Preventing sexual exploitation is an important goal that many services
in BC work toward through education and action. Knowledge about
specific risk factors and how they interact in the lives of youth can help
with designing programs for youth and their families. Prevention
programs are needed to educate youth and communities about how sexual
exploitation happens. It is also needed to address all of the
factors that contribute to sexual exploitation, including poverty,
violence, drug and alcohol use, and our societal norms and
values.
This is a project aimed at addressing sexualized violence through
educating and empowering youth about the significance of respectful,
mutually consenting sexual experiences.
Safe Teen offers interactive workshops for school-aged boys and girls,
aimed at giving them skills to deal with issues such as relationship
violence, gender roles, bullying, fear, and anger.
These dynamic workshops are developed by youth for youth and are aimed
at giving youth information to prevent them from being sexually
exploited. They address the intersecting factors surrounding sexual
exploitation such as drug use, street life and other risk
factors.
The Women’s Legal Education Action Fund (LEAF) offers No Means No,
which educates youth ages 11 to 17 about sexual assault, consent and their
rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights.
Guides and Manuals
Being Aware, Taking Care
Being Aware Taking Care is a resource for educators, parents, police
and communities. The resource includes information on sexual exploitation,
from prevention through to intervention. It also includes
information on how to bring TCO2 (Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of
Others) to your community. For more information, see Children of the
Street Society.
Posters
These posters are designed by the Capital Region Action
Team and are available for download on their website.
Videos are available for borrowing though the Institute of Safe Schools, including Innocent Tricks, and Stolen Lives: Children in the Sex
Trade. Both videos include information about experiences of
recruitment in to sexual exploitation, and strategies for
exiting.
This 30-minute video looks at sexual exploitation in the lives of
Aboriginal youth in Vancouver. It was written, directed and produced
by native youth in Vancouver’s East Side and is aimed at a youth
audience.
Chat Danger is a site for youth about the potential dangers of
interactive online services such as chat, IM, online games, email and
mobile phones. The site includes stories by youth about their
experiences and tips as to how to use the net safely. Produced by
Childnet International.
SOLOS is a non-profit society based in Mission, BC. SOLOS’ goal
is to create educational material for professionals who serve children and
youth and make them aware of the risks to young people on the
Internet. SOLOS offers workshops for youth and adults, as well as a
wealth of online resources.
Developed by the RCMP, this online resource provides parents, teachers and other educators with information on how to teach young people about internet safety. It also includes a section specifically for youth, featuring age-appropriate tips and activities on how to stay safe online.
Developed by Alberta Children’s Services, this online resource provides age-appropriate safety information for youth ages 5-7 and 8-10 in fun, dynamic format. Also includes online safety information for parents.
