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Self-report of domestic violence and forced sex are related to sexual risk behaviors in a sample of juvenile detainees.

Lea SelitskyNorman MarkowitzDwayne M BaxaLinda KaljeeCheryl A MireeNishat IslamChez BurseRehnuma NewazDoreen DankerluiGordon JacobsenChristine L M Joseph
Published in: Health & justice (2020)
Traumatic experiences were related to sexual risk behaviors in this analysis, and substance use was strongly implicated in the association. Trauma is known to be a catalyst to sexual risk behaviors, substance use, and delinquency in adolescence. Results support the findings of other investigators and re-iterate the need for trauma-informed interventions that can improve the life trajectories of detained youth.
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