“To the Public, Nothing was Wrong with Me”: Life Experiences of Minors and Youth in Texas At Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

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dc.contributor.authorKellison, B., Torres, M. I., Kammer-Kerwick, M., Hairston, D., Talley, M., & Busch-Armendariz, N.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T15:00:57Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T15:00:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis study describes child sex trafficking in three regions across Texas using empirically grounded qualitative and quantitative research methods. It is intended to expand the body and depth of knowledge that can that can help anti-trafficking professionals better identify individuals at risk for, or experiencing, child sex trafficking. The report explores the life experiences of individuals – both young adults and minors, ages 13-27 years – who are survivors of child sex trafficking in three regions of Texas: Houston, Lubbock, and the Texas-Mexico border region. It provides data and analysis on the prevalence of trafficking and exploitation within communities at high risk for victimization. The study examines specific experiences of minor and youth sex trafficking survivors, including risk factors, push/pull factors, help-seeking behaviors, and reasons for multiple exits and re-entries into trafficking and/or exploitative situationsen_US
dc.identifier.citationKellison, B., Torres, M. I., Kammer-Kerwick, M., Hairston, D., Talley, M., & Busch-Armendariz, N. (2019). “To the Public, Nothing was Wrong with Me”: Life Experiences of Minors and Youth in Texas At Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation. University of Texas at Austin.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5538
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
dc.subjectchild sex traffickingen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectsurvivorsen_US
dc.subjectanti-trafficking professionalsen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.title“To the Public, Nothing was Wrong with Me”: Life Experiences of Minors and Youth in Texas At Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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