Restorative health: lessening the impact of previous abuse and violence in the lives of vulnerable girls.
"Restorative health" is the idea that those who have been denied access to the social determinants of health, particularly as young children, should have the right to restoration of healthy functioning. In interviewing a group of vulnerable young women, ranging in age from 15 to 22, we discovered how they experience the link between health and justice in their lives. Participants were living on the street, in extreme poverty, or both. Traumatic early childhood events continued to affect their ability to function healthy. We conclude and suggest that certain rights-based principles need to ground the development of interventions with this group.
Henderson
Angela D
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University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, T201-2211 Westbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada. angelhen@interchange.ubc.ca
Jackson
Margaret
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D016387:Women's Health