Preventing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Summary

The overall goal of the 5-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Projects (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS) curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective.

Conditions

• Sex Trafficking
• Sex Crimes
• Commercial Sex
• Sexual Violence
• Child Abuse, Sexual
• Sex Offense

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

READY To Stand Curriculum

Students will receive the RTS programming over six consecutive school days, spread over two weeks. The program is delivered in mixed-gender groups of 20 to 40 students and includes videos, small and large group discussions, activities, worksheets, and ample opportunities for skill-building. This curriculum is intended to be one piece of comprehensive prevention strategies that has the potential to make immediate and sustained impacts on reducing rates of CSEC perpetration in the lives of youth, including those most vulnerable to this pernicious crime.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Set Me Free Project

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Des Moines Public Schools

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  collaborator FED

• University of Nebraska Lincoln

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Katie M Edwards, PhD · University of Nebraska Lincoln

• Rochelle Dalla, PhD · University of Nebraska Lincoln

• Lorey Wheeler, PhD · University of Nebraska Lincoln

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-09-01

Primary Completion

2024-05-29

Completion

2024-05-29

Countries

• United States

Study Locations