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- Incarcerated women experience high levels of sexual victimization, prompting a study with 63 survivors to understand their views on trauma-focused therapy.
- Nearly all participants (97%) supported the availability of trauma-focused therapy within prisons, with 65% believing prisons are suitable settings for such treatment.
- Despite most women showing trauma symptoms, few sought trauma-focused therapy after their release, highlighting a critical need for accessible therapy options both in prison and postrelease.
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Incarcerated women report high rates of sexual victimization. Interviews with 63 previously incarcerated women survivors of sexual violence explored perceptions toward receiving trauma-focused therapy while incarcerated and postrelease trauma-focused therapy utilization. Nearly all participants (97%) recommended that trauma-focused therapy be available to incarcerated women. Most believed that prisons are acceptable places to receive trauma-focused therapy, without qualification (65%); some reported mixed feelings or indicated acceptability but identified factors that would increase acceptability (33%). Notably, most were currently experiencing trauma-related symptoms, but few had attended trauma-focused therapy following release. Findings indicate that access to prison-based trauma-focused therapy is necessary and acceptable.
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