In partnership with the California Department of Social Services, researchers from the California Child Welfare Indicators Project at the UC Berkeley used statewide administrative child welfare data from 2014-2019 to conduct an exploratory analysis of case and child-level characteristics associated with commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) risk and victimization. CCWIP’s preliminary findings helped to inform the work of a Data and Outcomes Workgroup led by the Child Welfare Council CSEC Action Team, in which a set of outcome priorities and recommendations were developed. This co-presentation offers statewide, child-level information about the burden of commercial sexual exploitation among children placed in out-of-home care in California and will help counties support youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation and transition age youth, who may experience heightened vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation.

• Wendy Wiegmann: UC Berkeley – CCWIP
• Ivy Hammond: UC Berkeley – CCWIP)
• Leslie Heimov: Children’s Law Center of California
• Kate Walker Brown: National Center for Youth Law
• Joe Magruder: UC Berkeley

The Use of Administrative Data to Improve Identification and Outcomes for CSE-Impacted Youth