Finding F5
Findings and Recommendations
The gaps in data sharing of youths’ at-risk status of exploitation: • leave youth unidentified and vulnerable to further abuse, • lead to delays in providing supportive services in longer term placements, and • make it difficult to locate the youth once they leave the Welcome Homes without authorization.
Jury report: No Longer Invisible: Foster Youth Still in the Shadows · PDF page 14
Permanent linkOfficial response
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
The Board wholly disagrees and says Welcome Home staff share exploitation concerns with law enforcement.
Read official response · PDF page 9The explanation focuses on law-enforcement sharing; the adjacent R5 response names assessment tools and reports. The wider finding also concerns identification and service delays, which remain only partly covered.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.