This workshops primary purpose will be to examine the relationship between children in the child welfare system and their involvement with human trafficking, especially child sexual exploitation. These children's history of unstable and unhealthy living situations, their physical removal and distancing from friends and family, the traumatic experiences they have endured prior to and during placements, and their emotional vulnerability allow for an increased risk of being targeted by traffickers who are actively seeking children to exploit. Vulnerability issues and methods of tracking by traffickers will also be covered.
