Policy Solutions and Lessons Learned for Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
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Join us on May 14th from 2 to 3 pm for the last webinar in our Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation Series: “Policy Solutions and Lessons Learned for Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.”
This presentation delves into the multifaceted approach necessary to combat the commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of children from a policy and infrastructure perspective. It emphasizes the pivotal role of cross-agency collaboration and centering individuals with lived experience in policy change.
The presentation will highlight the importance of political and financial investment to implement robust policies, and will provide examples of the policy and infrastructure frameworks needed to implement decriminalization, multidisciplinary teaming, and the shift toward community-based prevention and intervention. Presenters will share lessons learned and policy recommendations from their experiences advocating for shifts in legal frameworks to support impacted youth and families.
Joining us as panelists will be:
- Mae Ackerman-Brimberg, JD, MSW; Senior Attorney for the National Center for Youth Law’s Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative
- Carly B. Dierkhising, PHD; Associate Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, the School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics
- April Grayson; Senior Policy Manager at the Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition