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Frontline: GALs Confronting Child Sex Abuse

Frontline: GALs Confronting Child Sex Abuse. “…and the story continues…”. ONCE UPON A TIME…. Image obtained from: http://www.examiner.com/article. In 2000, the U.S. Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which defined and classified sex trafficking:

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Frontline: GALs Confronting Child Sex Abuse

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  1. Frontline: GALs Confronting Child Sex Abuse

    “…and the story continues…”
  2. ONCE UPON A TIME… Image obtained from: http://www.examiner.com/article
  3. In 2000, the U.S. Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which defined and classified sex trafficking: “Sex trafficking is when a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.” Definition
  4. Child SexTrafficking Triangle Distributors (Traffickers/Sellers/Molesters/Rapists – uses force, fraud, coercion so person will perform) Demand (Rapists/Molesters/Pornography Viewer – expects person to perform) Supply Children/Adolescents Enablers (People who “look the other way” – hotel/motel employees, taxi drivers, etc.)
  5. Child SexTrafficking Triangle Distributors Demand Guardian ad Litem Supply Children/Adolescents Guardian ad Litem Guardian ad Litem Guardian ad Litem Enablers
  6. 80% of trafficking victims are women and children Estimated thousands of children trafficked in U.S. 2001-2009, 212 foreign minors successfully recognized by U.S. authorities Estimated 325,000 U.S. children at risk International Organization for Adolescents, Center for the Human Rights for Children, Loyola University Chicago. (Pending 2011). Building child welfare response to child trafficking handbook (2011). Chicago: Author. Did you know?
  7. Why are our children so vulnerable…What else can you think of? $ - Disregard of Basic Human Rights Culture of Objectification: Product vs. Person Culture of Rape, Violence, Aggression Belief Differences – Runaway, Throwaway Image obtained from: http://www.clker.com/clipart-15404.html Breakdown of Family System Culture of Sexualization
  8. History of physical and/or sexual abuse Runaway or throwaway status Low educational performance Familial dysfunction Broken homes and/or foster care system What are the youth risk indicators? Elev8.com
  9. There is no specific face to a victim of child sex trafficking Uncertain about whereabouts Abnormal absences from school Numerous inconsistencies in story Afraid of law enforcement Lost sense of time and space Avoidant Hungry, malnourished Not reaching developmental goals What are red flags?
  10. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Substance use disorders Anxiety and mood disorders Self-esteem issues Extended periods of distrustfulness What are the mental health effects? http://cjaye57.wordpress.com/tag/crime/page/6/
  11. Transmission of infectious diseases Co-infections Multiple abortions, rapes, sexual abuse Results from force Results from unsanitary living conditions Untreated medical conditions What are the medical effects?
  12. Social service providers play an important role in identifying and helping child sex trafficking survivors Very few places where someone from outside has opportunity to interact with the survivor Barriers and Interventions Essence.com
  13. Systematic changes in social services Prevention Education Teach children how to reach out for help Parent Education Online safety Organize service providers Next Steps…
  14. And the story continues… Shaniya Davis Law Sex offender registration NC Safe Harbor Law Chapter 7B Juvenile Code Image obtained from: http://www.examiner.com/article
  15. National Human Trafficking Resource Center 1-888-3737-888 The Polaris Project www.polarisproject.org Cyber Tipline 1-800-843-5678 www.cybertipline.com Shared Hope International www.sharedhope.org LearningResources
  16. On Eagles Wings Ministries Pearl Ministry The Centre of Redemption Triad Ladder of Hope World Relief International Restore One Social ServiceResources
  17. “The Fierce Urgency of Now…” http://nikkicatsourasaccident.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html “We are now faced with the fact…that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time... We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  18. GALs Confronting Child Sex Abuse:What next steps will you take?

    “…and the story continues…”
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