sex trafficking

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.
The founder and executive director of The Rebecca Project, in Washington, DC, talks about changing the common misconceptions about sexually trafficked youth, and how youth workers can lead the way. Time: 4:04 | Size: 3.8 MB | Transcript
The founder and executive director of The Rebecca Project, a nonprofit in Washington, DC, talks about changing the common misconceptions about sexually trafficked youth, and how youth workers can lead the way. Time: 4:04 | Size: 3.8 MB
“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...
“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.
“Pimp Control and Violence: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls” (abstract), Women and Criminal Justice, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2, January 2010.  
“Doors Wide Shut: Barriers to the Successful Delivery of Victim Services for Domestically Trafficked Minors in a Southern U.S. Metropolitan Area” (abstract). Women & Criminal Justice, Vol. 20 No. 1/2, Jan.-Jun. 2010.
Know a program that aims to help adolescent victims of sex trafficking and that has been evaluated and shown to work? Nominate it for inclusion in the FindYouthInfo program directory, a database of evidence-based, federally funded programs targeting a host of youth issues, from drugs to gangs to teen pregnancy to exposure to abuse and trauma. FindYouthInfo is the website of the federal...
Thousands of youth in the United States are trafficked for sex every year. The issue affects every community, and youth-serving agencies can prepare their staff members to serve exploited youth well. The Polaris Project, a Washington, DC, organization that fights both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, offers resources that can help:
Q: What can I do if I believe a young person is being trafficked? A: To report suspected trafficking, call the Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-3737-888. We’d also encourage you to look at NCFY's “Bought and Sold," which provides helpful information about who is most at risk, what victims need, and when to involve the police. It also includes contact information for a...
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