Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Description

The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

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

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes).

Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum as a Tool to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Youth (PHASE III: Quasi Experimental Trial)

Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Condition
Sex Trafficking
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Des Moines

[school districts in the Midwest], Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50047

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * enrolled in in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 at one of the eligible schools in the district
  • * able to understand spoken English

Ages Eligible for Study

13 Years to 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Nebraska Lincoln,

Rochelle Dalla, PhD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Lorey Wheeler, PhD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Study Record Dates

2027-08-01