Children could be a risk for involvement in prostitution if they demonstrates a number of the following attitudes and behaviours:

• Withdraws from family and/or friends
• Secretive and reserved with information about where they have been or with whom
• Extreme mood swings ranging from withdrawn to angry outbursts to very happy
• Angry, confrontational or abusive
• Protective of a new boyfriend or friend and provides little information when asked about the relationship

Potential Behavioural Indicators

• Comes home later than usual for unexplained reasons
• Binge eats or eats less, resulting in weight loss
• Hangs around with an older crowd
• Wears expensive clothing and/or jewellery he/she could not possibly afford to buy
• Carries a cell phone or pager using blocked or private phone numbers
• Carries condoms or other sexual aids
• Secretive about Internet sites and contacts