Program for Alleviating Relationship Trauma and Stress through New Behaviors

People who have used violence in an intimate partner relationship and have been court-mandated or encouraged to treatment. This study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of a trauma-informed, 20-week domestic violence intervention treatment.

Join the Study

If you are interested in joining or finding out more information about this study, you can:

  • Fill out the google form here and a member of our research team will contact you to discuss participation.

  • If you have any questions, please contact the research team by email at partsnb@challiance.org or by phone at (781) 873-9814.

Clinicians can also refer interested patients by obtaining verbal consent to pass on their name, phone number, and email address to our study coordinators. Refer patients by one of the following methods:

What to Expect

  • You will join an online group.  

  • You will be asked to commit to the group program for 20 weeks. You will be asked to commit to attending a minimum of 17 group sessions and 6-9 individual sessions

  • Groups will be run by experienced group leaders on Zoom for 120 minutes each week. 

  • Your DVIT clinician will be supervising all of the group sessions and individual sessions to report attendance and progress to the courts.

  • Smartphones are available for people who need them during the study to join live online groups.

  • You will be reimbursed for your time by receiving up to $200 in the form of online gift cards.

 
 

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