Resources

Resource Year Topic Type
Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2024
New national data have been released for 2024, showing a 3% decline in the rate of all substantiated child abuse compared to 2023. Sexual abuse…
 2026 Trends In Child Victimization Bulletin
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,…
 2023 Technology/Internet Victimization Bulletin
Online Sexual Abuse: Overview and Prevention, a talk by David Finkelhor
Video
 2023 Prevention, Technology/Internet Victimization Video
2016 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference Program Book
2016 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference program book
2016 Program Book
2018 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference Program Book
2018 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference program book
 2018 Program Book
2026 VPRC Program Book
Violence Prevention Research Conference 2026 program book
 2026 Program Book
Beyond risk: Resilience portfolios and youth mental health.
Mitchell, K.J. & Banyard, V. (2026). Beyond risk: Resilience portfolios and youth mental health. BMC Public Health.
 2026 General Child Victimization Paper
Moderators of Mental Health Outcomes Following Childhood and Adolescent Image-Based Sexual Abuse.
Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Mitchell, K. J., Jones, L. M., Turner, H. A., & Finkelhor, D. (2025). Moderators of Mental Health Outcomes Following…
 2026 Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Syndemic pathways linking juvenile delinquency, structural vulnerability, and mental health: Implications for exploitation risk.
Colburn, D. & Mitchell, K.J., Taylor, B. (2026). Syndemic pathways linking juvenile delinquency, structural vulnerability, and mental health:…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Vicarious Trauma Paper
Mapping help needs among sexual and gender minority youth at risk for commercial sexual exploitation: A network analysis.
Mitchell, KJ, O’Brien, J, Gewirtz-Meydan, A, Jones, LM, Colburn, D (2026). Mapping help needs among sexual and gender minority youth at risk for…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Paper
A brief screener to identify youth at risk for commercial sexual exploitation: Development and validation among sexual and gender minority youth.
Mitchell, K. J., O’Brien, J., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Colburn, D., & Jones, L. M. (2026). A brief screener to identify youth at risk for commercial…
 2026 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Paper
Many Teens Face Strong Peer Pressure to Share Sexual Images, Study Finds
Pearson, Catherine. "Many Teens Face Strong Peer Pressure to Share Sexual Images, Study Finds." The New York Times. 17 March 2026. https…
 2026 Technology/Internet Victimization News
When Is Online Sexual Solicitation of a Minor Considered Sexual Abuse? Recommendations for Victim Prevalence Surveys
Finkelhor, D., Cavanaugh, C., Turner, H., Colburn, D., Sutton, S., & Mathews, B. (2024). When Is Online Sexual Solicitation of a Minor Considered…
 2024 Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Youth-Produced Images Are the Majority of Child Sexual Abuse Materials: Categories of Youth and Adult Perpetrators From a Victim Based Study
Finkelhor, D., Colburn, D., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O’Brien, J. E., Jones, L. M., Turner, H. A., & Mitchell, K. J. (2026). Youth-Produced Images Are…
 2026 Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Trends and New Directions in the Law Enforcement Response to the Sex Trafficking of Minors
Trends and New Directions in the Law Enforcement Response to the Sex Trafficking of Minors NIJ Award 2020-MU-CX-0041 Principal Investigator (PI…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual Abuse, Technology/Internet Victimization Report
Trends in Arrests and Investigative Techniques of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes: The 4th National Juvenile Online Victimization Study
Trends in Arrests and Investigative Techniques of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes: The 4th National Juvenile Online…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Sexual Abuse, Technology/Internet Victimization Report
“I would say almost every single case has some sort of an internet connection”: Law enforcement and service provider insights on technology’s role in the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth in the United States
Prior, A., O’Brien, J. E., Cattarin, E., Murphy, M., Zwerling Kahn, G., & Mitchell, K. J. (2025). “I would say almost every single case has some…
 2025 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Technology/Internet Victimization Paper
Child Maltreatment in Youth-Serving Organizations: A Scoping Review
Finkelhor, D., Gast, L., Cavanaugh, C., Sutton, S., Jones, L. M., & Turner, H. (2025). Child Maltreatment in Youth-Serving Organizations: A…
 2025 General Child Victimization Paper
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-…
 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…
 2025 Firearm Violence Paper