This journal article describes a study that explored the factors that di?erentiate homeless youth who have been trafficked from those who have not. The researchers recruited a sample of homeless youth, ages 18 to 22, who received services from the Covenant House New Jersey (CHNJ) between November 2015 and February 2017. Results from the CHNJs mandatory trafficking assessment found that 9.6 percent of the 344 youth participants had a tra?cking experience. In bivariable analysis, the researchers found a novel association between a youth having an Individualized Education Program/504 plan and having a tra?cking experience. Educators develop these plans for students whose ability to succeed in traditional educational formats is challenged by learning, social, or functional problems. In the multivariable analysis, a history of arrest was associated with being tra?cked while the presence of a supportive adult was associated with not being tra?cked. Gender was not associated with a tra?cking experience. This is the largest known study to specifically assess homeless youths demographic and social variables for associations with tra?cking experiences. Building upon these findings, the authors suggest researching the order of occurrence (e.g. did the IEP/504 plan precede, co-occur, or succeed the trafficking experience?) to identify risk factors and protective factors to contribute to evidence-based prevention efforts. (author abstract modified)