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... Increase Awareness and Understanding As discussed in prior sections, a lack of training among professionals who interact with children and adolescents -- especially those who are vulnerable -- is a barrier to timely and appropriate action to assist victims and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking and prevent these crimes among youth at risk. These professionals are often dismayed to learn that they have missed opportunities to help these youth, and want to know more about how to identify and assist them.
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From page 28...
... Public Awareness Campaigns A lack of public awareness is a significant barrier to preventing, identifying, and responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. To address this gap, existing public awareness initiatives could be expanded to encompass these crimes.
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From page 29...
... Strengthen Research on Prevention and Intervention As noted previously, the evidence base on strategies and approaches for preventing and responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States is extremely limited. Recommendation to Strengthen Research on Prevention and Intervention Implement a national research agenda focused on: • advancing knowledge and understanding; • developing effective interventions; and •  valuating the effectiveness of prevention and intervention laws, policies, e and programs.
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From page 30...
... Support Information Sharing "The difficulty of locating services and programs available to vic tims is a very real obstacle for children and adolescents seeking to access services and for professionals and caregivers trying to help them." One of the most significant barriers to preventing, identifying, and responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors is a lack of reliable, timely information. A number of organizations maintain lists of services available to child and adolescent victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
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... The nation today has a real opportunity to build on lessons from those earlier efforts, as well as current noteworthy practices, to address the problem of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors, and the health care sector has a crucial role to play in achieving this goal. The children and adolescents who are at risk and are victims and survivors of these crimes cannot wait.
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