This webpage contains training and information regarding the issue of commercially sexually exploited children.
General Materials
Overview
General efforts to raise awareness on the issue of commercially sexually exploited children are supported through materials provided here. Basic, intermediate, and advanced level resources are grouped and provided to facilitate methodical information gathering and knowledge acquisition on the issue of commercially sexually exploited children.
In addition to the materials linked here, please visit the Child Welfare Council website for additional tools and information about CSEC from the 2015 CSEC Action team Convening.
Intermediate Level Materials for Review
Intermediate level materials are provided for those who have a basic understanding of CSEC and are looking to deepen their knowledge on the issue generally.
- Ending the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Call for Multi-System Collaboration in California Report
- PCWTA's Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Literature Review
- CSEC CCIP Training Materials
- Polaris: A Look Back: Building a Human Trafficking Legal Framework
- Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) - Youth Prevention Training. [You can find the materials at the following link or by visiting the CWDA home page, www.cwda.org,]
Advanced-Level Materials for Review
Advanced-level materials are provided for those who are looking to review advanced-level research and reporting on CSEC nationally and internationally.
- The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
- The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Working Guide to the Empirical Literature
Media
Overview
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children is an emerging childhood maltreatment subtype and a national and international issue. As a result, CSEC receives broad and diverse coverage. The media coverage provided here includes articles, videos, and other learning tools that capture the dynamics and nuances of the issue of commercially sexually exploited children.
Articles
- Polaris: Press Release: State Ratings Reveal Progress in Human Trafficking Laws, More Needed to Assist Victims
- Most Doctors Couldn't Spot a Human Trafficking Victim If They Saw One. Could You?