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NOT FOR REPRODUCTION ADVOCAT E S F OR CHIL DRE N AND YOUT H (ACY) JUVE NI L E JUST I CE E DUCAT I ON • E ve ry c hild’ s a lly • I mpro ving the live s o f c hildre n fo r g e ne ra tio ns to c o me • I nde pe nde nt re se a rc h a nd pro ve n b e st pra c tic e s • Co nve ne rs a nd le a de rs HE AL T H CHI L D WE L F ARE

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION PRE VE NT ING SE X T RAF F ICKING AND ST RE NGT HE NING F AMIL IE S ACT (HR 4980) T hre e Ma jor F oc us Are a s Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Increasing Permanency for Children and Youth in Foster Care Promoting Normalcy Among Children and Youth in Foster Care

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION ST RE NGT HE NING F AMIL IE S ACT • Ne xus b e twe e n Child We lfa re invo lve me nt a nd b e c o ming a se x tra ffic king vic tim • L o s Ang e le s Pro b a tio n De pa rtme nt Surve y: 59% o f the 174 juve nile s a rre ste d o n pro stitutio n-re la te d c ha rg e s in the c o unty we re in the fo ste r c a re syste m. • Ca lifo rnia Child We lfa re Co unc il: 50 – 80% o f vic tims o f c o mme rc ia l se xua l e xplo ita tio n a re / we re invo lve d with c hild we lfa re • T he De pa rtme nt o f Childre n a nd F a milie s in Co nne c tic ut: 86 o ut o f the 88 c hildre n ide ntifie d a s c hild se x tra ffic king vic tims ha d b e e n invo lve d with c hild we lfa re se rvic e s in so me ma nne r (97.7%) • L ink b e twe e n se xua l a b use vic timiza tio n a nd se x tra ffic king vulne ra b ility • Ca na dia n Study: 70 – 90% o f c o mme rc ia lly se xua lly e xplo ite d yo uth • 28 time s mo re like ly to b e a rre ste d fo r pro stitutio n a t so me po int in the ir live s tha n c hildre n who did no t. ▪ http:/ / www.a c f.hhs.g o v/ pro g ra ms/ c b / re so urc e / huma n-tra ffic king -g uida nc e

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION IDE NT IF YING, DOCUME NT ING, AND DE T E RMINING SE RVICE S F OR CHIL DRE N AND YOUT H AT RISK OF SE X T RAF F ICKING Child We lfa re Ag e nc ie s ne e d to c o nsult with a g e nc ie s with e xpe rie nc e with “a t risk” yo uth; a nd De ve lo p po lic ie s & pro c e dure s (inc luding tra ining ) to ide ntify, do c ume nt, a nd de te rmine a ppro pria te se rvic e s fo r : ▪ F o ste r yo uth a t risk o f b e ing a se x tra ffic king vic tim, a nd ▪ F o ste r yo uth (unde r 18) who ha ve run a wa y. I ndic a to rs o f se x tra ffic king vic timiza tio n inc lude , b ut a re no t limite d to :  E vide nc e o f physic a l, me nta l, o r e mo tio na l a b use ;  I na b ility to spe a k o n o ne ’ s o wn b e ha lf;  I na b ility to spe a k to a n o ffic ia l a lo ne ;  E xc e ss a mo unts o f c a sh o n-ha nd;  Wo rking fo r lo ng ho urs, o fte n with little o r no pa y;  Pre se nc e o f o lde r ma le o r b o yfrie nd who se e ms c o ntro lling ;  L o ya lty a nd po sitive fe e ling s to wa rds tra ffic ke r;  E xhib itio n o f fe a r, te nsio n, sha me , humilia tio n, ne rvo usne ss;  L a c k o f a b ility o r unwilling ne ss to ide ntify him/ he rse lf a s vic tim; a nd  Ove r-se xua lize d b e ha vio r.

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION IDE NT IF YING, DOCUME NT ING, AND DE T E RMINING SE RVICE S F OR CHIL DRE N AND YOUT H AT RISK OF SE X T RAF F ICKING • Sta te mo de ls: MN, CT , CA, NC • Co lla b o ra tio n with o the r syste ms: Runa wa y a nd Ho me le ss yo uth she lte rs, Me nta l He a lth, E duc a tio n • I mple me nting e ffe c tive sc re e ning to o ls • T ra ining fo r ke y sta ke ho lde rs (CA, CT , F L ): • L a w e nfo rc e me nt • Child we lfa re pe rso nne l • F o ste r pa re nts a nd kinship c a re g ive rs • He a lth c a re wo rke rs, sc ho o l e mplo ye e s • CA: c o mpre he nsive sc re e ning to o ls fo r se rvic e pro vide rs • CT : Huma n T ra ffic king L ia iso n de pa rtme nt & pro to c o l whe n vic tims a re ide ntifie d ▪ Se rvic e s fo r vic tims ▪ Ac c e ss to sa fe a nd sta b le ho using • Sa fe ty pla ns to ke e p pe rpe tra to rs a wa y • Ac c e ss to me nta l a nd physic a l he a lth se rvic e s a nd le g a l se rvic e s • Re ha b ilita tive se rvic e s inc luding c o unse ling , e duc a tio n a nd jo b tra ining , a nd me nto rships • Pla c e me nt in T he ra pe utic F o ste r Ca re

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION L OCAT ING AND RE SPONDING T O CHIL DRE N WHO RUN AWAY F ROM F OST E R CARE  Sta te s must imple me nt pla ns to ra pidly lo c a te a c hild missing fro m fo ste r c a re , de te rmine why the c hild ra n a wa y fro m c a re , a nd de te rmine whe the r the c hild wa s a vic tim o f se x tra ffic king while missing fro m c a re .  Sta te s sho uld ha ve tra uma -info rme d pla ns to a ddre ss the ne e ds o f the se yo uth.  SSA-CW# 16-04: Runa wa y/ Missing o r Ab duc te d Childre n (Re vise d) (http:/ / www.dhr.sta te .md.us/ b lo g / ? pa g e _id=5089)  Sta te s must re po rt missing o r a b duc te d c hildre n to the Na tio na l Crime I nfo rma tio n Ce nte r a t the F BI a nd to the Na tio na l Ce nte r fo r Missing a nd E xplo ite d Childre n (NCME C).  De ve lo p po lic ie s b y 9/ 29/ 2015; sta rt re po rting to NCME C b y 9/ 29/ 2016.

