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This national briefing call discussed new resources available from the Administration for Children and Families to assist child welfare, states, schools, nonprofit organizations, and practitioners in responding to concerns of human trafficking among children and youth, including those connected to the child welfare system.

The Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol Toolkit is a step-by-step guide to help schools (1) identify students that may be experiencing trafficking or may have an increased risk for trafficking, (2) ensure educators and other staff comply with mandatory reporting laws, (3) ensure the safety of students, educators, and other staff when reporting human trafficking and other forms of violence, and (4) help students connect to service providers and/or programs intended to reduce further exposure to violence and victimization. 

 

This Information Memorandum (IM) is directed toward healthcare administrators, procurement professionals, suppliers, and other decisionmakers in the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector who may be positioned to address forced labor concerns in supply chains through product procurement and labor contracting practices. The IM explains how forced labor occurs in HPH supply chains, overviews relevant laws and regulations, and compiles relevant policy guidance and additional resources.

This Information Memorandum explains how technology is misused by human traffickers, provides data on the increase in technology-facilitated child trafficking, and notes additional resources.

This infographic illustrates how traffickers leverage technology to exploit individuals for human trafficking and spotlights recent data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline demonstrating the role the internet and social media play in online abuse and human trafficking. 

The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar highlighted identifying at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway and homeless youth, Native youth, and unaccompanied minors. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center) and included Anna Smith, LCSWA, Erik Gray (Queers Uniting to End Exploitation), and Deanna Pruitt (Sasha Bruce Youthwork) as speakers on the topic.

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Define “disconnected youth” and understand why they are at risk of human trafficking.
  • Discuss trauma- and survivor-informed strategies to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for youth, families, and communities.
  • Examine innovative models used to prevent trafficking of disconnected youth across the United States.

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar highlighted how systems can better work with at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway youth, youth who are experiencing homelessness, Indigenous youth, and unaccompanied children. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (Deputy Director, NHTTAC) and included Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman (Licensed Behavioral Psychologist, King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency), Sue Aboul-Hosn (Regional Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinator, Florida Department of Children and Families), and Kiricka Yarbough Smith (Director of Human Trafficking Programs, North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement Grants/Department of Administration) as speakers on the topic.

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how “disconnected youth” interact with systems. 
  • Discuss trauma-informed and survivor-informed strategies that systems-based employees may use to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for youth, families, and communities.
  • Examine innovative models within systems used across the United States to prevent the trafficking of disconnected youth.

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The objective of this literature review and annotated bibliography is to identify significant research on ACEs and social determinants of health found in at-risk populations, including children in and aging out of foster care, runaway and homeless youth, unaccompanied children (UC), Indigenous youth, and rural and urban youth. The goal of this literature review is to inform trafficking prevention efforts by leveraging knowledge gained from existing research. After the conclusion of the literature review, an annotated bibliography is provided with a synopsis of 33 relevant articles published between 2000 to 2017 from various disciplines, including psychology, youth studies, public health, and health care.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Determinants of At-Risk Populations: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography  (PDF)

These two fact sheets are meant for emergency managers or anyone working in a disaster area. They help professionals understand increased risks and signs of human trafficking during disasters, and how professionals may prepare for a response to trafficking during a disaster.  
 

The What Disaster Responders Need to Do fact sheet was created by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The What Disaster Responders Need to Know fact sheet was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons through the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center in partnership with ASPR.  

 

What Disaster Responders Need to KnowPDF  (PDF)

What Disaster Responders Need to Do  (PDF)

In September 2018, the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center hosted a convening on behalf of the Office on Trafficking in Persons and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The objective of the convening was to pull together a variety of human trafficking experts and disaster response experts in order to learn about the intersection between the two, share best practices, identify gaps, leverage existing resources, and develop an outline for a multisector tool focusing on holistically protecting individuals from postdisaster trafficking. These are the minutes to the convening.  

Human Trafficking and Disaster Response Convening Meeting Minutes  (PDF)