peer education and outreach

Peer Education and Leadership in Dating Violence Prevention: Strengths and Challenges (abstract), Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Vol. 19, 2010. What it’s about: The authors of this article interviewed 52 domestic violence and sexual assault prevention practitioners about their experiences using youth as educators and leaders in efforts to prevent dating violence and...
It’s a common dilemma for young people looking for a first job: How to land a position when they’ve got no employment experience. Three runaway and homeless youth programs in Washington, DC, are solving the problem by hiring young people to work on their street outreach teams.
While concrete numbers are hard to come by, experts agree that commercial sexual exploitation of children and adults is on the rise. And study after study supports two things: 1) that a high percentage of homeless youth have been sexually abused prior to becoming homeless and 2) once on their own, they become vulnerable to further sexual assault and exploitation.
As an adolescent, Nicole Bush lived on the streets of Denver, Colorado, for a time. She escaped, thanks to the staff and programs of youth service provider Urban Peak. When she became ready for employment, the agency hired her as a peer outreach worker, a youth who accompanies adult outreach staff on their shifts.
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