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Over 30 Years of Experience

With over 30 years of experience researching IPV and substances use, we can provide advice or undertake research to determine need, or to evaluate your service or practice. We are trained in a range of research methodologies including qualitative research, feasibility studies, randomised controlled trials, process evaluations and statistical analysis.

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ADVANCE-D is an evidence-based integrated perpetrator programme for men in the context of substance use.

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Expósito-Álvareza, C., Roldán-Pardo, M., Gilchrist, G., Lila, M. (2024) Integrated Motivational Strategies for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators with Substance Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychosocial Intervention.
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Gilchrist, G., Dheensa, S., Johnson, A., Henderson, J., Radcliffe, P., Dwyer, G., Turner, R., Thomson, K., Papastavrou Brooks, C., Love, B., Zenasni, Z., Berbary, C., Carter. B., Parrott, S., Li, J., Easton, C., Bergman, C., Feder, G., Gilchrist, E. (2024) Adapting the ADVANCE group program for digitally-supported delivery to reduce intimate partner violence by men in substance use treatment: a feasibility study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14:1253126. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1253126
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Expósito-Álvareza, C., Gilchrist, G., Gracia, E., Lila, M. (2024) Evaluating the role of goal setting in reducing dropout and improving engagement for men with and without substance use problems attending a court mandated intimate partner violence perpetrator program. Victims and Offenders. DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2024.2322960
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Lila, M., Gilchrist, G. (2023) Treatment resistant perpetrators of intimate partner violence: Research advances. [editorial] Psychosocial Intervention
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Expósito-Álvarez, C., Santirso, F.A., Gilchrist, G., Gracia, E., Lila, M. (2023) Participants in Court-mandated Intervention Programs for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators with Substance Use Problems: A Systematic Review of Specific Risk Factors. Psychosocial Intervention, doi: 10.5093/pi2023a7
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Gilchrist, G., Potts L., Connelly, D., Winstock, A., Barratt, M., Ferris, J., Gilchrist, E., Davies E. (2023) Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: A cross-sectional study in 13 countries. BMC Public Health.
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Gilchrist, G., Landau, S., Dheensa, S., Henderson, J., Johnson, A., Love, B., Potts, L., Radcliffe, P., Zenasni, Z., Parrott, S., Li, J., Thomson, K., Dwyer, G., Turner, R., Halliwell, G., Berbary, C., Bergman, C., Feder, G., Easton, C., Papastavrou Brooks, C., Gilchrist, E. (2022) The feasibility of delivering the ADVANCE digital intervention to reduce intimate partner abuse by men receiving substance use treatment: protocol for a non-randomised multi-centre feasibility study and embedded process evaluation. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01116-x
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Gilchrist, E., Johnson, A., Thomson, K., Stephens-Lewis, D., Henderson, J., Gadd, D., Radcliffe, P., Halliwell, G., Gilchrist, G. (2022) Substance Use and Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA): A Descriptive Model of the Pathways Between Substance Use and IPA Perpetration for Men. Journal of Family Violence.
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Gilchrist, E., McMurran, M., Johnson, A., Stephens-Lewis, D., Kirkpatrick, S., Gardner, B., Easton, C., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to design an intervention for partner abusive men in drug and alcohol treatment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 191.
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Gilchrist, G., Potts, L., Radcliffe, P., Halliwell, G., Dheensa, S., Henderson, J., Johnson, A., Love, B., Gilchrist, E., Feder, G., Parrott, S., Li, J., McMurran, M., Kirkpatrick, S., Stephens-Lewis, D., Easton, C., Berbary, C., Strang, J., Landau, S. (2021) Findings from a feasibility trial of the ADVANCE integrated intervention to address both substance use and intimate partner abuse perpetration by men in substance use treatment. BMC Public Health, 21:980.
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Hashimoto, N., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Help-seeking behaviours for intimate partner violence perpetration by men receiving substance use treatment: a mixed-methods secondary analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8):3142–3167.
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Dheensa, S., Halliwell, G., Johnson, A., Henderson, J., Love, B., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, E., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Perspectives on motivation and change in an intervention for men who use substances and perpetrate intimate partner abuse: findings from an evaluation of a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
