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Exploitation and Gender
By: David Perry, Danna Basson, Selena Cuevas, and Charlie Tebow WestCoast is releasing a new research study, Exploitation and Gender:...
Mar 29, 2023


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...
Aug 18, 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...
Apr 28, 2022


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...
Oct 17, 2018


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,...
Sep 21, 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...
Apr 19, 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...
Mar 17, 2017


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...
Aug 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...
Jul 18, 2016


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...
Jul 23, 2012
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