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February 22, 2022 by Sarah Bendtsen

When Systems of Care Can do Harm: The Need for Specialized Child Welfare Responses to Child Trafficking Survivors

 By:  Sarah Bendtsen and Christine Raino While a relatively small percentage of children referred to and served by child welfare are child sex trafficking victims, child welfare has an important and unavoidable role in responding to child sex trafficking. Reformed and tailored responses to child sex trafficking are critical for ensuring proper responses to system-involved […]

September 29, 2021 by Sarah Bendtsen

Wisconsin Senate Bill 245 Testimony

Shared Hope International has been working in Wisconsin, across the country, and internationally for over 20 years to guide and support appropriate responses to protect survivors, hold offenders to account, and ultimately prevent the crime entirely. 11 years ago we launched the Protected Innocence Challenge project (i.e. State Report Cards) to assess the status of […]

May 29, 2020 by Sarah Bendtsen

Bridge to Success– National Foster Care Month

Bridge to Success May marks National Foster Care month, prompting an annual focus on a system response that impacts nearly half a million children and youth in the U.S. at any given time. During a normal year, advocates and policymakers highlight promising trends, practices, and challenges for supporting foster care youth, including those transitioning out […]

December 3, 2019 by Sarah Bendtsen

States’ Laws Say “Kids Are Not Prostitutes.” So Why Are They Still Being Punished?

States laws say "kids are not prostitutes" so why are they still being punished?

During the 2019 legislative session, nine states passed[1] critical legal reform measures to protect child sex trafficking victims from being prosecuted for prostitution, commonly referred to as “Safe Harbor” laws. However, as first pointed out in 2017, not all “Safe Harbor” laws actually insulate child sex trafficking victims from a punitive response for engaging in […]

August 7, 2019 by Sarah Bendtsen

How to Make an Ocean Rise – Celebrating Cyntoia Brown’s Release

“Ripples. When you create a difference in someone’s life, you not only impact their life, you impact everyone influenced by them throughout their entire lifetime. No act is ever too small. One by one, that is how to make an ocean rise.” –Danielle Doby, Author   Eight months ago, we learned that Cyntoia Brown, a […]

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  • The Problem
    • What is Sex Trafficking?
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    • Glossary of Terms
  • What We Do
    • Prevent
      • Training
      • Awareness
    • Restore
      • Programs
      • 3rd Party Service Providers
      • Stories of Hope
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    • Bring Justice:Institute for Justice & Advocacy
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      • Training
      • Advocacy
  • Resources
    • Resources
    • Policy Research and Resources
    • Store
  • Take Action
    • Activism
    • Volunteer
    • Give
    • Advocate
  • Blog&Events
    • News & Events
    • Request a Speaker
    • Host an Event
    • Attend an Event
  • About
    • Our Mission and Values
    • Our Story
    • Financial Accountability
    • 2022 Annual Report
    • Leadership
    • Join Our Team
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