We’ve recently finished collecting data from organizations across the United States who are educating youth about sex trafficking. We look forward to sharing findings from this survey soon! We will be including a program matrix for people who are interested in learning more about each of the specific programs as well as overall findings on the state of existing ST programs.
Author Archives: L.B. Klein
Teach2Reach at the Human Trafficking Commission
Project investigators Cindy Fraga Rizo, Sandy Martin, and Rebecca Macy shared findings from Teach2Reach at the Human Trafficking Commission in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 21, 2019.
Teach2Reach at San Francisco Social Work Research Conference
Cindy Fraga Rizo presented findings from our surveys of NC superintendents and principals and focus groups with key stakeholders at the Society for Social Work Research conference in San Francisco, CA. You can view the conference abstract here.
Teach2Reach Team Presents at Project No Rest Conference in New Bern, NC
Teach2Reach team members facilitated a session on working with schools to teach students about sex trafficking and respond to students in need at the Project No Rest conference “Awareness to Action: Proactively Confronting Human Trafficking in NC Communities” in New Bern, NC.
New Publication: Educating Youth About Commerical Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Systematic Review
Our systematic review on educating youth about commercial exploitation of children was recently published online and will appear in print in a special issue of Global Social Welfare on “Innovations in Holistic Interventions: Implications for Global Social Development.” You can access the article here.
Here’s the citation for the article:
Rizo, C. F., Klein, L. B., Chesworth, B. R., O’Brien, J. E., Macy, R. J., Martin, S. L., Crews, M. E., & Love, B. L. (2019). Educating youth about commerical exploitation of children: A systematic review. Global Social Welfare, 6(1), 29-39. doi:10.1007/s40609-018-0119-7
Dr. Rizo presents at Human Trafficking Commission Symposium
Dr. Rizo presented on a panel titled “Human Trafficking for School Personnel: Identification and Response, and Effective Implementation of SB 279” at the Human Trafficking Commission Symposium in New Bern on April 9, 2018.
Principal and Superintendent Survey Ongoing
We are still in the process of surveying North Carolina Principals and Superintendents and hope to close out the survey in April 2018. Please be on the lookout for email and telephone reminders.
Project Updates to NCHTC
Dr. Martin and Dr. Rizo provided project updates to the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission on February 22, 2018.
Survey of Principals and Superintendents Has Closed!
We have closed our survey of alternative school principals and are writing up findings from our surveys of traditional school principals, alternative school principals, and superintendents. We look forward to sharing more information about what principals are thinking about implementing programs to teach youth about sex trafficking and protocols to identify students at risk soon!
World View Global Education Symposium
LB Klein and Dr. Rizo presented on Enhancing Awareness of Human Trafficking in Schools to a group of educators attending the World View 2017 K-12 Global Education Symposium on October 26, 2017.