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION SUPPORT ING NORMAL CY F OR CHIL DRE N IN F OST E R CARE  Sta te s must imple me nt a “re a so na b le a nd prude nt pa re nt sta nda rd” a llo wing fo ste r pa re nts a nd re side ntia l c a re pro vide rs to ma ke mo re da y-to - da y de c isio ns fo r yo uth in the ir c a re (suc h a s a llo wing the m to pla y spo rts o r spe nd time with frie nds). (E ffe c tive 9/ 29/ 2015)  Se e SSA Po lic y Dire c tive # 16-17: Re a so na b le a nd Prude nt Pa re nting Sta nda rd (http:/ / www.dhr.sta te .md.us/ b lo g / ? pa g e _id=5089) Se e Also : 9/ 29/ 15 Me mo fro m Da rle ne Ha m, E xe c utive Dire c to r, Offic e o f L ic e nsing a nd Mo nito ring to All Re side ntia l Child Ca re Pro g ra ms  T ra ining , T ra ining , T ra ining ! http:/ / www.a c y.o rg / po lic ie s/ c hild-we lfa re / c o nduc t-tra ining -o f-c hild-we lfa re - sta ke ho lde rs-to -fa c ilita te -imple me nta tio n-o f-the -stre ng the ning -fa milie s-a c t/

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NOT FOR REPRODUCTION IMPL E ME NT ING T HE RE ASONABL E PRUDE NT PARE NT ING ST ANDARD ▪ Sta te mo de ls: CA, F L , OH, UT , WA ▪ Wo rking with spe c ia l po pula tio ns: L GBT Q yo uth, pre g na nt a nd/ o r pa re nting yo uth in fo ste r c a re ▪ Ho w will c o ng re g a te c a re fa c ilitie s imple me nt the RPPS? ▪ Wha t type s o f de c isio ns will the RPPS c o ve r? Wha t fa c to rs sho uld a c a re g ive r c o nside r in e xe rc ising the de c isio n? ▪ Ho w to e nsure tha t the RPPS isn’ t misuse d? ▪ Ho w do we c o ntinue to b uild fo ste r pa re nt c a pa c ity, re c ruitme nt, a nd re te ntio n in lig ht o f the RPPS? http:/ / www.a c y.o rg / po lic ie s/ c hild-we lfa re / c o nduc t-tra ining -o f-c hild- we lfa re -sta ke ho lde rs-to -fa c ilita te -imple me nta tio n-o f-the -stre ng the ning - fa milie s-a c t/

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION IMPL E ME NT ING T HE RE ASONABL E PRUDE NT PARE NT ING ST ANDARD Que stions to Ask fr om the Be nc h: ▪ Wha t e xtra c urric ula r a c tivitie s is the c hild invo lve d in? ▪ Wha t o ppo rtunitie s ha s the c hild ha d to so c ia lize with his o r he r pe e rs? ▪ Ha s the c hild tra ve le d a t a ll? ▪ Do e s the c hild ha ve a jo b ? ▪ Wha t a c tivitie s do e s the c hild wish to pa rtic ipa te in? ▪ Wha t b a rrie rs ha s the c a re g ive r e xpe rie nc e d in c o nne c ting the yo uth to e xtra c urric ula r a nd so c ia l a c tivitie s? ▪ Ask the c hild if he / she is pa rtic ipa ting in a ll o f the a c tivitie s he / she wo uld like to pa rtic ipa te in, a nd if no t, why no t?

NOT FOR REPRODUCTION Impr oving Anothe r Pla nne d Pe r ma ne nt L iving Ar r a ng e me nt a s a Pe rma ne nc y Option ▪ F o r c hildre n unde r a g e 16, Sta te s c a n no lo ng e r de sig na te the c hild a s ha ving a c a se g o a l o f “Ano the r Pla nne d Pe rma ne nt L iving Arra ng e me nt” o r APPL A, whic h ha s b e c o me a c a tc ha ll c a te g o ry e ffe c tive ly me a ning “lo ng -te rm fo ste r c a re .” T his me a ns tha t the c a se g o a l fo r a ll c hildre n in fo ste r c a re unde r a g e 16 must b e re turning ho me o r b e ing pla c e d with a n a do ptive pa re nt, g ua rdia n, o r re la tive . ▪ F o r c hildre n a g e 16 a nd o lde r (who ma y c o ntinue to ha ve APPL A a s a g o a l), Sta te s must do c ume nt the ir o ng o ing e ffo rts to pla c e suc h c hildre n in a pe rma ne nt ho me a nd e xpla in why o the r o ptio ns a re no t in the b e st inte re sts o f the c hild. ▪ Se e SSA-CW # 16-10: Ano the r Pla nne d Pe rma ne nt L iving Arra ng e me nt http:/ / www.dhr.sta te .md.us/ b lo g / ? pa g e _id=5089