Avatar Assisted Digitized Platforms to Assess and Treat Addiction and Family Violence

Avatar Assisted Digitized Platforms to Assess and Treat Addiction and Family Violence

Caroline Easton, Principal Investigator

Addiction and domestic violence are public health concerns that contribute to the burden of disease and psychiatric disorders across the world. Addiction and domestic violence often co-occur and require targeted interventions to help improve treatment outcomes among this population. The main goal of this research is to use advancements in evidenced-based care and technology to help reduce addiction and conflict among families where addiction and aggression are prevalent.

Addiction and family violence tend to be multi-generational and the negative consequences to families are devastating.  RITch®CBT (photo) a CBT model that exists as a 12- session digitized and interactive prototype was built on proven methodologies to target both substance use and aggressive behaviors.