Recruitment and entrapment pathways of minors into sex trafficking in Canada and the United States: A systematic review

K Baird, J Connolly - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The domestic sex trafficking of minors is occurring across Canada and the United States.
Understanding the routes into sex trafficking, including the way traffickers target, recruit and …

Improving services for youth survivors of commercial sexual exploitation: Insights from interventions with other high-risk youth

J O'Brien, D Finkelhor, L Jones - Children and youth services review, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There have been initiatives to develop innovative services for commercially
sexually exploited children (CSEC), but there are currently no intervention strategies that …

Friends, family, and boyfriends: An analysis of relationship pathways into commercial sexual exploitation

SM Reed, MA Kennedy, MR Decker, AN Cimino - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a major global issue
that affects over two million children each year (Polaris Project, 2014). Large metropolitan …

A longitudinal evaluation of a survivor-mentor program for child survivors of sex trafficking in the United States

EF Rothman, SR Preis, K Bright, J Paruk… - Child Abuse & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of children is a significant public health
and criminal justice problem, but there are few evaluated models of CSE mentorship service …

A Comprehensive Perspective on Treating Victims of Human Trafficking.

K Marburger, S Pickover - Professional Counselor, 2020 - ERIC
Providing treatment to survivors of human trafficking requires mental health professionals to
understand complex layers of multiple traumas. These layers include an understanding of …

Risk and protective factors for sexual exploitation in male and female youth from a cross-cultural perspective: A systematic review

G Mercera, R Kooijmans… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Youth are at elevated risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation, which has a
detrimental impact on their physical and psychological well-being. Understanding factors …

Provider challenges in responding to retrafficking of juvenile justice-involved domestic minor sex trafficking survivors

AJ Nichols, LB Gerassi, K Gilbert, E Taylor - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) survivors are disproportionately involved
in the juvenile justice system, but frequently run away and experience retrafficking. However …

A sco** review of resilience in survivors of human trafficking

L Knight, Y **n, C Mengo - Trauma, violence, & abuse, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Resilience is critical among survivors of trafficking as they are mostly vulnerable populations
who face multiple adversities before, during, and after trafficking. However, resilience in …

A qualitative study of risk and protective factors for resilience in survivors of sex trafficking

L Knight, A Ploss, J Benavides… - Violence against …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explored risk and protective factors for resilience in survivors of sex trafficking
from the survivors' perspectives. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 participants …

A specialty court for US youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation

EP Bath, SM Godoy, TC Morris, I Hammond… - Child abuse & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Specialty courts have emerged as a model of care for US youth impacted by
commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) to ensure comprehensive service provision. However …