Patterns of Receiving Support and Barriers to Service Consumption among Young Arab Women in Israel

The present study examined the links between background variables, exposure to child abuse, patterns of using support, and barriers services consumption among 482 young Arab women in Israel aged (18–26). participants are citizens were recruited through snowball sampling. results show that their acquaintance with was consistently higher than consumption. Most believed they capable managing on own or help family friends. More a third reported distrust ability assist them, cultural misunderstanding, preference provided anonymously, too much bureaucracy as service use. greater abuse neglect childhood, lower satisfaction use experienced. A positive link found poor economic status barriers. findings suggest need for adjustment offered ethnic minority group increase motivation receive support.