Medical First Responders are key in the fight against the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Our research suggests that this group of providers need training and inclusion in area MDTs. CrimesAgChildren UNH Kimberly Mitchell tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Great seeing colleagues doing such impressive work in violence prevention! Thank you for an inspiring conference #sprcof22. Look forward to next year!

Important article out by our colleagues!

Very proud of my dear friend Lisa Flynn and her @yoga4classrooms program for this recognition! So important for kids to have these tools! #SEL #yoga #MentalHealthMatters abcactionnews.com/news/national/…

Framing the work of program development-research partnerships as "scientific accompaniment" can expand the focus out from one-shot evaluations and improve science integration. CrimesAgChildren UNH emerald.com/insight/conten…

New study from University of New Hampshire found one-in-six U.S. children experience online sexual abuse before the age of 18. The study by CrimesAgChildren UNH found 62% of those perpetrators were acquaintances from their offline life & a third were under 18. Learn more: bit.ly/3yCRUVa

New CCRC study in JAMA: 16% of US young adults were sexually abused online before age 18. 62% of perpetrators were known offline. Also rates for sextortion, non-consensual sexting, grooming, revenge pornography and commercial sex exploitation. tinyurl.com/2s49rmz6

Are your kids experiencing sex abuse online? Study finds 'substantial portion' are news.yahoo.com/kids-experienc… via Yahoo News

New and important meta-analysis showing prevention programs effective in reducing sexual violence perpetration and victimization for adolescents! jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Excited to be kicking off important research with a grant from CDC Injury Center with great colleagues from University of Minnesota Love146 to rigorously evaluate the prevention of commercial sexual exploitation of children CrimesAgChildren UNH Jennifer OBrien bit.ly/3EFTGak

New CCRC paper: National survey shows 47% of children/ 50% of adolescents victimized by a brother or sister w/ significant fear. Need for increased awareness of sibling victimization and impact. David Finkelhor doi.org/10.1111/fare.1… #siblingabuse

Center Faculty Dr. Victoria Banyard co-wrote an op-ed published in the NJ Spotlight News about the importance of building resiliency in our youth as they face increased trauma. You can catch it here: njspotlightnews.org/2023/03/op-ed-…

New study finds mixed online/in-person or in-person only #bias or hate-based victimization incidents are more distressing for youth than incidents that only happen online. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New research out by Dr. Mitchell and colleagues finds high rates of polyvictimization among sexual and gender minority youth. Kimberly Mitchell #polyvictimziation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our evaluation of the Be Internet Awesome digital citizenship program is available. Some positive impact on knowledge for children but more work to be done! link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… CrimesAgChildren UNH #digitalcitizenship

A recently published study in the Springer Psychology International Journal of #Bullying Prevention investigated the characteristics & impact of youth #bias-based victimisation. Read the results and implications for practitioners in full here: rdcu.be/c94BR

Excited to support Lisa M. Jones and the CrimesAgChildren UNH at the SPSSI conference in Denver!! Great conference and content!

New CCRC study out on image-based abuse of children in US. 88% of image abuse experiences were youth produced. Youth produced episodes were just as emotionally impactful as the adult produced episodes. Only 10% of the episodes were children under age 13. tinyurl.com/5xtwk6m4

Free download of our new paper called "Collection, Storage, and Use of Client Data: Considerations and Recommendations for Human Trafficking Service Providers" Thank you to Lisa M. Jones Jennifer OBrien tandfonline.com/eprint/RWBXXGK…

Congratulations to my doctoral students Michaela Ramsey and Allie Winstead who both presented their important work today at the Violence Prevention Research Conference! Hannah M. Johnson, Ph.D. Dr Linda M. Williams Joseph Gonzales Center for Child & Family Health University of Massachusetts UMass Lowell UMass Lowell Applied Psych & Prevention Sci PhD UMass Lowell FAHSS UMass Lowell Research