Exposure to Childhood Adversity and Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Incarcerated Women in Australia
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Women who use violence represent one of the fastest growing groups within the Australian prisoner population, including Aboriginal women who are more likely to be incarcerated than non-Aboriginal women for violent crimes. Many incarcerated women report histories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence. This exploratory study examines baseline data from a sample of 167 women in 3 Western Australia women’s prisons enrolled in a gender-specific violent behavior program. It describes their exposure to intimate partner violence, head injury, and childhood adversities. Overall, 94% of women had experienced at least one childhood adversity (median 6), and 94% reported being a victim of physical violence by a current or former intimate partner. Aboriginal women were more likely than non-Aboriginal women to report that a family member was incarcerated as a child ( p = .001). There was an association between an increased number of ACEs and head injury with a loss of consciousness ( p = .008). Overall, these results present a harrowing picture of childhood exposure to adversity and violence in adulthood. Successful rehabilitation of women incarcerated for violent crimes should be cognizant of the histories of extreme violence endured by most of these women
Domestic violence · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
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