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Despite increasing awareness of this issue, information on the prevalence, demographic profile, and psychosocial needs of victims of CSEC is scarce. To better understand the scope of CSEC and to examine the feasibility of screening for CSEC in Child Advocacy Centers (CACs), a pilot study was initiated through Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST) to identify youth who may be at risk for commercial sexual exploitation. Data for this pilot study were collected from all of the state\u2019s CACs ( n = 14) over a 6-month period. Family advocates completed a screening questionnaire adapted from Greenbaum, Dodd, and McCracken with 918 youth aged 12 to 18 years old treated at CACs. Almost 20% of youth were identified as being at high risk for experiencing CSEC. 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