Coercive Control and Sex Trafficking: Keeping Our Children Safe

geraldinedonaher
3 days ago
1 min read

Here are the links to all referenced resources from my presentation on keeping children safe from the coercive control of sex traffickers. The first step in stopping coercive control is recognizing it. My novel, Mouth Shut Head Down, illustrates it through story. These slides present it through research.

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This is the title slide: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors - how coercive abuse destroys a minor's autonomy and agency.

This slide gives author Geraldine Donaher's background experience and research resources.

This slide explains why we need to educate our communities on the sex trafficking of minors in the United States

This slide offers data on sex trafficked minors in the United States

This slide explains the strategies sex traffickers use to target and trap minors.

This slide explains what coercive abuse sounds like and looks like to victims.

This slide gives examples on how parents, guardians, coaches, and teachers can build minors' sense of agency and autonomy.