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commonly exploited by traffickers. Likewise, runaway behavior in the absence of a homelessness indicator may indicate survival sex or a ‘reliable’ location to stay while on runaway - which may indicate potential for grooming by a trafficker. The remaining categories (multiple sexual partners, CPS/ Juvenile Court involvement may correlate with active undisclosed trafficking or additional survival strategies and support system instabilities that increase vulnerability to traffickers, though more information would be needed and will likely vary by individual.
Secondary life-attributes include; Homelessness, Truancy, Drug Use, Psychiatric Admissions, Meeting and Posting Pictures Online. A potential common shared experience by youth existing within the nexus of these indicators is the intermittent linkage to services coupled with a degree of societal invisibility. Turning our attention to predictive narratives, we see potential elevated rates of interaction with our community and MDT partners. It is unlikely a coincidence that the rate of identification of these factors directly corresponds to the rate of quarterly referrals. Thus, as providers who may be likely points of first contact are trained to better identify this particular nexus - referrals to CAC services may increase concurrently, thus linking more kids to the life- changing care CACs can provide. Among additional vulnerabilities include, Runaway, Homelessness, Prior victimization, Substance abuse, and LGBTQI population.
Being that understanding and effectively interpreting these results can yield one of the most significant opportunities to reach youth before trafficking occurs it is vital that additional trainings integrate this information for our network of CACs and their respective referring partners. To this end our quarterly reports have integrated a systematic multi-part series that breaks these risk-factors down into narrative clusters broken down from most commonly identified to least commonly identified. Future data collection will be needed in order to determine how this and additional training actions have on the prevalence features of risk-factors for youth referred for services over time.
Services Provided:
Almost all youth referred for services through CACs receive forensic interviews, medical services, and mental health services. In 3/4 of all cases trauma screening and case tracking services are provided. Additional service provisions emphasizes stabilization and recovery. As such, approximately 1/3rd of all youth will receive a victim advocacy and case management . Throughout the year we see a modest increase in the number of youth receiving abuse assessment. Housing and substance abuse services are seldom implemented as referrals may to special agencies that provide these substance abuse or housing services specifically. Further investigation is needed to assess the prevalence of housing needs. With half of all cases reporting a history of substance use it is also important to collect data on rate of referral into related services.
Lessons Learned and Updates:
Safe Harbor Implementation Update:
Trainings implemented by OCJS alongside partners from PCSAO, Advocating Opportunity, and DYS have been provided to CAC, CPS, DYS, Law Enforcement, and