Cutting to numb the pain of sex abuse: interviews with young women in drug treatment
- Written by Kathryn Daley, Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, RMIT University
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Women comprise a surprising proportion of people in youth alcohol and drug treatment services in Australia. In Victoria, for instance, one-third of clients are women.
Women in treatment have higher rates of vulnerability – such as homelessness and family disconnection...