National & State Sex Trafficking Resources
National Resources
- Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)
- Polaris Project
- https://polarisproject.org/
- Hotline: 1 (888) 373-7888
- Department of Education Resources
State Resources
Search by State on the Office for Victims of Crime
https://ovc.ojp.gov/directory-crime-victim-services/search#-1
The Directory of Crime Victim Services helps users locate victim services in the United States and other countries. Use the search filters to locate victim service providers by location, type of victimization, and service provided.
- Legal Resources
- Alabama Child Abuse Hotline(s) – each county has a their own number https://dhr.alabama.gov/county-office-contact/
- West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force -The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force is comprised of approximately 35 sworn and non-sworn personnel from Tuscaloosa Police Department, Northport Police Department, The University of Alabama Police Department, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s Office and Trafficking Hope. The task force is assisted by the Attorney General’s Office and multiple federal agencies including Homeland Security and the FBI https://www.westalabamahttf.com/about
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Fusion Center Suspicious Activity Report: https://app.alea.gov/SAR/
- Community Resources – a list of state and county wide service providers for human trafficking victims https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/alphtn/assets/061616ALvictimSvcproviders.pdf
- Alabama Human Trafficking Force: https://www.enditalabama.org/resources
- Well House Rescue and Recovery Helpline: 800–991–0948
- The WellHouse Helpline is a 24/7 hotline for women who are victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
- Community Training
- Alabama Beams: https://beamsal.com/training/
- Grace to Grace – Human Trafficking Training Resource Manual: https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/alphtn/assets/011416PHResourceMan.pdf
- Legal Resources
- Report Child Abuse 1-800-478-4444
- Municipality of Anchorage: http://www.muni.org/Departments/Mayor/Pages/HumanTrafficking.aspx#:~:text=If%20you%20would%20like%20more,(907)%20786%2D8900.
- Community Resources
- General info about red flags and available services: https://www.akijp.org/immigration-legal-assistance/human-trafficking/
- Priceless – survivor resources https://www.pricelessalaska.org/
- Alaska Native Justice Center- survivor resources https://anjc.org/
- Community Training – also provides training materials + resources for parents, teachers, healthcare and first responders https://www.pricelessalaska.org/
- Legal resources
- Arizona Child Abuse Hotline
- 1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)
- Phoenix Human Exploitation And Trafficking (HEAT) Unit
- https://www.phoenix.gov/district2/human-trafficking
- Non-Emergency Number: 602-454-2771
- Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family – Human Trafficking
- Community Resources
- https://www.sextraffickinghelp.com/
- State resource website to find agencies and organizations that are trauma-informed and trained to work with individuals who have experienced sexual exploitation. Services include housing, mental health, medical, legal advocacy, education, and more.
- https://www.sextraffickinghelp.com/
- Community Training
- TRUST AZ https://trustaz.org/
- ASU STIR http://projectstarfish.education/
- ASU STIR created a brief 101 training. This is a clickthrough training with survivor stories. Training brochures are accessible here as well, for parents, school personnel, teens, etc. https://socialwork.asu.edu/stir/training
- Legal Resources
- Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-482-5964
- Community Resources
- NEA Human trafficking hotline: 870-336-7256
- Hope Found of Northeast Arkansas: general education info http://www.hopefoundnea.org/
- Community Training
- 101 Presentations http://www.hopefoundnea.org/ –
- Legal Resources
- LAPD Human Trafficking Unit (213) 486-0910: https://www.lapdonline.org/detective_bureau/content_basic_view/51926
