Intervention Toolkit for Addressing Cases of Sexual Exploitation

The Sexual Exploitation Intervention Toolkit and the Youth Intervention Guide were originally developed in 2019 and underwent a comprehensive review in 2022. To date, more than 600 toolkits have been produced and made available to practitioners upon request. The toolkit and guide encompass nearly 30 distinct tools designed to support interventions with youths at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation.

This project was made possible with the support of the Secrétariat à la jeunesse.

Who is The Toolkit For?

The toolkit is intended for practitioners working with youths who are at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation.

Objective

To provide practitioners and professionals with a variety of intervention tools that better address the evolving needs of youths experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation.

Approach and Content

The Intervention Toolkit is based on the cycle of sexual exploitation, developed by the Centre jeunesse de Montréal as part of the Le silence de Cendrillon project (Fleury & Fredette, 2002), which hypothesizes that a young person in a sexual exploitation situation may go through eight distinct stages.

Effective interventions are facilitated by identifying the stage of sexual exploitation the youth is experiencing and selecting appropriate tools accordingly.

For more information, contact us at prevention@marie-vincent.org.

Training

A training program is available for practitioners who wish to explore each tool in detail and learn concrete clinical examples of their use. The training duration and content can be adapted to meet specific needs.

For more information, contact us at prevention@marie-vincent.org.

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Tools

Youth Intervention Guide

Available for download in French and English, the guide includes all intervention tools designed to correspond with the cycle of sexual exploitation.

Intervention Toolkit

The toolkit includes a copy of the Youth Intervention Guide in French and English, along with expanded versions of selected tools from the guide (e.g., puzzle, card game, etc.).