Laura Phillips, MSW – Forensic Interview Specialist, Social Worker & Victim Advocate
Program Director with the Jenna McKaye Foundation
Laura Phillips is a Child Forensic Interview Specialist and Victim Advocate working with victims and survivors of violent crimes including, but not limited to, child sexual and physical abuse, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, mass casualties, homicide, and domestic violence. Laura earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. Laura is currently employed as a Child and Adolescent Forensic Interviewer with the Special Assault Forensic Evaluation (SAFE) Center with Sacramento County. Prior to this role, Laura worked as a Victim Witness Program Specialist at the District Attorney’s Office assisting victims of crime through the Criminal Justice System. Additionally, Laura worked as a Human Trafficking Specialist working closely with survivors to provide crisis intervention, extensive case management, and emergency response services to victims and survivors on-scene.
Laura is proficient in Victim’s Rights, Law Enforcement investigative practices, Prosecution of Criminal cases, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Forensic Interviewing, Child Abuse Investigations, Child Welfare System, Accreditation process and maintaining Accreditation Standards within a Child Advocacy Center. Laura participates in policy and legislative advocacy for victims of human trafficking and grant writing for funding to victims of these heinous crimes. These experiences have given her a myriad of opportunities to respond with trauma-informed and victim centered care, while collaborating with other disciplines to provide the best quality of care to survivors.
In addition, Laura began volunteering with the Jenna McKaye Foundation in January of 2018 and was promoted to Program Director of the Jenna McKaye Foundation in 2019. Jenna and Laura grew up in the same community in Southern California and were reunited 17 years later at a Human Trafficking Conference in Sacramento. Jenna and Laura provide training to law enforcement, educational institutions, hospital personnel, first responders, and the community on how to identify victims of trafficking and how to respond with a trauma-informed approach.
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