Authored by the Center for Exploitation Education, the Prevention Hub is grounded in our established school-based prevention programs and online curriculum.
Who Is It For?
The Prevention Hub videos were designed to provide prevention education that is engaging, interactive, and relatable- so kids and teens can trust their instincts and make safer decisions in real life.
But real prevention works best when it’s guided by the trusted adults in a child’s life, not from leaving them to figure it out on their own.
Because conversations around exploitation can be difficult to navigate, we built these expert-led videos to support parents, teachers, and community members in watching, learning, and engaging alongside their children and youth- making complex, uncomfortable topics easier to approach, understand, and talk about together.
What Topics Are Covered?
We cover topics that help young people navigate the digital world and in-person relationships in order to prevent exploitation. Topics like consent, healthy peer relationships, how we share information online, and the vulnerabilities of the digital world.
From age 11 onwards, we also begin to explore more complex and high-risk issues, including intimate image sharing, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking in an age appropriate way.
We don’t just talk about what these issues are. We break down how they actually happen, addressing the root causes behind sexual exploitation, online exploitation, and human trafficking.
Developed for Canada and used internationally, The Prevention Hub has reached audiences in over 80 countries within months of its release.
A Familiar Face
You may recognize the facilitator featured throughout the videos—Tiana Sharifi, who led the creative and educational direction of the series, developing the concepts behind each animated video, writing all scripts, guiding tone and delivery, and creating the accompanying educator facilitator guides.
The peer safety videos are informed by the real questions students consistently raised during her presentations, with responses carefully crafted to address the underlying psychology and vulnerabilities behind them.
The animated scenario videos draw from real disclosures and experiences shared through her work, alongside thoughtfully developed concepts designed to engage and resonate with young people.
About The Center for Exploitation Education
We are non profit organization led by international expert Tiana Sharifi.
We provide prevention education, front-line training, and consulting services that are expert-led, trauma-informed, and focused on addressing the root causes of human trafficking.
Our programs are known for being relatable, grounded in the psychology of both victimization and perpetration, and focused on the underlying factors that drive exploitation.
Our Approach
The Center for Exploitation Education’s prevention work is rooted in five key principles:
1. Root Cause Education
We address the conditions that allow exploitation to happen—such as isolation, low self-worth, family dysfunction, digital manipulation, and systemic inequality.
2. Psychological Literacy
Our scripts help youth understand power, manipulation, and coercion. We teach how and why exploitation happens, not just what it looks like.
3. A Culture of Consent
Consent isn’t a one-time lesson- it’s a cultural value. We encourage youth to internalize consent as a daily practice rooted in respect, empathy, and mutual awareness.
4. Addressing Demand and Perpetration
People are not born exploiters and true prevention is not grounded in focusing solely on how people can protect themselves from victimization. We place an equal focus on educating young boys to reject harmful social messages that lead to purchasing women and children, and normalizing gender violence.
5. Empathy and Critical Thinking
We humanize victims and deconstruct harmful norms without judgment. This creates space for both survivors and those at risk of harming others to reflect and grow.
6. Digital Relevance
Because…well…we live in a digital world!