Safer Spaces White Papers Series: Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Nova Scotia

The 2019 to 2024 “Safer Spaces” project presents six white papers to demonstrate the scope of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Nova Scotia, and to propose informed solutions and supports.

Topics covered include:

  1. The important of a Community of Practice network
  2. How to be responsive and informed on different types of youth sexual exploitation
  3. Understanding how youth become engaged in the sex trade
  4. The different types of perpetration and predation within the sex trade
  5. The need for safe housing and aftercare
  6. What it means to engage in “first voice” consultation with survivors

We would like to thank The Canadian Women’s Foundation for supporting the TESS Partnership and The Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women for supporting this research.

Read the Full White Papers

Safer Spaces White Paper 1: “Building a Community of Practice for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and Youth and Trafficking Victims”Download
Safer Spaces White Paper 2: “Understanding Human Trafficking in Nova Scotia”Download
Safer Space White Paper 3: “Pathways to Entry”Download
Safer Spaces White Paper 4: “The Perpetrators of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence in the Sex Trade” Download
Safer Spaces White Paper 5: “A Review of Housing Models for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth”Download
Safer Spaces White Paper 6: “Tested Practices for Taking a Survivor-Informed Approach to Policy and Program Development”Download