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It’s Not What You Think: Sexually Exploited Youth in British Columbia


  Author: Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Laura J. MacKay, Jayson Anderson, Christopher Drozda
Publisher: University of A British Columbia School of Nursing
Publication:
Document Date:                  May 2008
Category: Sexuality > Prostitution
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age
 

This report examines survey data on sexual exploitation from 1,845 street-level and incarcerated youth in British Columbia, collected through five health surveys over six years. The authors report that the data challenges commonly held stereotypes about exploited youth. The report concludes with recommendations for assisting at-risk youth.

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