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Mar 29, 2023
Exploitation and Gender
By: David Perry, Danna Basson, Selena Cuevas, and Charlie Tebow WestCoast is releasing a new research study, Exploitation and Gender:...
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Aug 18, 2022
Universal Screening Makes Exploitation Visible
By: David T. Perry, Danna Basson, PhD, and Hannah Haley This research brief discusses the impact of universal screening on identifying...
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Apr 28, 2022
CSEC in Alameda County: Estimating the Scope of the Problem
By: David T. Perry, Danna Basson, Ph.D. This report describes the prevalence of child sex trafficking in Alameda County using data from...
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Oct 17, 2018
Psychotherapy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children: A Guide
A Guide for Community-Based Behavioral Health Practitioners and Agencies After a decade of providing community-based mental health...
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Sep 21, 2017
Validation of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT)
By: Danna Basson, PhD “Making exploitation visible is a first step toward taking action. As a result of universal screening,...
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Apr 19, 2017
Podcast Series: Who is for Sale?
Listen to WestCoast's 5-part podcast series, "Who is for Sale?," where we discuss how racism and misogyny drive child sex trafficking in...
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Mar 17, 2017
Op-ed: California has not made child prostitution legal.
March 2017 East Bay Times Opinion Piece By: Stacey Katz and Kate Walker Arresting victims of child trafficking is harmful. Period. Read...
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Aug 18, 2016
KQED Forum: OPD Sex Scandal Puts Spotlight on Bay Area Sex Trafficking
WestCoast's TAYS Program Director, Adela Rodarte, was a guest on KQED's forum, "OPD Sex Scandal Puts Spotlight on Bay Area Sex...
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Jul 18, 2016
Article: It happens all the time.
WestCoast Children's Clinic CEO Dr. Stacey Katz and TAYS Program Director Adela Rodarte speak to the San Francisco Chronicle about what's...
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Jul 22, 2012
Research to Action: Sexually Exploited Minors Needs & Strengths
By: Danna Basson, Ph.D., Erin Rosenblatt Psy.D., Hannah Haley, MSW We are pleased to announce the release of WestCoast’s first research...
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