- San Jose Human Trafficking Task Force: https://www.sjpd.org/about-us/organization/office-of-the-chief-of-police/human-trafficking-task-force
- Alameda County H.E.A.T. Watch Tip Line: 1(510) 208-4959
- California Counties Emergency Response Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/reporting/report-abuse/child-protective-services/report-child-abuse
- Community Resources
- H.E.A.T Watch – human trafficking resources in Alemeda County, Southern CA and Northern CA: http://www.heatwatch.org/resources/
- Community Training
- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking: https://www.castla.org/training-resources/
- California Against Slavery -list of training resources https://californiaagainstslavery.org/resources/trainings/healthcare/
- Legal Resources
- Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT) who operates the state hotline: 1-866-455-5075 or Text: 720-999-9724
- The Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation – Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation: https://cbi.colorado.gov/sections/investigations/human-trafficking
- Community Resources
- Battlement to the Bells – local human trafficking resources and training https://b2btaskforce.com/report
- Colorado School Safety Resource Center – Human Trafficking: https://cssrc.colorado.gov/human-trafficking
- Community Trainings
- Battlement to the bells: https://b2btaskforce.com/on-line-training/
- Colorado Human Trafficking Council: https://sites.google.com/state.co.us/human-trafficking-council/training?authuser=0
- Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking: https://combathumantrafficking.org/about-lcht/our-work/training/
- Legal Resources
- Connecticut State Department of Children and Families: https://portal.ct.gov/DCF/HART/Home
- To make a child abuse or neglect report, call 1-800-842-2288 (TDD: 1-800-624-5518)
- Community Trainings
- Connecticut State Department of Children and Families – trainings: https://portal.ct.gov/DCF/HART/Home
- Connecticut training resources: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/HumanTrafficking/Schools/HT-Training-Descriptions-with-logo-Oct-2019-(002).pdf
- Community Trainings
- Salvation Army Delaware: https://pa.salvationarmy.org/delaware-command/8a6143af50c94ec10150d6cd5e7d06e2
- Legal Resources
- Justice Restoration Center: http://www.traffickingadvocacy.org/
- Gulf Coast Legal Services: https://gulfcoastlegal.org/human-trafficking
- Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force Tip App
- Statewide Council on Human Trafficking: http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/main/8aea5858b1253d0d85257d34005afa72
- Community Resources:
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay – http://www.211atyourfingertips.org/
- SAFE Alliance – https://safeintampabay.com/
- Community Trainings
- https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/human-trafficking/
- Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center – Human Trafficking and the Schools Community Training Program: https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/trafficking-in-schools/
- You Can Stop HT – http://www.youcanstopht.com/training.html
- Community Trainings
- Revved up Kids (for parents, teens and children): https://www.revvedupkids.org/virtual
- Youth Spark (customizable trainings): https://www.youth-spark.org/take-action/host-a-training-or-event
- Department of Administrative Services – Human Trafficking Awareness Trainings: http://doas.ga.gov/human-resources-administration/human-trafficking-awareness/human-trafficking-awareness-training
- Criminal Justice Coordinating Council – Trainings and Resources: https://cjcc.georgia.gov/human-trafficking-task-force/trainings-and-resources
- Community Trainings
- Hoola Na Pua – teacher and customized trainings: https://hoolanapua.org/education/
- Pacific Survivor Center – curricula for students, school personnel, parents, and community agencies: http://pschawaii.org/stopp/#:~:text=STOPP%20is%20a%20FREE%20interactive,trainings%20in%20a%20webinar%20format.
