Responding to Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody: Addressing the Needs of Boys, Girls and Gender Non-Conforming Youth

This webinar was presented by Professor Brenda Smith of American University's Project on Addressing Prison Rape. During the webinar, Professor Smith:

• Reviews the applicable PREA Standards for responding to sexual abuse in custody and their gender impact
• Reviews the dynamics of custodial sexual abuse for boys, girls and gender non-conforming youth
• Identifies the components of institutional culture and their impact on sexual abuse of youth
• Discusses immediate and long-term medical and mental health care needs of youthful victims of sexual abuse.

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