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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%.	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,…	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,…	2023	Technology/Internet Victimization	Bulletin
Online Sexual Abuse: Overview and Prevention, a talk by David Finkelhor Video	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-…	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
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	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.	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.	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.	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…	2024	Vicarious Trauma	Paper
“They are not victimless crimes…that’s frustrating to hear”: Qualitative insights from prosecutors working on cases related to technology facilitated child sexual abuse material O'Brien, J. E., Kahn, G. Z., Gast, L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2025). “They are not victimless crimes… that's frustrating to hear”:…	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…	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..…	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…	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-…	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…	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…	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…	2024	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Paper
Final 2024 VPRC Program Book Final 2024 VPRC Program Book	2024

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