What are Warning Signs?

Youth in DMST/CSEC may exhibit the following signs:

A significantly older boyfriend (or girlfriend)

Chronic runaway

Homelessness

Special marked tattoo or "branding"

New clothes, shoes, jewelry, or cell phone that cannot be accounted for

A sudden change in appearance or behavior

An explicitly sexual online and social media profile

Multiple sexually transmitted diseases/infections

Family history in the commercial sex industry