Child sex trafficking is a public health issue in Minnesota

Chris Engel 6/16/133:30 PM

"Advocates for the young victims of sex trafficking in Minnesota had hoped the 2013 Legislature would fully fund the much-needed program created by the 2011 “Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth Act.”

"Instead, they won what proponents are calling an “incomplete and underfunded” victory — just $2.8 million of the $13.5 million they requested.

“We said over and over again that you can’t stop a statewide epidemic if you’re only treating 20 percent of the victims,” said Jeff Bauer, director of public policy at the Family Partnership in Minneapolis...."

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/211629221.html

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