Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

Two young women discuss their attempts to understand dating violence in their Chicago neighborhood and what they and other teens are doing about the problem. Time: 6:50 | Size: 4 MB | Transcript    
Una persona sincera que les escuche sin juzgarlos. Los jóvenes que son víctimas de la explotación sexual a menudo están asustados y avergonzados. Para confiar en alguien, necesitan contar con una persona que pueda escuchar los detalles de sus vidas con compasión y responder sinceramente. Recuerde que las relaciones entre las víctimas y sus explotadores a...
Las víctimas vienen de ciudades, suburbios y pequeños pueblos de todo el país, y representan todas las razas, grupos étnicos y grupos socio-económicos. Aun así, ciertos jóvenes tienen más probabilidad de ser convertidos en víctimas:
Prostitución. Pornografía. Sexo para sobrevivir. La explotación sexual con fines comerciales es más que simplemente personas jóvenes sufriendo abuso sexual a manos de adultos. Los perpetradores convierten a los jóvenes en víctimas cuando pagan, o prometen pagar, dinero, productos o servicios a un joven o a su chulo (“pimp”) a cambio...
In this five-part series, we spoke with staff and young people living and working in programs that have received grants from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Some are Tribal organizations; others are non-tribal entities that serve a large number of Native youth. Here’s what Tilllie Black Bear, executive director of White Buffalo Calf Woman Society on the Rosewood Indian Sioux...
Time: 08:48 | Size: 8.3 MB NCFY staff member Eman Quotah talks to a young woman about surviving acquaintance rape at age 17, and how to get help after sexual assault or rape.   MS. EMAN QUOTAH:  [music]  Welcome to the Positive Youth Development Podcast Series by the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The series is...
A young woman talks about how she became a victim of sex trafficking at age 17, how she was able to exit "the life," and the people who aided her recovery. Time: 8:49 | Size: 5.8 MB | Transcript  
Time: 8:49 | Size: 6 MB A young woman who was commercially sexually exploited at age 17 talks about how she became a victim of sex trafficking, how she was able to exit "the life," and the people who aided her recovery.
Dating violence--physical, emotional or sexual—is all too common among American adolescents, according to the latest research. But taking a public-health approach to the problem can prevent abusive relationships among young people.     (Publications discussed here do not necessarily reflect the views of NCFY, the Family and Youth Services Bureau or the Administration for...
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