Clayton, Ellen Wright.; Krugman, Richard D.; Chaffee, Tonya.; Diaz, Angela.; English, Abigail.; Guthrie, Barbara.; Lambert, Sharon.; Latonero, Mark.; McClain, Natalie.; Rennison, Callie Marie.; Rich, John A.; Todres, Jonathan.; Toth, Patti. – 2014
This guide for providers of victim and support services is designed to increase awareness and understanding of the crucial problem of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States; examine emerging strategies for preventing and identifying these crimes, for assisting and supporting victims and survivors, and for addressing exploiters and traffickers; and offer a path forward through recommendations designed to increase awareness and understanding and to support efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes. Following an introduction, Section 2 provides definitions of relevant terms, a set of guiding principles, a summary of what is known about the extent of the problem, and an overview of risk factors and consequences. Section 3 describes some emerging strategies for preventing and responding to these crimes. It describes both strategies specific to the victim and support services sector, and multisector, collaborative strategies in which providers of victim and support services play a role. Section 4 reviews approaches to providing services for victims and survivors of these crimes, including trauma-informed care, case management, and survivor-led and survivor-informed models. It also describes several key challenges to service provision. Finally, Section 5 presents strategies for making progress in identifying, preventing, and responding to these crimes, based on the recommendations offered in the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council report. 55 references. (Author abstract modified)