Mayor’s Task Force on Human Trafficking

Child Sex Trafficking Subcommittee Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

850 Bryant Street, Room 505

San Francisco, CA

Attendees:

Patrick Buckalew and Kailey Norris, Huckleberry Youth Programs; Minouche Kandel and Julie Lim, DOSW; Irene Casanova, Larkin Street; Michael Dudoroff, and Edward Santos, SFPD; Melinda Clemmons, The Chronicle of Social Change; Jessica Lobedan, Mills College; Angelina Romano, SFUSD; Barret Johnson, SF HSA

  1. Introduction and Agenda Review

The meeting was started at 1:35 pm and attendees introduced themselves. The agenda was approved.

  1. Update from Huckleberry House on CSEC Services

Huckleberry hired a new case manager to handle a case load of 20 commercially, sexually exploited minors in December. KaileyNorris,the new CSEC case manager,introduced herself to attendees. Kailey is familiar with community-based servicesto fully support sexually exploited and high risk youth. She has been collaborating with many agencies in San Francisco and the East Bay that offer mental health services, medical services, housing and case management. She noted thatwe need more trauma-informed, supportive short term and long term housing for youth over 18, and mentioned emergency housing is really hard to find. There are a few shelters but there is not always room when it is needed, they are not always in the safest neighborhoods and exploiters know where they are located. Kailey is also available for CSEC training. Kailey will send referral form to Minouche.

  1. Research on Safe Harbor Laws

Jessica Lobedan is pursuing a Master’s at Mills College, and is doing research for the Department on the Status of Women on states that have implemented Safe Harbor Lawsin connection with CSEC. She will share her research with the Task Force in June.

  1. Update from Family & Children’s Services

Barret Johnson updated on HSA’s development of a county wide CSEC protocol (San Francisco opted into the state Department of Social ServicesCSEC program). NCYL (National Center for Youth Law)’s Kate Walker got the contract to develop a San Francisco CSEC protocol. Survivor focus groups will be incorporated in the protocol development. HSA will host CSEC training with Nola Brantley aimed at FCS social workers, SFUSD, and foster parents. Bay AreaAcademy is providing training to county child welfare staff on CSEC.

HSA is partnering with West Coast Children’s Clinic to pilot and validate a CSEC screening tool. It’s coming into the system within the next 8 months. HSA is promoting a standardized state CSEC assessment guide: pilot project will begin in April. Counties have to develop interagency protocol by end of June.

  1. Discussion

There is a shortage of emergency beds for over 18. We should provide emergency beds for 18-24 in long term. HSA is reaching out to other county for regional solution.

  1. Next Steps – Agenda for Next Meeting

The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 pm. Next meeting will be on April 15, 2015.

1 |San Francisco Department on the Status of Women