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Toward a Multi-item Measure to Identify Involvement in and Circumstances of the Sex Trades: Findings from Cognitive Interviews by Gerassi, Lara B., Zimmerman, Laura, Walsh, Kate

“…Quantitative studies in the United States that identify involvement in the sex trades predominantly use a single item to address a complex, stigmatized…”
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How People With Lived Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Trades Become Social Service Leaders in Sex Trafficking, Sex Trading, and Youth Organizations: A Community-Engaged Study by Gerassi, Lara B., Cruys, Caro, Wages, Sakara

“…Organizations that work with people who trade sex for compensation (including sex work and trafficking) and who are homeless employ lived experience experts to…”
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Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Services Acts Materials for Pay (SSAMP) Index: Identifying the Virtual, In-Person, and Material Sex Trades for Financial Compensation by Gerassi, Lara B, Zimmerman, Laura, Walsh, Kate

“…Exchanging sex for financial compensation is thought to be underreported primarily because extant studies (1) use a single item to capture a complex,…”
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Experiences of Racism and Racial Tensions Among African American Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Practice: A Qualitative Study by Gerassi, Lara B.

“…Barriers faced by Black women when navigating commercial sexual exploitation (CSE)-related services remain understudied. This qualitative study explores (a)…”
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Students' perspectives of providing sexual acts, materials, and services for financial compensation at a large, public, Midwestern university by Gerassi, Lara B, Zimmerman, Laura, Walsh, Kate

“…To understand university students' experiences with sex trading for financial compensation at a large public, Midwestern university. 34 university students…”
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University Students Who Report Exchanging Sex for Money or Other Compensation: Findings from a Public University Sample by Gerassi, Lara B., Lowe, Sarah, Walsh, Kate

“…Whether and how university students exchange sex for financial compensation in the USA is critically understudied. The purpose of this secondary analysis was…”
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The roles of dating and victimization on adverse mental health among teens: Survey findings during the COVID‐19 pandemic by Cheng, Shih‐Ying, Gerassi, Lara B.

“…Introduction The relationship between romantic involvement, dating violence, other victimizations, and mental health among adolescents in the context of the…”
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An Intersectional Content Analysis of Inclusive Language and Imagery Among Sex Trafficking-Related Services by Gerassi, Lara B, Skinkis, Stephanie

“…The extent to which services are available for and inclusive of diverse survivors of sex trafficking remains understudied. This content analysis in a U.S…”
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Provider challenges in responding to retrafficking of juvenile justice-involved domestic minor sex trafficking survivors by Nichols, Andrea J., Gerassi, Lara B., Gilbert, Kourtney, Taylor, Emily

“…Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) survivors are disproportionately involved in the juvenile justice system, but frequently run away and experience…”
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Healthcare providers’ perspectives on the relevance and utility of recommended sex trafficking indicators: A qualitative study by Pederson, Anna C., Gerassi, Lara B.

“…Aims The aims of this study were to (1) explore the barriers and challenges of sex trafficking identification and (2) understand how sex trafficking indicators…”
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Prevalence and associated characteristics of youth who trade sex in a representative sample of high school students by Gerassi, Lara B., Cheng, Shih-Ying, Muentner, Luke, Benson, Meghan

“…Our understanding of youths’ sex trading predominantly stems from non-representative studies with high-risk populations (e.g. homeless/runaway youth). The…”
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Barriers to Accessing Detox Facilities, Substance Use Treatment, and Residential Services among Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking by Gerassi, Lara B.

“…More than 50% of women entering substance use treatment in the United States reported having traded sex for money or drugs. Women's participation in addiction…”
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Examining Commonly Reported Sex Trafficking Indicators From Practitioners’ Perspectives: Findings From a Pilot Study by Gerassi, Lara B., Nichols, Andrea J., Cox, Ashley, Goldberg, Kei K., Tang, Cliff

“…Commonly reported sex trafficking indicators have been disseminated widely by government and non-governmental organizations in trainings aimed to increase…”
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An Exploration of Sex Trading for Compensation and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Screening Practices: Perspectives of Young People who have Experienced Sex Trading and/or Homelessness by Gerassi, Lara B., Cruys, Caro, Hendry, Nicole, del Carmen Rosales, Maria

“…•Sex trading among youth occurs through diverse virtual and in-person acts for diverse reasons and compensation types that are not yet captured in larger…”
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How Adult Women Who Trade Sex Navigate Social Services: A Grounded Theory Study by Gerassi, Lara B.

“…Access to and engagement with social services among women who trade sex is essential to address issues including substance use, posttraumatic stress disorder,…”
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Motivational interviewing with individuals at risk of sex trafficking by Gerassi, Lara B, Esbensen, Karyn

“…Summary Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based practice designed to collaboratively strengthen a person’s commitment to change. Used in a wide variety…”
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How do providers assess young people for risk of sex trafficking? Observed indicators, follow-up, and assessment questions from a sample of social service providers by Gerassi, Lara B., Cruys, Caro, Hendry, Nicole, del Carmen Rosales, Maria

“…•Providers encounter more commonly identified sex trafficking indicators than the sex trafficking specific ones that are often highlighted in community…”
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Moving Toward Critical Consciousness and Anti-Oppressive Practice Approaches With People at Risk of Sex Trafficking: Perspectives From Social Service Providers by Gerassi, Lara B., Klein, L. B., Rosales, Maria del Carmen

“…Whether and how social service providers use practice strategies that address racism is critically understudied, particularly with people who are at risk of…”
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Heterogeneous Perspectives in Coalitions and Community-Based Responses to Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Implications for Practice by Gerassi, Lara B., Nichols, Andrea

“…Despite increases in community-based coalitions to address sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), and the coinciding ideological debates…”
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Social Work Education that Addresses Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: An intersectional, anti-oppressive practice framework by Gerassi, Lara, Nichols, Andrea

“…Practice, policy, and research focused on trafficking for sexual exploitation and commercial sex involvement occur in the United States within a white,…”
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