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| Title: |
He drove me mad [videorecording]
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| Author: |
Hager, Debbie |
| Publisher: |
Homeworks Trust |
| Location: |
New Zealand |
| Date: |
2008 |
| Description: |
1 DVD (27 mins.) + 1 CD + 1 Teaching guide (8p.) ; 13 cm. |
| Summary: |
This is a dramatised documentary, for service providers, that explains mental illness and substance abuse resulting from domestic violence. Many people in front-line jobs encounter women who have mental illness/substance abuse problems that are the result of domestic violence. Usually, however, they will not be aware of what's going on behind a woman's 'difficult' behaviour or will feel ill equipped to deal with the multiple problems she presents with. The dramatised documentary He Drove Me Mad is designed to help police, social service agencies, lawyers, health professionals, voluntary and NGO services to understand the difficult women they meet and take constructive action to help them. The documentary presents the viewers with: * dramatised experiences of women who have been abused – and who are mentally unwell or drunk – as they attempt to get help. The dramatisations are taken from real life stories, demonstrating a number of the barriers that women in this situation encounter when trying to access help * information about the size and scope of the problem in New Zealand and how agencies can constructively help these women when they encounter them * actors bringing to life the stories that can lie behind that 'difficult client'. It comes with a teaching resource. The teaching resource consists of: A CD that contains: Handouts about: • domestic violence • the mental health effects of domestic violence • how you can help – what to do and what not to do • specialised services – what this means and how services can contribute • current responses to victims of domestic violence with mental health/substance abuse problems A PowerPoint presentation that supports the information on the DVD. A reference list for the handouts. A booklet that explains: • how to use the teaching resource • suggested activities for teaching more about the situation • a suggested teaching programme using the dramatised documentary The script was developed under the guidance of women who have been driven mad by domestic violence and who understand how difficult it is to get information, to find others who understand their predicament and to access services that respond in a constructive, non-abusive way. Raising awareness of these women’s predicament and providing constructive agency responses can potentially free women from lives of violence and abuse, break the process of intergenerational abuse, contribute to the elimination of violence against women and promote peaceful homes and communities. While there may be a level of awareness of the problem of mental illness and substance abuse caused by domestic violence, there is very little evidence of a constructive response to this from many of the services that women access. This teaching resource can help to overcome this problem.--Publisher's description |
| Topic Areas: |
Psychological/emotional abuse, Women, Victims/survivors, Mental health, Drug and alcohol abuse, Prevention/intervention/treatment |
| Keywords: |
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; MENTAL ILLNESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; NEW ZEALAND |
| Notes: |
This resource has a companion website 'He Drove Me Mad' which is an online community support group for people who have been traumatised by domestic violence. It features a forum, events calendar and news section. As such, it requires strict security rules and multiple user roles: http://www.hedrovememad.com/ |
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| MSD Identifier: |
115142
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