Credit: Ryerson University
New research led by Ryerson University suggests street youth who have been sexually abused as children tend to trade sex for basic needs such as food, shelter and clothes. The study, which is still underway, is led by psychology graduate student Danielle Schwartz, Ryerson University, in collaboration with co-authors Carolyn James, then- graduate student at York University, and Professor Trevor Hart (pictured above), director of Ryerson University's HIV Prevention Lab and the students' academic supervisor.