Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park recently urged city departments to take measures to investigate and provide updated data on human trafficking among homeless youth, citing a 2016 Loyola University New Orleans study that found 10 percent of homeless youth in L.A. are involved in trafficking.
Park, who represents the city’s 11th District, from the west side of the city to the Pacific Ocean, campaigned on ending human trafficking during her candidacy last year.
“In researching the issue with city partners, she saw there was a need to address youth trafficking,” a spokesperson from her office told The Epoch Times.
This sparked her request to two city departments—the Community Investment for Families Department in coordination with the Office of the Chief of Legislative Analysis—to provide up-to-date information and possible solutions….