[Playing with identities, transforming shared realities: school theatre workshop for immigrant and refugee adolescents].

Migration during adolescence represents a challenge for the youth who need to simultaneously work through the multiple losses associated with the migratory journey and adapt to a young adult status. The drama workshop program described here was designed to facilitate the adjustment of newly arrived immigrant teens. The aim of the program is to make it easier for adolescents to adjust to their new environment through creative group work around identity issues.

Classroom drama therapy program for immigrant and refugee adolescents: a pilot study.

This evaluative study assesses the effects of a school drama therapy program for immigrant and refugee adolescents designed to prevent emotional and behavioral problems and to enhance school performance. The 9-week program involved 136 newcomers, aged 12 to 18, attending integration classes in a multiethnic school. Pretest and posttest data were collected from the students and their teachers.

The prevalence of intimate partner violence among women and teenagers seeking abortion compared with those continuing pregnancy.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women and teenagers seeking termination of pregnancy compared with those continuing with pregnancy.

Methods: All women who presented for elective termination of pregnancy at a family planning clinic between June 2001 and January 2003 were invited to participate. This study was conducted by means of face-to-face interviews with clinic nurses.