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Implications for Practice: Risks to Youth in Boomtowns

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252058
Date Published
Author(s)
Thomasine Heitkamp, Roni Mayzer
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Exploratory Research on the Impact of the Growing Oil Industry in North Dakota and Montana on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Annotation
This article presents findings from a study that examined risks to youth in oil-impacted communities in the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana, using qualitative data collected from a larger mixed-methods study.
Abstract
Oil booms, which bring economic advantages, also bring risks, because basic infrastructure is not in place to accommodate the needs of burgeoning populations. The current study identified some of these risks, including domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, problems in meeting basic needs, behavioral health issues, and limited access to services. (Publisher abstract modified)

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Child abuse Domestic violence Domestic assault North Dakota Elementary school age (5-10) Child neglect Municipal/City Risk and protective factors Juvenile delinquency prevention Juvenile justice Grants and funding Research
Date Created: October 14, 2019

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Length: 25 pages