- Child and Family Service – training resources: https://www.childandfamilyservice.org/traffickinghawaii/
- Community Trainings
- Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance: https://icdv.idaho.gov/training-opportunities/
- Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition: https://idahoatc.org/
- Community Trainings
- Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center: https://www.chicagocac.org/education-prevention-policy/education-and-training/
- Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force: https://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/task-force-outreach-materials
- Stop Human Trafficking Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois Network – Training is available to social service providers, health care providers, law enforcement, and community groups at no cost: http://www.stoptraffickingmo-il.org/training.html
- Community Trainings
- Indiana Youth Services Association: https://indysb.org/itvap/request-training/
- Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking: https://icesaht.org/what-we-do/trainings-and-webinars/
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence – Understanding Human Trafficking Training: https://icadvinc.org/icadv-trainings/victim-assistance-training/
- Community Trainings
- Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery: https://iowanaht.org/get-involved/
- Iowa Attorney General Office – Human Trafficking Health Indicators: https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/20170118_10_F7E269B4DADBE.mp4
- YSS – training for all medical and dental professionals; first responders; EMTs; college/university faculty, staff, and students; human service providers; and community/business groups: https://www.yss.org/news-events/
- Community Trainings
- Institution for Transformation Emancipation: https://combatinghumantrafficking.com/services/#training
- Trainings are tailored to the unique needs of the community and/or group
- Kansas Hospital Association – targeted towards health care https://www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/QualityandPatientSafety/human-trafficking/
- Attorney General – law enforcement trainings https://ag.ks.gov/public-safety/human-trafficking/law-enforcement-training
- Institution for Transformation Emancipation: https://combatinghumantrafficking.com/services/#training
- Community Trainings
- Attorney General request a training: https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Fighting-Human-Trafficking/Pages/Human-Trafficking-Prevention-Training.aspx
- Your Eyes Save Lives: https://youreyessavelives.ky.gov/Pages/Human-Trafficking-Prevention-Training.aspx
- Catholic Charities – Diocese of Covington, Northern Kentucky https://www.covingtoncharities.org/services/community-outreach-services/human-trafficking
- Community Trainings
- Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy: https://www.lcwta.org/human-trafficking
- Lousiana Child and Youth Trafficking Collaboration: https://www.lacacs.org/lcytc
- Community Trainings
- Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network: https://www.mainesten.org/sex-trafficking-in-maine-video-series.html
- Safe Voices: https://safevoices.org/education/human-trafficking
- Sexual Assault Suport Services of Midcoast Maine- Identifying and Responding to Concerns of Human Trafficking: https://www.sassmm.org/for-our-community.html
- Just Love Worldwide: https://www.justloveworldwide.org/human-trafficking/#section–prevention
- Community Trainings
- University of Maryland School of Social Work: https://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/pari/resources/elearning-units/ht101/
- Community Trainings
- Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Division: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/human-trafficking-division-trainings
- My Life My Choice: https://www.mylifemychoice.org/training-advocacy
- Eva Center: https://www.evacenter.org/trainings
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County: https://www.suffolkcac.org/training/education-training
- Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation: https://mocate.org/training/
- Stop Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri – request training https://stophumantraffickingmo.com/who-we-are/
- Office of Public Instruction – Sex Trafficking & Sexual Abuse Training & Professional Development https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/School-Climate-Student-Wellness/Sex-Trafficking-Sexual-Abuse/Training-Professional-Development
- University of Montana: https://www.umt.edu/mansfield/events/conference-videos/human-trafficking.php
- Nebraska Attorney General – videos illustrating different ways trafficking happens and how you can detect it
- Women’s Center for Advancement -Human Trafficking 101
- Rejuvenating Women: https://www.rejuvenatingwomen.com/speaking-training-and-workshops/
- Awaken – request a speaker https://awakenreno.org/get-involved/request-speaker/
- New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force: https://www.nhhumantraffickingtaskforce.com/training
- Real Life Giving – live true and free: https://www.reallifegiving.org/training-awareness
- NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking: https://www.safernj.org/learn-about-human-trafficking
- Attorney General – awareness and education brochures https://www.njoag.gov/programs/human-trafficking/
- State of New Jersey Department of Education: https://www.state.nj.us/education/students/safety/health/ht/
- New Mexico Human Trafficking Task Force – training and awareness videos
https://www.stopnmtrafficking.org/home/accessing-resources/education-and-outreach - New Mexico Attorney General – awareness video
https://www.nmag.gov/human-trafficking-task-force.aspx
- Office of Children and Family Services – resources for professionals and parents/ caregivers
https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/human-trafficking/ - Western District of New York Human Trafficking Task Force – request a training
https://wnytrafficking.org/form - The Brooklyn County District Attorney’s Office – community resources – handouts
