The illusions and juxtapositions of commercial sexual exploitation among youth: identifying effective street-outreach strategies

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dc.contributor.authorHolger-Ambrose, B., Langmade, C., Edinburgh, L. D., & Saewyc, E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-19T18:49:03Z
dc.date.available2016-07-19T18:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractTo explore sexually exploited youths’ perspectives of how street outreach workers can effectively provide outreach and connections to services, we conducted qualitative interviews with 13 female participants, ages 14–22, in a Midwestern U.S. city. Participants reported multiple types of exploitation, most first exploited by age 13, plus substance use, and recurrent homelessness. Nearly all had a pimp, and all used the internet as a venue for sexual exploitation. Participants wanted outreach workers to use “soft words” to refer to exploitation. They expressed contradictory images of their “boyfriend” pimps and their exploitation. They wanted outreach workers to “provide resources,” “be non-judgmental,” ”listen,” and “care.” Street outreach can be one way to support sexually exploited youth, but should occur in multiple settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHolger-Ambrose, B., Langmade, C., Edinburgh, L. D., & Saewyc, E. (2013). The illusions and juxtapositions of commercial sexual exploitation among youth: identifying effective street-outreach strategies. Journal of child sexual abuse, 22(3), 326-340.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699833/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2833
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of child sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectCSECen_US
dc.subjectStreet Outreachen_US
dc.subjectHomelessnessen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectsexual exploitationen_US
dc.titleThe illusions and juxtapositions of commercial sexual exploitation among youth: identifying effective street-outreach strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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