Q&A
Council Member Stevens asks about involving people with lived experience in anti-trafficking efforts
2:28:48
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Council Member Althea Stevens thanks Tanesha Grant for her advocacy and asks about her vision for having people with lived experience lead anti-trafficking work. Stevens specifically inquires about alternatives to calling the police or ACS when encountering trafficked youth.
- Stevens acknowledges Grant's past experiences and ongoing advocacy efforts
- The council member seeks input on how to approach situations where youth are hesitant to involve authorities
- Stevens asks about Grant's current methods for working with trafficked youth
Althea Stevens
2:28:48
Thank you so much for joining us today.
2:28:50
I I I really appreciate it.
2:28:51
And, you've been at a number of our hearings and sharing your stories and advocating for, young people and and making sure that they don't have to have the experience that, that you've experienced.
2:29:03
So, Juan, I just wanna say thank you for the work that you're doing.
2:29:06
And I guess the question I'm I wanted to ask you, and I know you talked about, having folks who have lived experience lead this work.
2:29:14
Could you talk about, like, what that vision would look like for you?
2:29:17
And ideally, obviously, most young people who are in these situations are, like, don't call the cops because they think they're gonna get criminalized or don't call ACS because I don't wanna be back in foster care.
2:29:28
So what are some of your suggestions around what what that could look like if those, you know, if, if if you don't call those?
2:29:35
Because I mean, obviously, you're encountering some of these young people.
2:29:37
So what are the some of the things that you're doing to work with them?