This study involves a randomized controlled trial of Fathers for Change (F4C) compared to Individual Drug Counseling (IDC) with a sample of 280 fathers enrolled in substance use (SU) treatment within community or veterans (VA) healthcare settings to (a) demonstrate F4C efficacy compared to IDC in reducing SU and family violence (FV) at end of treatment, 3- and 6-month post-treatment follow-up, and (b) document improved emotion regulation as the mechanism within F4C that results in reduced SU and FV.
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Substance Misuse
Timeframe: Baseline (week 0), weekly during treatment for through 18 week, Post-Treatment at week 19, week 32 and week 45
Family Violence (FV)
Timeframe: Baseline (week 0), weekly during treatment for through 18 week, Post-Treatment at week 19, week 32 and week 45