Children in sex trafficking still unprotected by laws in most states, Shared Hope’s Report Cards on Child and Youth Sex Trafficking show
Washington, DC, Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tennessee is the highest-performing state for laws to protect children and youth from sex trafficking and the first to achieve an “A” grade in Shared Hope International ’s Report Cards on Child and Youth Sex Trafficking , released today.
- Washington, DC, Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tennessee is the highest-performing state for laws to protect children and youth from sex trafficking and the first to achieve an “A” grade in Shared Hope International ’s Report Cards on Child and Youth Sex Trafficking , released today.
- Through the Report Cards, Shared Hope is pushing states to ensure all minor victims of sex trafficking have access to protective care and services that help survivors heal and rebuild their lives.
- The Report Cards are part of a larger toolkit that Shared Hope has produced for each state, which includes a State Analysis Report specific to each state’s statutes on child and youth sex trafficking.
- Prior to that, Shared Hope had issued its annual Report Cards for ten years under a different evaluation framework emphasizing criminal law responses.