Child Welfare Archives - Improving Outcomes TTA

Human Trafficking 101- An Overview

Introductory training required to be completed by Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) staff as well as Private child-caring (PCC) or private childplacing (PCP) agencies contracted to provide care and services for a child in the custody of

Never Worry Alone: Engaging Foster Parents in Best Practices to Care for Youth Who are at Risk Of Or Who Have Been Exploited

This 9-part video series was developed in partnership with My Life My Choice, a survivor-led organization that provides comprehensive and evidence-based programs. While educational in themselves, the videos are used as a starting point for further conversation and

Informed Conversation: Improving Skills to Engage Kin/Foster Parents in Supporting Youth Impacted by Human Trafficking

Developed to provide child welfare workers with the knowledge and skills to have conversations with and support kin/foster parents who care for youth who have experienced human trafficking or other forms of exploitation. The training includes activities for

Labor Trafficking of Children and Youth

This training is required for Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) staff as well as Private child-caring (PCC) or private child-placing (PCP) agencies contracted to provide care and services for a child in the custody of the Cabinet

Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth

Resources for Engaging Adolescents and Children Holistically (REACH App)

To establish a resource pathway application that provides a statewide directory of services and resources available to survivors of human trafficking in the State of New Mexico, the project team conducted site visits and asked a set of

Implementing A Landscape Analysis To Identify Partners In Improving Outcomes For Transition Age Youth Victims Of Human Trafficking

One of the California subgrantees, WestCoast Children’s’ Clinic, with a service area in Alameda County,7 researched and documented agencies, organizations, and individuals that serve transition-age youth victims of human trafficking. The document describes the process that WestCoast followed

Standard Operation Procedure for Survivors and Those at Risk for Human Trafficking

Establishes requirements and provides instructions for staff when children for whom Department for Community Based Services is legally responsible are believed to be survivors or at risk of human trafficking, as part of the full DCBS policy manual.

Virtual Formative Research With Youth Who Have Experienced Trafficking For Training Development, Interview Guides, And Lessons Learned

Massachusetts’ virtual formative research materials were created to inform trainings and resources for caregivers and child welfare workers to strengthen home-based placements for child and youth victims. Northeastern University (research and evaluation partner on the Improving Outcomes team)