The Cedar Project*: Historical Trauma and Vulnerability to Sexual Assault Among Young Aboriginal Women Who Use Illicit Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Margo E. Pearce; Alden H. Blair; Mary Teegee; Stephen W. Pan; Vicky Thomas; Hongbin Zhang; Martin T. Schechter; Patricia M. Spittal

doi:10.1177/1077801214568356

The Cedar Project*: Historical Trauma and Vulnerability to Sexual Assault Among Young Aboriginal Women Who Use Illicit Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Margo E. Pearce, Alden H. Blair, Mary Teegee, Stephen W. Pan, Vicky Thomas, Hongbin Zhang, Martin T. Schechter, Patricia M. Spittal

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Abstract

This study explored trends of sexual assault and associated risk factors within a cohort of young Aboriginal women who used drugs in Vancouver and Prince George, Canada, between 2003 and 2010. Results demonstrated no change in the trend of sexual assault over time; however, odds of sexual assault were significantly higher for women who had at least one parent who attended residential school, had experienced childhood sexual abuse, were involved in sex work, had been offered money to not use condoms, had used injection drugs, had injected cocaine and opiates daily, had binged with injection drugs, and had difficulty accessing clean syringes. Findings highlight the urgency of interventions addressing the complexity of risk and opportunities for healing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-329
Number of pages	17
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214568356
State	Published - Mar 17 2015

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The Cedar Project receives ongoing support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Application No. 272441), which has no role in the preparation of data or manuscripts.

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Keywords

drug use
sexual assault
young Aboriginal women

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Sociology and Political Science
Law

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