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In this study, we evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a brief computerized intervention for residents of domestic violence shelters with substance use disorders who also report IPV in the past three months. Results suggested that a computerized intervention to improve SUD is feasible and acceptable among women with IPV and substance use problems at domestic violence shelters across 3 U.S. states (RI, MA and OH).Results support the feasibility and acceptability of the brief computerized intervention for women with SUD in domestic violence shelters. This was demonstrated by the high (80%) study completion rate and higher rates of client satisfaction with the intervention as measured by the CSQ-8-R. The high CIAS scale satisfaction scores also indicate the overall satisfaction with the program and engagement with the computerized intervention.Within the context of a small pilot trial which was designed to provide a preliminary test of the feasibility and acceptability of a new intervention, the main conclusions that can be drawn are about feasibility and acceptability. Any preliminary efficacy results should be interpreted with extreme caution. Individual variation for almost all outcomes was wide, and given small sample size, the resulting confidence intervals for the differences were very wide, nearly one baseline standard deviation in length (In this pilot trial, we measured IPV severity in the domains of victimization, perpetration, cyberstalking and safety behavior, there were large decreases in IPV severity over time in both conditions. However, effect sizes tended to favor the control condition for IPV severity. This finding (where IPV variables declined overall regardless of the intervention status and in some cases trended in favor of the control condition) is consistent with what was reported by other brief safety interventions for women with history of IPV and SUD [