Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

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...
"The Role of Youth Problem Behaviors in the Path From Child Abuse and Neglect to Prostitution: A Prospective Examination" (abstract). Journal of Research on Adolescence, Vol. 20 No. 1, March 2010.
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.
Q. "I've been hearing a lot about the commercial sexual exploitation of runaway and homeless youth in my state. How many youth are trafficked in the United States each year?"
Teens in dating relationships are being controlled, abused and threatened via technology at alarming rates.
“The Structure of Male Adolescent Peer Networks and Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: Findings from a National Sample” (abstract), Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 39 No. 6, June, 2010.
Last year’s reauthorization of the federal law that provides funding for domestic violence shelters and programs strengthens the focus on their efforts to prevent and address teen dating violence. The reauthorized Family Violence Prevention and Services Act’s primary purposes include preventing dating violence and domestic violence as well as providing shelter and a supportive...
“Neighborhood Predictors of Dating Violence Victimization and Perpetration in Young Adulthood: A Multilevel Study” (abstract), American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 100 No. 9, September, 2010.   What it's about: Researchers studied 633 teens in 80 neighborhoods in urban Chicago to determine how often dating violence happens, who suffers, and whether communities can play a...
What can youth workers--and the young people they work with--do about dating violence? Two NCFY podcasts give a youth perspective on the answer to that question.   Two years ago, NCFY spoke with a young woman who survived acquaintance rape at age 17. She gives advice about how to get help after sexual assault or rape and talks about what others can do to support victims. Listen to "A...
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