New Report Finds Child Sex Trafficking Widespread in Foster Care Systems Washington, DC – April 8, 2026
A new national report from the First Star Institute with the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic of the University of Georgia School of Law reveals a stark reality: child sex trafficking is not rare. It is a persistent and under-identified crisis within the systems designed to protect vulnerable children. The report, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Attorney Insights and Identified Training Needs, draws on insights from nearly 100 atto
First Star Institute Highlights Children's Attorneys as Untapped Resource in Combatting Child Sex Tr
May 12, 2023 Children's attorneys, guardians ad litem and CASA's are largely untapped resources that can be better utilized to assist...
First Star Institute Welcomes New Board Member
We are delighted to welcome Ms. Sherry A. Quirk as our newest board member. After a 40 year career in the electric energy field, Ms....
Testimony in Support of SB 134: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse
February 2, 2021 To: Hon. William C. Smith, Jr. Chair, and members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee From: First Star...
Salute to Stuart Allan Haney
Obituary for Stuart Allan Haney Stuart Haney, 62, died suddenly at home in Leesburg, Virginia on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in...
A Child's Right to Counsel
Children are the vulnerable parties in child abuse and neglect cases, with every aspect of their lives at stake when they face removal...
