Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking

Shared Hope International’s Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking are graded under an advanced legislative framework, providing a comprehensive analysis and assessment of all state statutes related to and impacting child and youth sex trafficking in all 50 states and D.C.Shared Hope began grading states in 2011, but after nearly 10 years, we recognized a crucial gap that needed to be addressed: victim protections. In 2020, we undertook a multi-year research and stakeholder engagement process to update and re-center the project on the statutory provision of critical protections and services for survivors and support for stakeholders in the field.Now, the Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking grading scale focuses 75%  on how states protect survivors of child and youth sex trafficking, including through the development and funding of Safe Harbor laws, an evidence-based and victim-centered approach to justice.