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Love, B., Henderson, J., Johnson, A., Stephens-Lewis, D., Gadd, D., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, E., Gilchrist, G. (2021) The challenges of conducting qualitative research on ‘couples’ in abusive intimate partner relationships involving substance use. Qualitative Health Research.
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Stephens-Lewis, D., Johnson, A., Huntley, A., Gilchrist, E., McMurran, M., Henderson, J., Feder, G., Howard, L.M., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Determining the efficacy of interventions to reduce intimate partner violence perpetration by men who use substances: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 22(5):1262-1278.
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Hameed M, O'Doherty L, Gilchrist G, Tirado Muñoz J, Taft A, Chondros P, Feder G, Tan M, Hegarty K. (2020) Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7(7):CD013017.
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Santirso, F.A., Gilchrist, G., Lila, M., Gracia, E. (2020) Motivational Strategies in Intimate Partner Violence Offender Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychosocial Intervention.
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Radcliffe, P., Marlow, S., Boreham, M., Gilchrist, G. (2020) How to capture the experience of mothers with alcohol problems involved in English family court proceedings - lessons from the field. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 13(1): 46-55.
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Canfield, M., Radcliffe, P., Flavia, A., Gilchrist, G. (2020) Factors associated with the severity of intimate partner violence perpetrated by men in treatment for substance use treatment towards current partner in the past 12 months. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 13(1):32-45.
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Radcliffe, P., Gadd, D., Henderson, J., Love, B., Stephens-Lewis, D., Johnson, A., Gilchrist, E., Gilchrist, G. (2021) What Role does Substance use play in Intimate Partner Violence? Analysis of in-depth interviews with men in substance use treatment and their current or ex-partner. Journal of Interpersonal Violence: 36:10285-10313.
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Radcliffe, P., Canfield, M., Noto, A., Finch, E., Segura, L., Torrens, M., Gilchrist, G. (2019) Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use amongst men receiving treatment for heroin, cocaine and/or crack use in England, Brazil and Spain. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.
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Gadd D, Henderson J, Radcliffe P, Stephens-Lewis D, Johnson A, Gilchrist, G. (2019) The Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrated by Substance Using Men. British Journal of Criminology, 59:5: 1035–1053.
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Gilchrist, G., Dennis, F., Radcliffe, P., Henderson, J., Howard, L.M., Gadd, D. (2019) The interplay between substance use and intimate partner violence perpetration: A meta-ethnography. International Journal of Drug Policy, 65:8-23.
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Jones, L., Butler, N., Gilchrist, G., Grey, H., Quigg, Z., Sumnall, H. (2019) Rapid Evidence Review: Alcohol’s contribution to violence in intimate partner relationships. Alcohol Change UK.
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Gilchrist, G., Radcliffe, P., Noto, A., Flavia, A. (2017) The prevalence and factors associated with ever perpetrating intimate partner violence by men receiving substance use treatment in Brazil and England: a cross-cultural comparison. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(1): 34-51.
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Gilchrist, G., Canfield, M., Radcliffe, P., Flavia, A. (2017) Controlling behaviours and technology facilitated stalking reported by men receiving treatment for substance use in England and Brazil. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(1): 52-63.
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Radcliffe, P., Flavia, A., Figueiredo, W., Gilchrist, G. (2017) Accounting for Intimate Partner Violence perpetration. A cross-cultural comparison of English and Brazilian substance misusing men's explanations for perpetrating violence towards their intimate partners. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(1): 64-71.
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Gilchrist, G., Tirado Munoz, J., Taylor, A., Fischer, G., Moskalewicz, J., Di Furia, L., Köchl, B., Giammarchi, C., Dąbrowska, K., Shaw, A., Munro, A., Torrens, M. (2017) Feasibility of a psychosocial group intervention to reduce hepatitis C risk behaviours and increase transmission knowledge among females who inject drugs in 5 European cities. Drugs, Education, Prevention and Policy, 24(2): 179–188.
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Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2016) “You can never work with addictions in isolation”: Addressing intimate partner violence perpetration by men in substance misuse treatment. International Journal of Drug Policy, 36:130-140.
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Hughes, E., Fitzgerald, C., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2016) A Framework for working safely and effectively with men who perpetrate intimate partner violence. King’s College London. ISBN 978-1-908951-15-1.
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Our Research

