More specifically, are there any inpatient or outpatient addiction treatment programs for men only or women only in your country? Are you aware of programs which cater to specific treatment needs of men and of women? I wonder particularly if in the Nordic countries the quest about gender equality hampers gender specific treatment modalities.
Harald, one such program here in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) is for women only. It is called the AMEND (Assisting Mothers End the Need for Drugs) program, and is run by Better Relationships (part of Anglicare Southern Queensland). The link to their website is:
http://www.betterrelationships.com.au/about/services/counselling/amend
Anglicare Southern Queensland's amend program is a voluntary home-based relapse prevention and parenting enhancement program which offers 18 sessions of specialised, confidential counselling to pregnant and parenting women who experience problems related to alcohol and other drugs and co-existing mental health problems. Services are provided by qualified professionals and are available free of charge to women and their families who live either within the greater Brisbane region - from Burpengary to Waterford and from Wynnum West to Ferny Grove, or on the Gold Coast, from Runaway Bay to Coolangatta.
The Amend program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the National Illicit Drugs Strategy Non-Government Organisations Treatment Grants Program.
The website gives more information and also contact details.
I have seen this program in action (as a male observer only - the program is offered by female counsellors or psychologists).
Harald, Anglicare Southern Queensland through Better Relationships offers counselling for men only too. See their Living Well Men's Group at :
http://www.betterrelationships.com.au/
Dear Harald
I will email you some information regarding Brian Sullivan PhD. In the meantime you might want to look at the Duluth Model - Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs. Quite probably you know all about it already.
http://www.theduluthmodel.org/
All the best,
John
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