Child Sex Trafficking in the

U.S.
Carolina Guzman

Child Sex Trafficking and the Foster

Care System
Child sex trafficking involves the forced prostitution of children.
There are 100,000 to 300,000 underage girls being sold for sex in America
(change.org).
The average age indoctrination into human trafficking begins between the ages of 1214 years old (change.org).
Many of these children who are trafficked are in the foster care system (change.org).
The foster care system does not have the appropriate training and services to address
and resolve the issue of child sex trafficking.

The Strengthening Child Welfare

Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
The Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (SCWRTA) is a
solution to the problem the foster care system has with handling child sex trafficking.
SCWRTA will provide child welfare agencies with up-to-date trainings and guidelines for
working with youth who have been, or currently are, victims of sex trafficking
(change.org).
"The bill would ensure that each state develops a child protection plan with provisions
and procedures to identify and assess all reports involving children known or
suspected to be victims of trafficking, training plans for child protective service
workers to appropriately respond to reports of child trafficking, and policies and
procedures to connect child victims to public or private specialized services"
(change.org).

Support the SCWRTA

The SCWRTA has passed in the House of Representatives, but currently needs to pass
in the Senate.
Please sign this petition to send a message to our Senator, Richard Burr, that you
support this bill: https://www.change.org/p/fight-child-sex-trafficking-in-the-u-s
You can also email a letter here: https://www.burr.senate.gov/contact/email

Email to NC U.S. Senator

Senator Burr,
My name is Carolina Guzman. I am a student from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. I am in the Bachelors
of Social Work program. I am writing to you today to advocate for child sex trafficking victims. Right now there are
100,000 to 300,000 underage girls being sold for sex in America. The average age indoctrination into human trafficking
begins between the ages of 12-14 years old. Many of these children have been involved with our nations foster care
systems which do not have the appropriate training and services to effectively address and resolve these issues. Please
help pass the Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (SCWRTA). It will change the way child
sex trafficking issues are handled by providing child welfare agencies with up-to-date training and guidelines for
working with youth who have been, or are currently, victims of sex trafficking. The bill would ensure that each state
develops a child protection plan with provisions and procedures to identify and assess all reports involving children
known or suspected to be victims of trafficking, training plans for child protective service workers to appropriately
respond to reports of child trafficking, and policies and procedures to connect child victims to public or private
specialized services. Please support this bill by helping it pass in the Senate. Thank you for your time.

References

https://www.change.org/p/fight-child-sex-trafficking-in-the-u-s