The International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) presents a Three Level Youth Sex Trafficking Screening Toolkit for professionals who work with youth. (2020) IOFA OVW Toolkit FINAL
Download →IOFA provides training, technical assistance, and resources to organizations that work with vulnerable youth. The Youth Sex Trafficking Fact Sheet Packet linked below was created by IOFA and Courtney’s House. https://iofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IOFA-Pack-of-Fact-Sheets.pdf The International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA), with Courtney’s House, is launching a series of fact sheets
Download →This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the prevalence of childhood abuse in children who are exploited. Children who have been exposed to abuse are at a higher risk for sexual exploitation, as well as many other adverse life experiences. Click below to access
Download →Identifying youth who may be survivors of sex trafficking is the important first step to responding to this crime and finding appropriate services for youth. Click the following link to see some common red flags of youth who may be trafficked for sex. Red Flags of Youth
Download →This guide focuses on legal remedies in the United States for crimes committed internationally. The appendices list prosecutions and civil cases brought against U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents for sexual abuse of children abroad. The defendants have included missionaries, Peace Corps volunteers, orphanage workers, aid workers,
Download →A survivor’s breakdown about what the recovery process for a survivor of sex trafficking may look like. The author emphasizes that a survivor must recognize their victimization before they can work to become leaders of their own lives. Click here to access the Human Trafficking eLearning article.
Download →This report by Laurie Schaffner, Grant Buhr, deana lewis, Marco Roc, and Haley Volpintesta from the Center for Court Innovation, features the opinions and experiences of 202 youth ages 13-24 who self-defined as having traded sex for money or other needs in Chicago. Interviews were conducted over
Download →This handbook will help direct child serving professionals and child welfare workers in New York State to adequately respond to the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and child trafficking. This document provides frontline professionals with key tools, resources, strategies, practice pointers, and guidelines to better identify and assist
Download →This handbook, written by the International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) in Partnership with Loyola Chicago Center for Human Rights in 2011, addresses gaps in services for youth in child welfare in Illinois. This handbook features various screening tools that can be adapted to a variety of existing
Download →This webinar provides an introduction to what youth sex trafficking is, how to identify youth survivors who may be trafficked for sex, and how to respond to youth sex trafficking. This webinar was provided through a collaboration between IOFA, Courtney’s House, and Victim Rights Law Center. Please
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