title: Current sexual trauma among high-risk teen mothers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The highest rate of reported intimate partner violence (IPV) is among women 15-45 years old (Hart & Jamieson, 2001) with 20% of pregnant teens reporting abuse (Campbell, 1999); however, little research on IPV and American Indian teen mothers has been done.
  
  
  METHODS
  The purpose of this paper is to describe the degree of IPV and current sexual trauma among a group of Northern Plains adolescents being served by an American Indian teen mother program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The relationship of trauma, substance abuse, and trauma symptoms are described. IPV was reported by 61% of the participants, with 37.5% reporting IPV during pregnancy and 22.5% reporting current sexual trauma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development and testing of interventions for American Indian teen mothers, specifically related to trauma, are needed in addition to primary mental health services by agencies caring for this population.
authors.affiliation: South Dakota State University, Rapid City, SD, USA. marylou_mylant@sdstate.edu
authors.forename: Marylou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mylant
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000208:ethnology*; D013023:South Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult