Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book
2023 version: As effective November 1, 2023
G. Resources
Department of Family and Protective Services
National Center for Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Series[238]
• National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Online Resources[239]
• Voices from the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Handling Child Sex Trafficking Cases[240]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Child Sex Trafficking[241]
National Human Trafficking Hotline (888) 373-7888[242]
Office of the Texas Attorney General Human Trafficking webpage[243]
Office of the Texas Governor Child Sex Trafficking Team[244]
Polaris Project - Human Trafficking[245]
Relevant DFPS Policy:
• Investigations: CPS Policy Handbook § 2380 Child Trafficking (Sex and Labor Trafficking)
• Conservatorship: CPS Policy Handbook § 6460 When a Child or Youth is Missing from CPS
• Family-Based Safety Services: CPS Policy Handbook § 12911 Child Trafficking (Sex and Labor Trafficking)
• Older Youth:
◦ CPS Policy Handbook § 10150 Victims of Trafficking Services to Older Youth
◦ CPS Policy Handbook § 10224.1 Trafficking Awareness PAL Case Management Services
◦ CPS Policy Handbook § 10441 Casework Activity Young Adults in Extended Foster Care