The Committee, established through the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014, was responsible for two Congressional reports:
Best Practices and Recommendations for States
The Committee released Preliminary Recommendations to Strengthen the Nation’s Response to the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (PDF) in January 2019. In September 2020, the Committee released its full report of recommended best practices, Best Practices and Recommendations for States (PDF), which contains 127 recommendations with supporting resources and examples that states may consult as they work to improve their response to the sex trafficking of children and youth within their jurisdictions.
Preliminary State Self-Assessment Overview (PDF)
In March 2021, the Committee released its State Self-Assessment Survey for each state to assess their work to address the sex trafficking of children and youth. In January 2022, the Committee released its most recent report, Preliminary State Self-Assessment Survey Overview (PDF), which provides a high-level summary and descriptions of state efforts to implement the recommendations of the Committee. This information is based on data collected during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted many states’ capacities to respond to the survey.
While this preliminary report makes an effort to meet the Committee’s responsibilities prior to its statutory sunset on January 18, 2022, a more comprehensive report including additional analysis of information may be published in the future through discretionary activities supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.