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Advocates Ask Addiction Questions
©2005 Patti Bland, M.A. CCDC CDP
Recently Advocates at the AWAIC Shelter in Anchorage asked me the following questions to help them provide advocacy for women impacted by co-occurring issues. I think these questions are often asked by advocates across our state and elsewhere as well as by program participants themselves. The answers below reflect an initial attempt to respond to complex issues requiring a great deal of thought. I hope you will take what you like and leave the rest. ANDVSA recommends program staff discuss concerns such as these prior to attempting to provide integrated support groups. We recommend Advocates explore women’s substance use, abuse and addiction as barriers to safety. We encourage advocates to address chemical dependence is an anti-oppression issue. We ask for your commitment to ensure services, safety, autonomy and empowerment for all. More thoughtful discussion is needed as well as a whole lot of advocacy in action, one day at a tine! ----Patti Bland, M.A. CCDC CDP
