Join our CSE-IT Informational Webinars

Are you interested in screening for commercial sexual exploitation of youth with an evidence-based screening tool? Are you currently screening but aren’t satisfied with your existing tool? Join our informational webinars to learn more about the CSE-IT, WestCoast’s validated screening tool for commercial sexual exploitation of youth. During this conversation with our trainers and Project Director, you’ll learn more about the CSE-IT, how to implement the tool at your organization, training options, and our web-based app called CSE-IT Online.

Check out our available dates below and register today! If none of these days work for you, or if you want to schedule an in-depth one-on-one conversation about the CSE-IT, please fill out our Inquiry Form or email screening@westcoastcc.org.

To learn more about the CSE-IT, click here.

June 18, 9-9:30AM PST – Register

August 6, 11-11:30AM PST – Register

October 29, 9:30-10AM PST – Register

December 11, 12:30-1PM PST – Register

WestCoast Children’s Clinic Receives $1 Million NoVo Foundation Grant to Advance Systems Based Solution to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

New Funding Will Support Early Identification of Vulnerable Youth Throughout the United States to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation and Identify Victims Quickly   

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA March 6, 2020 — WestCoast Children’s Clinic today announced a $900,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation to support WestCoast’s project to increase national use of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Identification Tool (CSE-IT) through training and new technology solutions. 

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A Guide to Mental Health Treatment for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth

After a decade of providing community-based mental health services to youth who are commercially sexually exploited, WestCoast Children’s Clinic, in collaboration with the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and the National Center for Youth Law, has developed a new framework for treatment: Psychotherapy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children: A Guide for Community-Based Behavioral Health Practitioners and Agencies.

The guide describes the core components of treatment, the impact of ongoing trauma, and the importance of understanding exploitation in the context of social injustice and systemic oppression.

As awareness of child sex trafficking grows and systematic screening for signs of exploitation improves, the need for information about how to serve youth who are sexually exploited is all the more urgent. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley heard this echoed throughout California:

“The Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Institute held seven summits across California in 2015 – 2016. In every community we visited, professionals called for more guidance on effective mental health treatment for trafficked youth. This framework advances our ability to help children who are sexually exploited and those professionals who provide psychological counseling and support.”

You can download the Guide here.

Thank you,

Stacey Katz, PsyD
Chief Executive Officer, WestCoast Children’s Clinic

Jesse Hahnel, Esq.
Executive Director, National Center for Youth Law

Julian Ford, PhD
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice, University of Connecticut Health Center

10 Reasons to #KillTheBill

The House is voting this afternoon! We are targeting these Reps: Please share this widely in CA

Here’s who they are, the cities they represent and the number of constituents who would lose coverage under the ACHA within the next decade:

  • Rep. Denham: Modesto, Oakdale, Tracy, Turlock and surrounding areas: 51,000 constituents would lose coverage
  • Rep. Valadao: Fresno and surrounding areas: 60,100 would lose coverage
  • Rep. Cook: San Bernardino County: 51,900 would lose coverage
  • Rep. Issa: coastal San Diego and northern Orange County: 36,400 would lose coverage
  • Rep. Knight: Northern LA County, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Simi Valley and surrounding areas: 46,400 would lose coverage
  • Rep. La Malfa: Shasta and surrounding areas: 45,600
  • Rep. Rohrbacher: Orange County (Huntington Beach area): 41,600

The Capitol switchboard will connect you with your Member of Congress: (202) 224-3121