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IN THIS ISSUE
ON THE COVER : Childhood Trauma
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Early
trauma and domestic violence
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Are online services as good as face-to-face ?
INSIDE
4 NEWS Lockdown had little effect on drug supply ; increase in alcohol deaths
9 REVIEW Douglas Stuart ’ s Shuggie Bain
10 LETTERS Rerouting harm reduction ; global network ; new podcast
13 NEW DIRECTIONS Insights from a prison-based therapeutic community
15 UNEQUAL BURDEN Alcohol , domestic violence and socioeconomic status
16 I AM A ... nurse prescriber : this month ’ s career story
17 A VITAL ROLE Getting vaccinated
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A quarter of UK prisoners have a gambling problem
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Early trauma is the common thread
Early trauma is an incredibly complex subject and yet it is the common thread that runs through so much of our work . Adverse Child Experience ( ACE ) studies have highlighted the links between addiction and neglect , abuse and violence , yet how often do we use this knowledge to develop our responses ? Dr Suzanne Zeedyk ( interview , p6 ) said in a recent online event by Favor UK that ‘ we ’ re not curious enough about the scars people carry , and that feeds denial ’.
The research , expertise and personal experience in this month ’ s issue demonstrate how early trauma manifests in different contexts . Women who survive childhood abuse are likely to experience sexual assault and domestic abuse , says Janie Pamment ( p8 ), and working in a trauma-informed way can play a key part in helping them to free themselves from cycles of abuse .
The context of multiple deprivation and disadvantage is important , whether looking at alcohol-related domestic violence ( p15 ) or understanding how we can introduce ‘ recovery capital ’ to people in prison ( p13 ). Please let us know if you have work we can share ; we ’ re building a valuable resource on early trauma on the DDN website .
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