http://www.brooklynda.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/COMMUNITY-RESOURCES.pdf
- North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking: https://encstophumantrafficking.org/what-we-do/training/
- North Carolina Judicial Branch – past and present training events
https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/human-trafficking-commission/human-trafficking-commission-sponsored-training-and-events#training-6489 - A Safe Place – awareness and action training for communities
https://www.asafeplacetogo.com/awareness - Project West NC: Working to End Human Trafficking in North Carolina:
https://www.ourvoicenc.org/get-help/project-west-nc/
- Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commision – presentation PD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5952cff2cd0f6834a8f6ead8/t/5f57e54206bb134180a75dec/1599595865008/2019-HumanTrafficking.pdf
- North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force – request trainings https://www.ndhttf.org/events-materials-1
- 31:8 Project – videos and brochures https://www.318project.org/resources.html
- Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force: https://www.apps.das.ohio.gov/HT/
- She Has a Name – book off site training https://shehasaname.org/learn
- Cleveland Rape Crisis – training opportunities https://clevelandrapecrisis.org/prevention-education/professional-training/minor-trafficking-survivors/
- Grace Haven – schedule intervention training https://gracehaven.yfc.net/programs/intervention_training
- The Dragonfly Home – reading materials and quiz https://www.thedragonflyhome.org/human-trafficking/basics/
- Oregon Department of Justice – Crime Victim and Survivor Services – websites offering victim assistance-related training information, including trafficking https://www.doj.state.or.us/crime-victims/training-opportunities/online-training-resources/
- Safety Compass – schedule a training https://safetycompass.org/training-and-consultation
- http://inourbackyard.org/teens-against-trafficking/
- Multnomah County Sex Trafficking Collaboration: https://sites.google.com/multco.us/trafficking/resources/learn-more?authuser=0
- Not in My Backyard: https://nimby.me/human-trafficking-101/
- University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work – geared towards child welfare professionals http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu/Curriculum/CSEC.html
- Nationalities Service Center – request training https://nscphila.org/our-work/special-initiatives/anti-human-trafficking
- Network of Victims Assistance – request training https://novabucks.org/education-training/community-education/
- Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center – request free training https://missionkidscac.org/get-informed/human-trafficking
- Day One – request a training: https://dayoneri.org/education-resources/training-events-calendar
- RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence – training calendar http://www.ricadv.org/en/247-training
- Berkeley County School District on Combating Human Trafficking https://www.bcsdschools.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=890&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=63908&PageID=1
- South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force http://humantrafficking.scag.gov/
- East River Human Trafficking Task Force Training https://southdakotahumantraffickingtaskforce.com/training/
- Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking – free community trainings https://growfreetn.org/programs/#training
- End Slavery TN Training Center: https://courses.endslaverytn.org/collections
- End Slavery Tennessee: https://www.endslaverytn.org/training
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services – awareness videos https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Investigations/Human_Trafficking/videos.asp
- Texas Attorney General – Vimeo training video https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/human-trafficking
- The Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition – free training to any professional organization or community group https://www.hothtc.org/request-a-training
- Utah State Board of Education – training resources https://www.schools.utah.gov/prevention/childsexualabuse
- Utah Domestic Violence Coalition – possible trainings and webinar opportunities https://www.udvc.org/training/
- Give Way To Freedom – PDF slides and other trainings https://givewaytofreedom.org/our-direct-work/trainings/
- Virginia department of Social Services – free training module https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/trafficking/cwse4000/story.html
- Virginia Department of Education – training resources https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/prevention/human_trafficking/index.shtml
- Samaritan House: https://samaritanhouseva.org/get-informed/#educationoutreach
- Washington Trafficking Prevention – request trainings https://traffickingprevention.org/community-trainings
- Washington Anti-trafficking Response Network – request community trainings http://www.warn-trafficking.org/about-us/
- Sexual Assault Services Training Academy: http://sasta.fris.org/academy/course/index.php?categoryid=14
- West Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force – upcoming events/ webinars/ trainings https://stophumantraffickingwv.org/events/
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families – training videos and materials https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/aht/toolkit
- Wisconsin Department of Justice – awareness materials https://www.doj.state.wi.us/ocvs/human-trafficking#aware
- Wisconsin Department of Justice upcoming training opportunities https://www.doj.state.wi.us/ocvs/training-opportunities-professionals
- Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System – online training modules https://wcwpds.wisc.edu/web-based-courses/human-trafficking-101/#what-is-this-training
- Engage Together – blog posts HT 101 https://engagetogether.com/category/humantrafficking101/
- Uprising – request presentations https://uprisingwyo.org/request-a-speaker/
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