Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

Prostitution. Pornography. Survival sex. Commercial sexual exploitation is more than just young people being sexually abused by adults. Perpetrators victimize young people by paying, or promising to pay, money, goods or services to a youth—or a pimp—in exchange for sexual acts or entertainment.
“Almost Home: Helping Kids Move From Homelessness to Hope” by Kevin Ryan and Tina Kelley, with foreword by Cory Booker
Last week, we wrote about the dearth of teen dating violence prevention programs that have been shown to be effective.
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its Legal Assistance for Victims grant program.
As Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month continues, we want to highlight a way youth can share how they would respond to relationship violence.
"Promising Practices in the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents" (abstract). Violence and Victims, Vol. 27, No. 6 (December 2012).
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a chance for youth workers to teach young people about healthy relationships and how to protect themselves from physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Research shows that teen dating violence not only affects young people while it's happening.
“Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale” by Rachel Lloyd
As we continue to learn more about the reasons young people may be sexually exploited, some researchers say Native American young women may be particularly at risk.
The young woman first contacted Bellefaire JCB, a social service agency in Cleveland, complaining of a toothache. Later, she returned because she’d received a card about the organizations’s trafficking program from the team that responded to her call.
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