Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services (2014) / Chapter Skim
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Therefore, victim and support service professionals should be able to recognize past, ongoing, or potential victimization by commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking among the youth in their care. Failure to recognize victims and survivors of these crimes is not uncommon among these professionals, however [1, 2]
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They include creating a specific "allegation of harm" for commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors to improve case management, requiring reporting to child protective services, raising awareness and building capacity in child welfare, and developing state guidelines and tools for child welfare professionals. "Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors, at their core, are forms of child abuse.
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Requiring Reporting to Child Protective Services In Massachusetts, all suspected cases of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors must be referred to child protective services [5]
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2012. http://www.suffolkcac.org/assets/pdf/From_the_Life_to_My_Life_Suffolk_ Countys_Response_to_CSEC_June_2012.pdf Raising Awareness and Building Capacity in Child Welfare As noted earlier, the role of child welfare in addressing the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors may be limited by the failure to recognize victims and survivors of these crimes and by the perception that victims should be handled in the juvenile justice system [2, 6]
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http://centerforchildwelfare2.fmhi.usf.edu/kb/DCF_Pol/Family%20 Safety%20CFOP's/175-14HumanTrafficking2013.pdf Federal and State Governments The federal government addresses the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors by providing support for services, training, technical assistance, outreach to increase public awareness, and information resources. Examples include making federal benefits and services available to trafficking victims, funding service organizations, and providing employment and job training to trafficking victims.
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The 2013 reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) has supplemented these programs by authorizing HHS to issue up to four grants to state or local entities, with the requirement that two-thirds of the funding be used for residential care and services for victims and survivors of sex trafficking who are minors.
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http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/reports/pitf/ Using a Statewide Coordinated Care Approach to the Provision of Victim and Support Services Georgia Care Connection was established by Georgia's Governor's Office for Children and Families to serve as a central, statewide hub for victims and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors and for professionals (e.g., law enforcement personnel, school personnel, child welfare professionals, health care providers) seeking to help them.
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Training for Victim and Support Service Professionals Some NGOs have developed and implemented training for victim and support service professionals who work with minors that have experienced or are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. One example, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS)
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who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, has developed and implemented two cur ricula for organizations working with victims and survivors of these crimes. The first, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Com mercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Community Intervention Project Train the-Trainer curriculum, is designed to provide an overview of issues related to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors for victim and support service providers, law enforcement personnel, health care professionals, child wel fare professionals, legal professionals (e.g., prosecutors, legal aid professionals/ public defenders, family court officials)
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In addition, an overnight street outreach program is aimed at identifying victims, survivors, and minors who are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation or sex trafficking. Finally, Courtney's House maintains a hotline staffed by victims and survivors of these crimes.
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http://www.jri.org/services/health-hiv-lgbtq-services/health-and-preventionservices/boston-glass/services "Boys/adolescent males and LGBT youth are often overlooked as populations at risk for commercial sexual exploitation and sex traf ficking. As a result, victim and support services for these youth are especially scarce." Outreach and Public Awareness Initiatives A number of NGOs have created outreach campaigns to raise public awareness of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
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For more information: National Human Trafficking Resource Center. http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/national-human trafficking-hotline/the-nhtrc/overview • In addition to providing resources on its website, ECPAT-USA orga nizes a youth-led educational outreach program, the Youth Com mittee, that engages high school students in efforts to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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One example is the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, which in 2011 launched the 5-year "Minnesota Girls Are Not for Sale" campaign to support services, research, and public education on commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of girls. Grantees have included local governments and nonprofit organizations.
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http://sa-stopit.org Courtney's House. http://www.courtneyshouse.org Multisector and Interagency Efforts Each of the sectors involved in addressing commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors -- victim and support services, health care, education, the legal sector, and the commercial sector -- has specific roles to play.
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2012. Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
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. Multisector and Interagency Initiatives Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors Multisector and interagency efforts to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors at the federal level include task forces and other partnerships, such as those mandated by the 2013 reauthorization of the TVPA [2, 11, 24, 25]
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http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/reports/pitf/ Examples of state and local efforts include the following: • Washington State -- Washington state's statewide Model Protocol for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children for responding to cases of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors is focused on fostering collaboration and coordination among agen cies, improving identification of these crimes, providing services to victims and survivors, holding exploiters accountable, and working toward ending these crimes in the state [26]
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To facilitate collaboration and communication among coali tion members, SEEN established formal relationships and protocols, including a steering committee and advisory group, multidisciplinary teams of professionals, and a case coordinator who serves as the central point of contact for all reported victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking [5]
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How Victim and Support Services Can Help 31 Referrals for case review are made by law enforcement, prosecutors, probation officials, and social service organizations that have come into contact with these youth. This approach enables members of the multidisciplinary team to share confidential information with agencies that can assist youth in need of services and support.
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