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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Criminology
  • Social Work

Background:

  • Child sex trafficking (CST) is linked to familial substance use, violence, and poverty.
  • Effective prevention and intervention strategies are crucial for combating CST.
  • Middle schools are a key setting for implementing protective measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel intervention combining mass media and engaged-bystander training to reduce child sex trafficking (CST).
  • To assess the effectiveness of a county-level cluster randomized control trial (cRCT) in middle schools.
  • To measure changes in knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and self-efficacy related to CST prevention.

Main Methods:

  • A county-level cluster randomized control trial (cRCT) involving 50 counties and over 200 middle schools.
  • Intervention group received a mass media campaign and engaged-bystander training; control group received identification and reporting training.
  • Data collected via pre- and post-training surveys and follow-up assessments from consenting participants.

Main Results:

  • The study aims to determine if the combined intervention increases actions to identify, refer, and report CST.
  • Outcome measures focus on changes in participants' knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and self-efficacy.
  • Anticipated outcome is increased actions to reduce CST risk in intervention counties compared to controls.

Conclusions:

  • The intervention has the potential to significantly reduce child sex trafficking risk.
  • Findings could inform national CST prevention programming and policy.
  • Engaged-bystander training and mass media campaigns show promise as effective CST reduction tools.