Mission: Prostitution Research and Education (PRE) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization that conducts research on prostitution, pornography and trafficking, and offers education and consultation to researchers, survivors, the public and policymakers. PRE’s goal is to abolish the institution of prostitution while at the same time advocating for alternatives to trafficking and prostitution - including emotional and physical healthcare for women in prostitution. The root of the problem of trafficking for prostitution is men’s demand for prostitution. Emphasizing the roots of prostitution and trafficking in racism and poverty as well as lethal sexism, PRE collaborates with other organizations in all projects.

History: PRE was established in 1995 by Dr. Melissa Farley, a research and clinical psychologist. Since that time, thousands of researchers, legislators, survivors, activists, and advocates in the US and around the world have turned to PRE for carefully researched facts about trafficking and the sex industry. The work of PRE was reflected in the publication of Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress in 2004. 30 experts in prostitution and trafficking contributed chapters to the book, including a PRE-led study of the violence and emotional harm of prostitution in 9 countries. Research data from PRE has been provided to agencies around the world that offer services to women escaping prostitution.

Some of our current projects:

• In-person, telephone, conferences, and web-based teaching about prostitution and trafficking

• A multi-year, cross-cultural study of men who buy women and children for sex.

• Research on legal and illegal prostitution and sex trafficking in Nevada, documenting the social impact of legal prostitution.

• A national arts festival aimed at shifting public perceptions of prostitution, pornography and trafficking.

• Grants for student and other research on prostitution, pornography, and trafficking.

• Research internships and volunteer work that can be individually tailored.

• A study of traumatic brain injury – an underdiagnosed condition - in prostituted women.

• A study of acts of torture against women perpetrated against prostitution and pornography.

• Development of Clinical Guidelines for Working with Prostituted and Trafficked Women

What you can do: We invite you to support the work of PRE by sending tax deductible donations to: Prostitution Research and Education, Box 16254, San Francisco CA 94116-0254 USA. If you are interested in volunteering with PRE, please send an email to mfarley@prostitutionresearch.com. Please visit the PRE website at: http://www.prostitutionresearch.com