Resources
| Resource | Year | Topic | Type |
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| Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2022 For 2022, child neglect declined 6% compared to 2021 and child maltreatment fatalities rose 6%.
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2024 | Trends In Child Victimization | Bulletin |
| The prevalence of child sexual abuse with online sexual abuse added Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., & Colburn, D. (2024). The prevalence of child sexual abuse with online sexual abuse added. Child Abuse & Neglect,…
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2024 | Sexual Abuse, Technology/Internet Victimization | Paper |
| Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Findings from a National Survey Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., Colburn, D., & Walsh, W. (2023). Online child sexual exploitation and abuse: Findings from a National Survey. Durham,…
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2023 | Technology/Internet Victimization | Bulletin |
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2023 | Prevention, Technology/Internet Victimization | Video |
| Building the Evidence on Preventing Youth Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Nonrandomized, Quasi-experimental Evaluation of the Not a Number Trafficking Prevention Program Jones, L. M., O’Brien, J. E., & Graham, S. E. Building the Evidence on Preventing Youth Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Nonrandomized, Quasi-…
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2025 | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation | Paper |
| Prevalence of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and risky behavior among a national sample of young people in the United States Mitchell KJ, Banyard V, Taylor BG, Mumford EA, Liu W and Turner HA (2025) Prevalence of exposure to someone else’s firearm violence, threats, and…
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2025 | Firearm Violence | Paper |
| Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Findings from a National Survey
David Finkelhor, Heather Turner, Deirdre Colburn, and Wendy Walsh
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2025 | Technology/Internet Victimization | Bulletin |
| Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2023 New national data have been released for 2023, showing a 3% decline in the rate of all child abuse of compared to 2022.
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2025 | Trends In Child Victimization | Bulletin |
| Meta-Analysis and Crossnational Comparisons of Sexual Violence Against Children Finkelhor, D. (2025). Meta-Analysis and Crossnational Comparisons of Sexual Violence Against Children. JAMA pediatrics.
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2025 | Sexual Abuse | Paper |
| Tips for Choosing a Therapist to Treat Harmful Sibling Dynamics This handout provides information and guidance to those looking for a therapist to address harmful sibling dynamics.
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2025 | Sibling Aggression and Abuse | Fact Sheet |
| Exposure to child sexual abuse materials among law enforcement investigative personnel: Exploring trauma and resilience profiles. Mitchell, K. J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O'Brien, J. E., & Ein-Dor, T. (2024). Exposure to child sexual abuse materials among law enforcement…
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2024 | Vicarious Trauma | Paper |
O'Brien, J. E., Kahn, G. Z., Gast, L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2025). “They are not victimless crimes… that's frustrating to hear”:…
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2024 | Technology/Internet Victimization | Paper |
| Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults Taylor, B., Mitchell, K. J., Turner, H. A., Sheridan-Johnson, J., & Mumford, E. A. (2024). Prevalence of gun carrying and gun violence…
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2024 | Firearm Violence | Paper |
| Online Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in a National Victim Survey Walsh, W., Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., & O’Brien, J. (2024). Online commercial sexual exploitation of children
in a national victim survey..…
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2024 | Technology/Internet Victimization | Paper |
| Persisting Concerns About Image Exposure Among Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Childhood Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., Colburn, D., & Mitchell, K. J. (2024). Persisting concerns about image exposure among survivors of image-based sexual…
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2024 | Technology/Internet Victimization | Paper |
| Youth Attitudes Toward Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Help-Seeking: An Analysis of Data Collected by the Not a Number Trafficking Prevention Program Jones, L. M., O’Brien, J. E., Colburn, D., McKinney, K., & Martin, L. (2024). Youth Attitudes Toward Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Help-…
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2024 | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Evaluation | Paper |
| Bystanders to Sexual Violence: Findings From a National Sample of Sexual and Gender Diverse Adolescents Banyard, V., Mitchell, K. J., Goodman, K. L., & Ybarra, M. L. (2024). Bystanders to sexual violence: findings from a national sample of sexual…
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2024 | Bystander Behavior | Paper |
| Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the Investigation of Child Sex Trafficking: Are Agencies Using Victim-Centered Approaches? Mitchell, K. J., O'Brien, J., Jones, L. M., & Puchlopek-Adams, A. (2024). Law Enforcement Agency Practices and Policies for the…
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2024 | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children | Paper |
| COVID-19 and Child Sex Trafficking: Qualitative Insights on the Effect of the Pandemic on Victimization and Service Provision O’Brien, J. E., Jones, L. M., Mitchell, K. J., & Kahn, G. Z. (2024). COVID-19 and Child Sex Trafficking: Qualitative Insights on the Effect of…
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2024 | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children | Paper |
| Final 2024 VPRC Program Book Final 2024 VPRC Program Book
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