We consider a pilot of the iSeeMe Society, a program designed to be a community-based intervention tool to reduce the supply of vulnerable youth induced to participate in the market for the sex trafficking of children in Atlanta, Georgia. The iSeeMe Society engages adults in the community to empower youth to make better life decisions based on the man or woman they hope to become. We discuss the relationship between youth decision-making skills and the prevention of child sexual exploitation and identify recommendations for a full implementation of the program. The pilot program combines the four protective factors shown to build resilience in children in one program. It assesses the ability of youth to apply the DECIDE decision-making framework, a new format for teaching decision skills to youth. It contributes to research on the comparison between perceived and actual development of decision-making skills in youth. It also provides an empirical assessment of value-focused decision-making and the level of interest in youth to commit to and follow through on key life decisions in a peer mentoring setting. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

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