American Indian adolescent girls: Vulnerability to sex trafficking, intervention strategies

dc.contributor.authorPierce, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T17:16:21Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T17:16:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center offers harm reduction programming to at-risk adolescent American Indian girls, including outreach, case management, advocacy, healthy sexuality education, and support groups. To evaluate program impact, participants are assessed at intake and every 6 months afterward for current vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation, violence, and addiction. Evaluation results indicate frequent exposure to sex traffickers and suggest that harm reduction methods can help girls reduce risk of commercial sexual exploitation. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPierce, A. (2012). American Indian adolescent girls: Vulnerability to sex trafficking, intervention strategies. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 19(1), 37-56.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/centers/CAIANH/journal/Documents/Volume%2019/19(1)_Pierce_American_Indian_Adolescent_Girls_37-56.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3632
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Researchen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectprostitutionen_US
dc.subjectNative Americanen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectprogram evaluationen_US
dc.titleAmerican Indian adolescent girls: Vulnerability to sex trafficking, intervention strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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