PHC6534:Child Welfare and Sexual Health Education: A Trauma Informed Approach
Children engaged with the child welfare system, particularly those within the foster care system, are at particularly high risk of engaging in high risk sexual behavior. Youth in foster care have often been exposed to domestic violence, sexual violence, have been exposed to sexual incidents at a younger age, and have significant experiences of sexual abuse (Dowdell, et al; 2009). Engagement in high risk sexual behavior is a particularly significant area of risk for youth in foster care. Even...