FOSTER CARE

This page provides a few key resources on the intersection of foster care and human trafficking. Please explore the Global Database, Video & Podcast, and Blog sections of the website and filter by topic.

Georgia child welfare agency probe reveals 20% of missing children were likely victims of sex trafficking

Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks about children missing from Georgia DFCS care Oct. 27, 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder More than 20% …

Experts link foster care failures to child sex trafficking

ATLANTA – Georgia youths in the custody of the state’s foster care system are disproportionately likely to become victims of …

Georgia foster care failures linked to child sex trafficking

Tiffani McLean-Camp, 19, gives personal testimony about her experiences when she entered foster care at age 15 after being physically …

When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out

T Ortiz, a trafficking survivor who is now an advocate and policy consultant, speaks at an event raising awareness of …

SOAR – Responding to Human Trafficking Through the Child Welfare System

This is an advanced training for providers who serve children, youth, and families who may be connected to the child …

60% of Trafficked Children Once in Foster Care

It’s a startling statistic, but according to the National Foster Youth Institute, sixty percent of child trafficking victims in the …

Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care

Purpose The purpose of this joint Information Memorandum (IM) from the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF); Children’s Bureau …

37+ Foster Care and Human Trafficking Statistics

You can trace the foster care system in the United States all the way back to 1636 in Jamestown, Virginia. …
Foster care to trafficking

From Foster Care to Trafficking

The practice of child sex trafficking – more properly known as the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) – is …
Breaking the Cycle

Breaking the Cycle

A foster care documentary, Breaking the Cycle, explores exactly how intertwined the foster care system is with homelessness and human …
the foster care-human trafficking nexus

The Foster Care-Human Trafficking Nexus

January 16, 2018 In the United States, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In support of this …
the opioid epidemic, foster care and human trafficking. Courtesy of AARP

The Opioid Epidemic, Foster Care, and Human Trafficking

As detailed in our interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa, the opiate/opioid crisis interacts with human trafficking in a number of …
what can be done to prevent sex trafficking of girls in foster care?

What Can Be Done to Prevent Sex Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care?

Protecting our kids from perilous exploitation in sex trafficking is an urgent concern of child protective and child welfare agencies. …

An Unholy Alliance: The Connection between Foster Care and Human Trafficking

It is general knowledge within the anti-trafficking community that children facing abuse, neglect and parental substance abuse are at the …