Where can I go for help?

What can I do to protect myself? Is there someone I can talk with?

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If young people are treated as partners (not clients or problems) in creating a climate of change, then engagement and empowerment become a lived reality.
Cherry Kingsley, Brief to Members of Canada’s Standing Committee on Finance, 2003

If you have experienced commercial sexual exploitation as a child or youth, this page is for you. ICCEC is commited to giving voice to experiential youth. We have developed a restricted forum called YouthChat.

YouthChat is a safe, private chat room for experiential youth. It gives you a chance to explore and develop your ideas for ending commercial child sexual exploitation based on your own experience. You will need a password to get into this forum.

More about YouthChat.

If you are interested in health and education issues, have a look at some of our resources at YouthLinks. If you need help now, you can get some ideas here as well about the type of agencies to look for in your part of the world.

Check out resources at YouthLinks.

View some excerpts from the movie "RECOGNIZING THE PERSON Cherry Kingsley" courtesy Gumboot Productions. Please allow for download time. File size 3.8 MB.

VIDEO: Cherry Kingsley excerpt (Runs 1:42) [ Download QuickTime player ]