Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book
2024 version: As effective October 1, 2024
G. Resources
Department of Family and Protective Services
National Center for Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Series[281]
• National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Online Resources[282]
• Voices from the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Handling Child Sex Trafficking Cases[283]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Child Sex Trafficking[284]
National Human Trafficking Hotline (888) 373-7888[285]
Office of the Texas Attorney General Human Trafficking webpage[286]
Office of the Texas Governor Child Sex Trafficking Team[287]
Polaris Project - Human Trafficking[288]
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 DFPS Conservatorship
• 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