Given the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and trafficking (i.e., children who are trafficked are often abused before they are trafficked given that they are on the streets, easily manipulated due to their need for money and food and shelter, and are therefore easy prey), and the fact that prevention, treatment, and mitigation are going to take fundamental efforts in collaboration on many levels, this session will look at how those working on all aspects of these issues - on the front lines, on strategy and logistics, on policy, on outreach and education, on training, on enforcement, etc. - can all work better and best together, locally, nationally and internationally, to prevent and mitigate CSA and trafficking.

This session will outline some of the basics and details of making and maintaining connections and networks; agreeing on purpose, process, and gestalt; and carrying out movement toward a unified, concerted effort toward the prevention, treatment, and mitigation of CSA and trafficking. The partnership between Stop the Silence^®: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, Inc. (Stop the Silence^®, www.stopthesilence.org) and Trust MYRIVR (http://www.myrivr.co.nz/) in New Zealand (an organization focused on the reporting and address of interpersonal violence through the availability of a free, downloadable app) and the model we are using, will be used to highlight the type of partnerships that can and should be developed to implement comprehensive programs. The partnership and programming has an emphasis on enabling government representatives, community members, and service providers in New Zealand to prevent CSA/trafficking and provide quality care for children, adolescents, and adults who have/may have been sexually abused. The presentation will also highlight: the possibilities for worldwide expansion, and the prevention/mitigation of the negative health consequences of CSA/trafficking and the improvement of children’s, adolescents’, adults’ and societies’ well-being.