RAHAB MINISTRIES PROVIDES MENTORING SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY SEX TRAFFICKING IN FOUR NORTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT TO A SEGMENT OF ENROLLED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUTH ARE REFERRED BY JUVENILE COURTS IN SUMMIT AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE PUBLIC. ENROLLED YOUTH MEET WITH A HEALTHY TRAUMA-INFORMED ADULT MENTOR WEEKLY AT ONE OF RAHAB'S YOUTH CENTERS LOCATED IN AKRON AND CLEVELAND OR OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. MENTORS TAKE YOUTH FOR FUN ACTIVITIES TO RESTORE A SENSE OF CHILDHOOD THAT WAS STRIPPED AWAY BY TRAFFICKING AND TO BUILD HEALING RELATIONSHIPS WHERE MENTORS CAN HELP PROCESS TRAUMA, ENCOURAGE POSITIVE DECISION MAKING, AND BUILD THE YOUTH'S SELF-ESTEEM. YOUTH AND FAMILIES ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT HAVE

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