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Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Summary
The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes).
Official title: Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum as a Tool to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Youth (PHASE III: Quasi Experimental Trial)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3218
Start Date
2024-07-08
Completion Date
2027-08-01
Last Updated
2026-01-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum
Students will receive the Ready to Stand (RTS)© programming over six school days, spread over six weeks. The program is delivered in mixed-gender groups of 20 to 40 students and includes videos, small and large group discussions, activities, worksheets, and ample opportunities for skill-building. This curriculum is intended to be one piece of comprehensive prevention strategies that has the potential to make immediate and sustained impacts on reducing rates of CSEC perpetration in the lives of youth, including those most vulnerable to this pernicious crime.
Locations (1)
[school districts in the Midwest]
Des Moines, Iowa, United States