Format
Individual Presentation
Location
Scarbrough 4
Strand #1
Safety & Violence Prevention
Relevance
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Brief Program Description
This presentation is an introduction to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Issues addressed in the presentation include: the definition and proper language and terminology to use when discussing sexual exploitation, as well as risk factors and pathways to victimization. We will examine statistics related to child sex trafficking nationally and in Georgia and provide a brief overview of Georgia’s response to the problem. Additionally, we will discuss the reporting process when encountering suspected victims and identify resources available to assist “high-risk” youth and victims of trafficking.
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Biographical Sketch
FEATURED SPEAKER: Amber McKeen, Child Abuse Prevention Trainer, Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Atlanta, GA
Amber McKeen, is the Child Abuse Prevention Trainer at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children. In this role, she develops and implements child maltreatment prevention programs; she also creates and delivers multidisciplinary training sessions on various child maltreatment topics, including the commercial sexual exploitation of children. She is the creator and director of the Center’s webinar online education program and in her time at Children’s has educated more than 20,000 professionals and community advocates. She also serves on several committees with a focus on planning child abuse prevention initiatives.
Keyword Descriptors
Sex trafficking, Georgia, Children, High-risk youth
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
3-2-2015 1:15 PM
End Date
3-2-2015 2:30 PM
Recommended Citation
McKeen, Amber, "Exploring the Realities of Child Sex Trafficking in Georgia" (2015). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 66.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2015/2015/66
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Exploring the Realities of Child Sex Trafficking in Georgia
Scarbrough 4
This presentation is an introduction to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Issues addressed in the presentation include: the definition and proper language and terminology to use when discussing sexual exploitation, as well as risk factors and pathways to victimization. We will examine statistics related to child sex trafficking nationally and in Georgia and provide a brief overview of Georgia’s response to the problem. Additionally, we will discuss the reporting process when encountering suspected victims and identify resources available to assist “high-risk” youth and victims of trafficking.
