Domestic Child Sex Trafficking and the Child Welfare Response

On Thursday, November 5, The McCain Institute hosted the fourth installment of the Human Trafficking Conversation Series, “Domestic Child Sex Trafficking and the Child Welfare Response.” The discussion highlighted recently introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the foster care system and advocacy efforts to address systemic gaps in knowledge, policies and procedures within local child welfare agencies in the United States.

Featuring Barbara Amaya, SeraphimGlobal Senior Technical Advisor, Human Trafficking Survivor, Author and Advocate; Congresswoman Karen Bass, D-CA 37th District; Allison Green, Supervising Attorney, Guardian ad Litem Program, Childrens Law Center; and, Malika Saada Saar, Executive Director, Human Rights Project for Girls.