Georgia Conference on Child Abuse Prevention

The Preventing and Responding to Sexual Abuse in YSO’s Guide is an update to the 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on preventing child sexual abuse in youth serving organizations.  Among the many updates are a renewed focus on populations at highest risk for child sexual abuse, creating safe digital spaces for youth, and strategies for preventing youth problematic sexual behaviors.  Prevent Child Abuse America is thrilled to serve as the dissemination partner for this very important work.

Families experiencing crisis—particularly those impacted by abuse, neglect, or trauma—often navigate multiple systems at once. When child advocacy centers and school districts work collaboratively, they create a more responsive, family‑centered approach that prioritizes student safety, stability, and healing.


This presentation will highlight the collaborative partnership between Cobb Child Advocacy Center (SafePath) and the Cobb County School District, focusing on how intentional information‑sharing and cross‑system communication can better support students and families during times of crisis. Presenters will discuss practical strategies for sharing relevant information to support students at school while also ensuring that schools provide meaningful feedback to the Child Advocacy Center to inform ongoing advocacy and intervention. Presenters will discuss how centering family voice and needs promotes trust, reduces retraumatization, and supports long‑term safety and healing.


Attendees will gain insight into how centering families, building trust, and breaking down silos between education and child advocacy systems improves outcomes for students, enhances coordinated responses, and strengthens abuse prevention efforts.

In 2025 the Institute for Survivor Care conducted a large sample study to understand what motivates, hinders, or helps a survivor make a permanent exit from exploitation/trafficking.  The study yielded 189 qualified responses from female victims ages 14-16 from across the U.S.  This presentation highlights the key findings from the study, including challenges to some of the assumptions that have guided the anti-trafficking field over the past two decades.  Findings illustrate the conditions of induction and retention within exploitation, but also provide a clear roadmap of what needs to be in place to effectuate exit and build resiliency from future recidivism.