U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Conference on Sexual Exploitation of Teens by Older Partners

March 23 & 24, 2005

Alexandria, VA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would like to invite you to a national conference on issues related to protecting teens from sexual exploitation by older partners. The conference will take place on March 23-24, 2005 in Alexandria, VA.

The goals for the conference include:

• Providing a forum in which government officials, national youth-focused organizations and service providers can engage in multi-disciplinary discussions about protecting teens from exploitive relationships with older partners;
• Gaining a better understanding from existing research about exploitive relationships between teens and their older sexual partners and to explore data and research gaps that, when improved, can lead to better prevention and protective interventions;
• Discussing current programs and laws designed to protect teens, including reporting sexual assault and sexual exploitation of teens and management of these cases; and
• Building collaboration and communication among law enforcement, health, education and social services providers relating to helping teens resist and reject exploitive relationships.

The conference will begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, March 23rd and will adjourn by noon on Thursday, March 24th. It will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel in Alexandria, VA, conveniently located near downtown Washington, DC and Reagan National Airport.

The deadline to make hotel reservations has been extended!  Reservations must now be made by Wednesday, March 9, 2005. After the March 9th cut-off date, reservations may be priced at a higher rate and will be based on availability.

Invitations to the conference have been extended to other policymakers at the national, state and local levels and to select interest groups, associations and foundations. We sincerely hope you or your representative will be able to participate in this landmark conference. Attendance is by invitation only.

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit the conference Web site: www.esi-conference.info

 Thank you,
Rex Nolte, Program Coordinator
ESI
(Contractor to the Children's Bureau, ACYF/DHHS)
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240-744-7060
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