We are pleased to share with you that the findings from the first phase of the ADVANCE research programme have been published. We conducted a synthesis of 26 existing qualitative studies to explore how substance use features in survivors’ and perpetrators’ accounts of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration to help us better understand the relationship between IPV and substance use. We found a complex interplay between substance use and IPV perpetration in the context of intoxication, withdrawal and addiction, impact on relationship and the wider dynamics of power and control and psychological vulnerabilities; and that the contribution of these factors are perceived differently by perpetrators and survivors. Survivors were more likely than perpetrators to identify abuse in relation to the impact of substance use on their relationship and the dynamics of power and control. These findings have been used to inform the development of the ADVANCE intervention.
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