Launch of the “Dear John” Campaign to End the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

WHO:	Mayor Shirley Franklin Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington Paul Howard, District Attorney of Fulton County Patrice Perkins-Hooker, Chair Juvenile Justice Fund Linda Dunikoski, Women in Film Stephanie Davis, Mayor’s Policy Advisor on Women’s Issues BJ Walker, Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner
WHAT:	Unveil the “Dear John” public education campaign to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children, with Mayor Shirley Franklin, the Juvenile Justice Fund and a wide-range of supporters at a City Hall press conference.  The campaign seeks to educate and activate audiences to help stem the problem, which also results in children withdrawing from schools and their families, entering into poverty and becoming more susceptible to health risks.
WHEN:	Wednesday, November 8, 2006 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Atlanta City Hall- 2nd Floor Media Area 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W.   Atlanta, Ga. 30303
NOTES:	Atlanta is one of the nation’s most trafficked cities for child prostitution. Law enforcement, judicial services, human service providers and community leaders are working together to stop child prostitution and trafficking in the Atlanta area specifically, statewide and nationally in general. For more information about the issue, please visit: www.juvenilejusticefund.org.   ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTACT:           Steven Behm at 404.832.6344 or steven.behm@edelman.com

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