Human Trafficking Prevalence and Child Welfare Risk Factors among Homeless Youth in Phoenix
Author:
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research University of Pennsylvania
Year:
2017
Outline:
The Field Center completed a three-city study as part of a larger initiative by Covenant House International to research human trafficking among homeless youth that encompassed nearly 1,000 youth across 13 cities. The Field Center interviewed a total of 270 homeless youth, 100 in Phoenix, 100 in Philadelphia, and 70 in Washington, DC, to learn about the prevalence of human trafficking, and the history of child maltreatment, out of home placement, and protective factors among those who were sex trafficked or engaged in the sex trade to survive.