Over 30 Years of Experience

Evidence-Based

Expósito-Álvareza, C., Roldán-Pardo, M., Gilchrist, G., Lila, M. (2024) Integrated Motivational Strategies for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators with Substance Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychosocial Intervention.

Lila, M., Gilchrist, G. (2023) Treatment resistant perpetrators of intimate partner violence: Research advances. [editorial] Psychosocial Intervention

Gilchrist, E., McMurran, M., Johnson, A., Stephens-Lewis, D., Kirkpatrick, S., Gardner, B., Easton, C., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to design an intervention for partner abusive men in drug and alcohol treatment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 191.

Hashimoto, N., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2021) Help-seeking behaviours for intimate partner violence perpetration by men receiving substance use treatment: a mixed-methods secondary analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8):3142–3167.

Love, B., Henderson, J., Johnson, A., Stephens-Lewis, D., Gadd, D., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, E., Gilchrist, G. (2021) The challenges of conducting qualitative research on ‘couples’ in abusive intimate partner relationships involving substance use. Qualitative Health Research.

Hameed M, O'Doherty L, Gilchrist G, Tirado Muñoz J, Taft A, Chondros P, Feder G, Tan M, Hegarty K. (2020) Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7(7):CD013017.

Santirso, F.A., Gilchrist, G., Lila, M., Gracia, E. (2020) Motivational Strategies in Intimate Partner Violence Offender Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychosocial Intervention.

Radcliffe, P., Marlow, S., Boreham, M., Gilchrist, G. (2020) How to capture the experience of mothers with alcohol problems involved in English family court proceedings - lessons from the field. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 13(1): 46-55.

Canfield, M., Radcliffe, P., Flavia, A., Gilchrist, G. (2020) Factors associated with the severity of intimate partner violence perpetrated by men in treatment for substance use treatment towards current partner in the past 12 months. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 13(1):32-45.

Radcliffe, P., Canfield, M., Noto, A., Finch, E., Segura, L., Torrens, M., Gilchrist, G. (2019) Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use amongst men receiving treatment for heroin, cocaine and/or crack use in England, Brazil and Spain. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.

Gadd D, Henderson J, Radcliffe P, Stephens-Lewis D, Johnson A, Gilchrist, G. (2019) The Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrated by Substance Using Men. British Journal of Criminology, 59:5: 1035–1053.

Gilchrist, G., Dennis, F., Radcliffe, P., Henderson, J., Howard, L.M., Gadd, D. (2019) The interplay between substance use and intimate partner violence perpetration: A meta-ethnography. International Journal of Drug Policy, 65:8-23.

Jones, L., Butler, N., Gilchrist, G., Grey, H., Quigg, Z., Sumnall, H. (2019) Rapid Evidence Review: Alcohol’s contribution to violence in intimate partner relationships. Alcohol Change UK.

Gilchrist, G., Radcliffe, P., Noto, A., Flavia, A. (2017) The prevalence and factors associated with ever perpetrating intimate partner violence by men receiving substance use treatment in Brazil and England: a cross-cultural comparison. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(1): 34-51.

Gilchrist, G., Canfield, M., Radcliffe, P., Flavia, A. (2017) Controlling behaviours and technology facilitated stalking reported by men receiving treatment for substance use in England and Brazil. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(1): 52-63.

Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2016) “You can never work with addictions in isolation”: Addressing intimate partner violence perpetration by men in substance misuse treatment. International Journal of Drug Policy, 36:130-140.

Hughes, E., Fitzgerald, C., Radcliffe, P., Gilchrist, G. (2016) A Framework for working safely and effectively with men who perpetrate intimate partner violence. King’s College London. ISBN 978-1-908951-15-1.