Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada: A national Strategy for Research and Program Development

Hylton, John H.

doi:10.1037/e506832013-067

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“…This finding may be related to Indigenous survivors’ relatively younger age. Furthermore, it aligns with previous reports that have documented high rates of sexual abuse among Indigenous children and youth by members of the immediate or extended family [ 44 – 45 ]. It is important to note, however, that this finding does not suggest that assailants were Indigenous as they could have been a foster parent, parent, family member, or guardian of non-Indigenous heritage.…”

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A comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous survivors of sexual assault and their receipt of and satisfaction with specialized health care services

et al. 2017

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In Canada, Indigenous women are more likely than non-Indigenous women to be survivors of sexual assault and experience sexual assaults that are more serious in terms of physical injury and other health-related consequences. Despite their related needs for care and support, there is a paucity of research to date that has examined their uptake of specialized acute health services post sexual assault. To address this gap, we explored the presentation, sociodemographic, assailant, assault, and service use characteristics of Indigenous women, as compared to non-Indigenous adult and adolescent women aged 12 and older presenting to 30 of 35 hospital-based sexual assault treatment centres in Ontario from 2009 to 2011, using bivariate analyses. Of the 948 women in our sample, 116 (12%) identified as being Indigenous. Indigenous survivors differed significantly from non-Indigenous survivors on many presentation, sociodemographic, and assault characteristics. For example, they were more likely to present to a hospital within 24 hours of being assaulted and a treatment centre serving a primarily rural population. They tended to be younger, were more likely to be living in an institutional setting, report community or group affiliations and government or community services as sources of social support, and be assaulted by a parent, guardian, or other relative. In terms of receipt of services, they were more likely to have undergone safety planning and to be referred to child protection or community agencies. They reported high levels of satisfaction with the services received, however, were less likely than non-Indigenous survivors to rate the overall care provided as excellent or good. On the whole, the results of our study suggest that Indigenous women value acute hospital-based sexual assault services. However, they experience sexual assaults in contexts different from non-Indigenous survivors. It is important for health care providers to be attuned to this so that they can appropriately respond to their unique needs.

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confidence: 89%

A comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous survivors of sexual assault and their receipt of and satisfaction with specialized health care services

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“…Exposure to family violence, which includes intimate partner violence (IPV), child maltreatment (CM), and childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (CEIPV) between parents, can have serious negative short- and long-term consequences on the physical and emotional well-being of people and families [ 1 ]. While family violence is a global issue that affects people from all communities, structural and interpersonal forms of racism, including the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, disproportionately increase the risk for experiencing all forms of family violence for Indigenous peoples [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Globally, Indigenous peoples are more likely than their non-Indigenous counterparts to experience all forms of family violence [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

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Indigenous Cultural Safety in Recognizing and Responding to Family Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review

Allice

Acai

Ferdossifard

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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This systematic scoping review synthesizes the recommended approaches for providing culturally safe family violence interventions to Indigenous peoples in health care and social service settings. A total of 3783 sources were identified through our electronic database searches, hand-searching of Indigenous-focused journals, and backward and forward citation chaining. After screening those sources in duplicate, 28 papers were included for synthesis in June 2020. Forward citation chaining of these 28 included articles in June 2022 identified an additional 304 possible articles for inclusion; following the screening of those 304 articles, an additional 6 were retained in the review. Thus, a total of 34 articles were included for data extraction and narrative synthesis. Initial results were presented to members of the Six Nations of the Grand River Youth Mental Wellness Committee, and their feedback was incorporated into our inductive organization of findings. Our findings represent three thematic areas that reflect key recommendations for health care and social service provision to Indigenous families for whom family violence is a concern: (1) creating the conditions for cultural safety; (2) healing at the individual and community level; and (3) system-level change. These findings demonstrate the need to center Indigenous peoples and perspectives in the development and implementation of cultural safety approaches, to acknowledge and address historically contingent causes of past and present family violence including colonization and related state policies, and to transform knowledge and power relationships at the provider, organization, and government level.

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“…One U.S. study found that two in every five Native Americans were victims of childhood physical abuse while one in four men and about one in three women were victims of childhood sexual abuse (Koss et al., 2003). Aboriginal children are much more likely to be exposed to parental domestic violence as the rate of domestic violence is 5 times higher on reserves than in the general Canadian population (Hylton & Bird, 2002).…”

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Aboriginal peoples in complete mental health: A nationally-representative Canadian portrait of resilience and flourishing

Fuller‐Thomson

Lee

Cameron

et al. 2019

Transcult Psychiatry

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This study aimed to document the prevalence and factors associated with complete mental health (CMH) among Aboriginal peoples living in Canada. CMH is comprised of three parts: 1) the absence of major depressive episode, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, serious suicidal thoughts, and substance dependence in the past year as measured by the World Health Organization (WHO) versions of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI), 2) happiness and/or satisfaction with life in the past month, and 3) psychological and social well-being. The method involved secondary analysis of Statistics Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (CCHS-MH). Responses from Aboriginal peoples living in Canada off-reserve ( n = 965) were examined to determine what percentage were in CMH and what characteristics are associated with being in CMH. Data analysis involved both bivariate and multivariate analytic techniques to examine factors associated with CMH among Aboriginal peoples. Overall, two-thirds of Aboriginal peoples (67.9%) living in Canada were in CMH. Those with a post-secondary degree, who had a confidant, and those who were free of disabling chronic pain were more likely to be in CMH. Additionally, the odds of CMH were higher among those without a history of suicidal ideation, major depression, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, anxiety disorder, or difficulty sleeping. Findings from this study provide indications of substantial resiliency among Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

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Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada: A national Strategy for Research and Program Development

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A comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous survivors of sexual assault and their receipt of and satisfaction with specialized health care services

A comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous survivors of sexual assault and their receipt of and satisfaction with specialized health care services

Indigenous Cultural Safety in Recognizing and Responding to Family Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review

Aboriginal peoples in complete mental health: A nationally-representative Canadian portrait of resilience and flourishing

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