential problems and have
access to a range of options for providing support or referral.
Given the multi-agency role of public health, professionals should help raiseawareness of the links between drugs and violence and the role of services inresponding to these issues. Within drug treatment and other health settings (e.g.emergency rooms, services for intimate partner violence), staff are well placed toidentify concurrent drug and violence-related problems amongst both victims andperpetrators. However, professionals may not recognise, identify, or intervene tosupport victims or help perpetrators cease their abusive behaviours. Whileinterventions that aim to identify and address drug-related violence should bedeveloped and promoted, resources are required to provide such services and trainand support staff. In general, services dealing with violence-related incidents shouldbe aware of the links with drug use, be able to identify potential problems and haveaccess to a range of options for providing support or referral.
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