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Evaluation of an Empowerment Self-Defense Program Among Middle School Youth on a Rural Reservation.
Katie M Edwards, Lorey Wheeler, Stephanie Lim, Amanda Prokasky, J Gayle Beck, Vivian Aranda-Hughes, Thalia Wilson, Michael Nti Ababio, Gabby Miller, Skyler Hopfauf, Ramona Herrington, Preciouse Trujilo, Cassandra Saucedo, Bridget Diamond-Welch
Published: 202610.1177/10901981251411244
Abstract
Indigenous girls experience alarmingly high rates of sexual violence (SV). In the only known study to evaluate the prevention of SV among Indigenous adolescent girls, IMpower, an empowerment self-defense (ESD) program, was found to be efficacious (e.…
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