Human Trafficking, Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes, and Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Pursuant to Act 564 Louisiana 2014 Regular Session. Annual Report, February 2018. Report to the Louisiana Legislature.Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.2018http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/searchable/Child%20Welfare/PlansReports/Human%20Trafficking%20Report%202018.pdf ALSO AVAILABLE: Report to the Louisiana … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
Sex trafficking survivors, advocates weigh in on Backpage.com closure
Sex trafficking survivors, advocates weigh in on Backpage.com closure (Includes video) ABC 15 – April 07, 2018 As the feds moved in to seize the classified ads website Backpage.com, advocates working with sex trafficking survivors celebrated the big move. On … Read More
Without Family, U.S. Children in Foster Care Easy Prey for Human Traffickers
Without family, U.S. children in foster care easy prey for human traffickers Thomson Reuters Foundation – May 03, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of U.S. children live in foster care, prey to predator sex traffickers who may find their young victims … Read More
Knowing the Signs of Youth Sex Trafficking
How You Can Help Human trafficking is one of the greatest issues the world faces today, and cases today are typically based in historical trauma. Native communities know this especially to be true. It is no secret that ever since … Read More
Tags: Child Justice Act, Safety, Sex Trafficking, Trafficking, Youth
A Class Divided
On the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, an Iowa school teacher gave her third-grade students a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination. This is the story of what she taught the children, and the … Read More
Tags: Discrimination
Annie E. Casey Foundation – Race Matters Toolkit
Indicators of child and family well-being show troubling disparities or disproportionality by race. This toolkit is designed to help decision-makers, advocates, and elected officials achieve results that provide opportunity for all children, families, and communities, regardless of race. http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/PublicationsSeries/RaceMatters.aspx
Disparities in Child Welfare: Considering the Implementation of Differential Response
Disparities in Child Welfare: Considering the Implementation of Differential Response Published by the National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR), this issue brief seeks to explore the ways in which a differential response-organized Child Protection … Read More
Tags: Child Protection, Child Welfare, Resources
Disproportionality in Illinois Child Welfare
Children & Family Research Center, Nancy Rolock, Updated October 2008 In this report we look at disproportionate representation in the child welfare system in Illinois for children of different races/ethnicities. Since geography (where a child lives) plays a significant factor … Read More
Tags: Child Welfare
Education Is All In Your Mind
Education Is All In Your Mind New York Times OpEd Article, By RICHARD E. NISBETT Published: February 7, 2009. Richard E. Nisbett, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, is the author of Intelligence and How to Get It: … Read More
Tags: Education
Juvenile Justice Resource Hub Adds Racial-Ethnic Fairness Section
Juvenile Justice Resource Hub Adds Racial-Ethnic Fairness Section Developed by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and the National Juvenile Justice Network with support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Juvenile Justice Resource Hub provides timely research and information on juvenile justice issues and trends. In addition to sections on mental … Read More
Tags: Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Resources