Contact: Mark Eddy, Phone 541-485-2711
EUGENE, OR – OSLC Research Scientist Dr. J. Mark Eddy is part of a local collaborative effort funded through an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to provide services and to assess their effectiveness with women on probation or parole who have experienced domestic violence and have substance use problems and/or other mental health issues, such as PTSD. Dr. Eddy and his team will evaluate outcomes due to services provided by the non-profit agencies Womenspace, Sponsors, Looking Glass, and Willamette Family Treatment. This grant continues and expands collaborative research that OSLC and Sponsors began several years ago with women on probation or parole. In a study of over 200 women, the vast majority (over 90%) of women on probation or parole had been or were in relationships that included domestic violence (DV). Issues of DV were clearly intertwined with a variety of other problems, including substance abuse and mental health problems. Subsequent work with the Oregon Department of Corrections and women in prison has revealed similar findings. Work on the evaluation of the project will occur through the non-profit OSLC Community Programs.