Almost 1 in 5 university students report experiencing recent violence: study

Source: chealth.canoe.c Posted By: Nellie D...5399 days ago

They may have come in for a sprained ankle or to refill their birth control prescriptions, but almost one in five university students visiting their school's health clinics reported being victims of violence in the past six months, a new study shows.

The rate surprised Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor at the University of British Columbia's school of nursing, and the head researcher of the study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

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