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Serving Youth Survivors of Trafficking Training – HT201 Training

The Ohio grant team has been providing a training on identifying and responding to juvenile trafficking victims since the FY2017 iteration of the OVC Improving Outcomes grant. Participants in this foundational training expressed a need for more intensive

Tribal Response and Resources for Human Trafficking Victims in NE

Created in response to Nebraska’s Tribal Listening Session Report, the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition (NICWC) created a protocol document as a reference on responding to human trafficking for tribal programs and non-tribal programs serving Native American survivors.

Working with Patients Experiencing Trafficking Training Materials

Includes a trainer’s manual and PowerPoint slides. The trainer’s manual includes
directions to a trainer on how to train medical providers on identifying and working with patients who may be experiencing trafficking. The training includes six units:

Screening and Identification of HT

Training required to be completed by Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) staff as well as Private child-caring (PCC) or private child-placing (PCP) agencies contracted to provide care and services for a child in the custody of the

Never Worry Alone: Engaging Foster Parents in Best Practices to Care for Youth Who are at Risk Of Or Who Have Been Exploited

This 9-part video series was developed in partnership with My Life My Choice, a survivor-led organization that provides comprehensive and evidence-based programs. While educational in themselves, the videos are used as a starting point for further conversation and

Informed Conversation: Improving Skills to Engage Kin/Foster Parents in Supporting Youth Impacted by Human Trafficking

Developed to provide child welfare workers with the knowledge and skills to have conversations with and support kin/foster parents who care for youth who have experienced human trafficking or other forms of exploitation. The training includes activities for

Standard Operation Procedure for Survivors and Those at Risk for Human Trafficking

Establishes requirements and provides instructions for staff when children for whom Department for Community Based Services is legally responsible are believed to be survivors or at risk of human trafficking, as part of the full DCBS policy manual.

Virtual Formative Research With Youth Who Have Experienced Trafficking For Training Development, Interview Guides, And Lessons Learned

Massachusetts’ virtual formative research materials were created to inform trainings and resources for caregivers and child welfare workers to strengthen home-based placements for child and youth victims. Northeastern University (research and evaluation partner on the Improving Outcomes team)

Understanding and Addressing Sex Trafficking in our Community (UAST)

This series introduces a new, Oregon-specific introductory sex trafficking curriculum that builds awareness and gives community groups and service providers specific calls to action. The curriculum, titled Understanding and Addressing Sex Trafficking in our Community (UAST) includes stories

Human Trafficking Awareness and Reporting

Provides instructions on how to conduct an “anti-human trafficking response 101” training for allied professionals. Updated in 2022. Covers the Louisiana Child
and Youth Trafficking Collaborative (LCYTC) project; human trafficking, including common misconceptions; sex and labor trafficking;