Citation

Fradley MF, Kathryn Allison M, Steely Smith MK, Bossard MS, Zielinski MJ. Violence Against Women 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778012231200480

PMID

37674415

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

trauma; sexual violence; treatment; acceptability; incarcerated women