“Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors should be understood as acts of abuse and violence against children and adolescents.” This chapter first defines terms relevant to the ...

(The Center Square) – A report by the Florida Legislature’s research arm found that the number verified cases of children involved in commercial sexual exploitation reached a four-year high in 2024.

As a part of the ninth Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Awareness Week, Prof. Dr. Vivian Pender, psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College will give a presentation on Tuesday about the ...

Educational achievement, mental health diagnoses, childhood abuse, number of arrests and number of children all play a complex role in shaping a person’s vulnerability to commercial sexual ...

1. IOM (Institute of Medicine) and NRC (National Research Council). 2013. Confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. Washington, DC: The National ...