Sex Trafficking Prevention: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Parents and Professionals

by Savannah Sanders

Overview

Forget what you thought you knew about sex trafficking and the best ways to prevent it. The problem is larger in scope and involves more factors than most can imagine. This book lays out what makes young people vulnerable to trafficking; explores the real root of the problem; the numerous effects of abuse; outlines steps parents and others can take to mitigate those risk factors; and describes ways to help victims find healing. Drawing from her own experience being trafficked plus her insights gained from years of advocacy and anti-trafficking work, the author speaks directly not only of the realities of trafficking that occurs in our own communities but also the solutions that we can all be a part of. She talks of everyday things we can do to intervene—not “rescue”—youth in troubled lives and homes. The book also lists hidden signs of trouble and offers parents and professionals practical tools and knowledge to intervene and make a positive difference in young people’s lives. "The book use my own personal story as a case study, but also my experience and theories as a social worker to talk about child abuse and how it leads to human trafficking. For example, I talk about the first time i told my parents; right, wrong and I break it down into what could have been done differently, and what I do differently with my own children to prevent sexual abuse from happening to them. It's written in a way that is not triggering for survivors and is something I feel comfortable having teenagers read as well." —Savannah Sanders

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936268856
Publisher:	High Conflict Institute Press
Publication date:	11/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	341 KB

About the Author

Savannah J. Sanders:
Savannah Sanders is a leading advocate in the effort to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. In addition to her position with the State of Arizona, Homeless Coordination Office, she is involved in several non-profit organizations, including Well Founded Hope, Mending the Soul, and a large network of survivor advocates. As a survivor of devastating hardships in her youth, Savannah is now living a full life as a victim’s advocate, wife, and mother of four beautiful, bright children.

Sanders is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Social Work at Arizona State University (ASU). She earned her undergraduate degree from ASU with a Major in Social Work and Minor in Women and Gender Studies in 2014.

Sanders shares her compelling story of abuse and recovery from trafficking as a source of inspiration and motivation for audiences across the United States. She has provided testimony on Emmy-nominated television news segments, in sex trade documentaries, at local events and on talk radio.

Cathy Broberg: Cathy Broberg is an editor and writer with more than twenty years of professional experience in publishing, having worked both in-house and as a freelancer.