March 2011
NCFY Recommends: Help Young Men Fight Violence
The Family Violence Prevention Fund and Men Can Stop Rape, an international organization that works to prevent relationship violence and rape, are working to make boys and young men part of the solution in the effort to stop sexual violence and abuse. Here are some tools and programs they offer.
For parents, teachers and other adults who play a role in boys' lives:
Primary Sources: Exploring What Works in Treating the Mental Health of Trafficking Victims
“Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Victims of Human Trafficking,” Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. April 2010.
What it's about: This issue brief examines the mental health needs of human trafficking victims, including young victims of sex trafficking, and reviews the literature on the most effective treatment options.
New Podcast: Changing Perceptions of Trafficked Youth
NCFY's newest Voices From the Field podcast features a conversation with Malika Saada Saar, founder and executive director of The Rebecca Project, an organization in Washington, DC, that combats sex trafficking.
NCFY Podcast: One Young Woman Exits 'The Life'
He told her 
he loved her. He told her he’d give her a job at his recording studio. She was 16, jobless, and living with a friend, so she believed him. She never expected what would happen next: He took her to his house in New Jersey, where she was forced to prostitute herself along with ten other young women.
NCFY Recommends: Celebrate the Power of Youth on Democracy Day
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which gave young people 18 and up the right to vote, Rock the Vote, the National Education Association, and SparkAction are sponsoring the first annual Democracy Day campaign, starting March 23 and lasting through June 30.
To take part, sign up to receive Democracy Class, a free 45-minute, non-partisan lesson plan geared toward older teens. Democracy Class teaches youth the history of voting rights, walks them through the voter registration process, and engages them in a mock election.
Primary Sources: Proof That Trafficked Girls Are Victims Under the Law
“Pimp Control and Violence: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls” (abstract), Women and Criminal Justice, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2, January 2010.
Primary Sources: Serving Female Victims of Sex Trafficking
“Finding a Path to Recovery: Residential Facilities for Minor Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking” Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. September 2007.
New Podcast: Working With Traumatized Teens
In a new Voices From the Field podcast, Chicago social worker Allison Elias talks about the effects of childhood trauma on transition-age youth. Elias has presented her talk "Why Is It So Hard to Move On? The Impact of Trauma on Transitioning Youth" at nearly a dozen conferences since 2008.
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