Prince William County Public Schools

Program Components

Prevention

• Over 47,193 high school students have participated in an interactive 90 minute lesson taught in ninth grade Health and PE programs since the inception of the program in 2013.
• Following the lesson, 1,083 PWCS students have come forward and met with a school social worker regarding concerns about themselves or their friends.
• Overall, students consistently demonstrated large gains (56-72%) in perceived knowledge about human trafficking based on pre/post testing.

Identification:

• Since 2013, 255 PWCS students have been identified as having been sexually assaulted, groomed, or victims of trafficking.
• The average case load includes 50 juvenile trafficking cases per academic year with approximately 20 new cases identified annually. As of the 2022-23 school year, 60 cases are being case managed by the human trafficking prevention specialist.

Response

• School Social workers in collaboration with the Human Trafficking Prevention Specialist, assess the individual needs of the student and utilize community-based resources to get students the help needed to begin the healing process.
• Resources include referral to the community Family and Assessment Planning Team for medical care, mental health care, and branding removal services; referral to PWC Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes case collaboration with state, federal, and local agencies.