EACH ON TEACH ONE SERIES: Girls are not for sale: WHO IS PROTECTING OUR DAUGHTERS???

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pThough we think because it is 2011 that slavery is a thing of the past we are very wrong. Sadly, human trafficking and slavery is very much an everyday problem. pThe even sadder part is so many times it is not the invisible enemy or a stranger that pass our children off to this very real danger. With the growing rate of drug addiction; addicted parents are trading off their children for drugs. pWhen these children strike back against their assailant to stop the pain and humiliation they are incarcerated simply for protecting themselves where society failed to. pHere are some sad facts provided but GEMS Council: pbFacts about CSEC amp; Domestic Trafficking:/b ul liCSEC is sexual activity involving a child in exchange for something of value, or promise thereof, to the child or another person or persons.nbsp; The child is treated as a commercial and sexual object.nbsp; CSEC is a form of violence against children./li/ul ul liIn New York City alone there are an estimated 2,200 children victimized by commercial sexual exploitation annually (OCFS 2007 Prevalence Study)./li/ul ul liThe Department of Justice estimates the most frequent age of entry into the commercial sex industry in the United States is 12-14 years old (a href="http://www.usdoj.gov"www.usdoj.gov/a)./li/ul ul li100,000 ? 300,000 children are at risk for commercial sexual exploitation each year in the United States (Estes amp; Weiner, 2001)./li/ul ul liAn estimated 1.6 million children run away from home each year in the US.nbsp; The average time it takes before a runaway is approached by a trafficker or solicitor is 48 hours (National Runaway Switchboard). li70-90% of commercially sexually exploited children have a history of child sexual abuse (Murphy, 1993)./li/ul pLast updated by a href="http://councilofdaughters.ning.com/profile/gems"GEMS/a Oct. 15, 2010. pAs a mother of four daughters and just being a female I feel very strongly about this matter. It is time to stand up for the treatment of our children both female and male. I ask that you take a moment of your time to at least become aware that this sad issue does exist and educate your family. pLadies that are interested in being involved please join me in being a member of a href="http://councilofdaughters.ning.com" target="_blank"http://councilofdaughters.ning.com/a pThere are resources, ideas, and facts available on the site./p