Preventing and Addressing Sex Trafficking of Youth in Foster Care

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means

As you examine the impact of sex trafficking of those involved currently in foster care, Texans Care for Children urges the Committee to include in its consideration the role that improved data collection and information-­sharing between child serving agencies, and training has on the identification and protection of our most vulnerable children, those removed from their home due to abuse and neglect and placed in foster care.

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