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Improving Prevention and Survivor Outcomes: Resources for Human Trafficking Victims, Healthcare Workers and Colleges - Special Edition

Hiding in Plain Sight

A severe problem hiding in plain sight, human trafficking affects millions of people around the world – including many in our very own communities. It’s estimated that around 50 million people were victims of human trafficking in 2021 alone, with more than 10,000 situations reported to the United States Human Trafficking Hotline in this same year. The numbers, sadly, continue to rise. Human trafficking is the illegal act of forcing people to work or perform other actions against their will. In some cases, it even involves forced marriage. It’s modern slavery, affecting people of all ages, nationalities, sexes, and backgrounds. Why should you care? Because human trafficking doesn’t just happen “somewhere else.” It can happen in our cities and our neighborhoods. Statistics show that many victims come into contact with healthcare professionals or are in school settings at some point during their situation, putting educators and healthcare workers in a unique position to help. Multiple studies have found that up to 88% of victims of human trafficking come into contact with the healthcare system while being trafficked. Women’s health nurse practitioners can help prevent human trafficking by understanding how to identify risks and connect services accordingly.

story by Judy Daniels, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC
read more here: Human Trafficking Resources

The Domestic Violence Resource Network (DVRN) is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to inform and strengthen domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts at the individual, community and societal levels

The DVRN works collaboratively to promote practices and strategies to improve our nations response to domestic violence and make safety and justice not just a priority, but also a reality. DVRN member agencies ensure that victims of domestic violence, advocates, community-based programs, educators, legal assistance providers, law enforcement and court personnel, health care providers, policy makers and government leaders at the local, state, tribal and federal levels have access to up-to-date information on best practices, policies, research and victim resources.

The DVRN includes two national resource centers, four special issue resource centers, three culturally-specific Institutes, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

If you know someone who may be in need assistance call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

National Resource Centers

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 800-537-2238

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) provides a wide range of free, comprehensive and individualized technical assistance, training and resource materials. The scope of NRCDVs technical assistance is broad and includes domestic violence intervention and prevention, community education and organizing, public policy and systems advocacy, and funding. The NRCDV develops special collections, fact sheets, applied research papers, funding alerts, and training curricula, and supports several special projects designed to explore issues more deeply or develop more comprehensive assistance to a particular constituent group. These special projects include the Domestic Violence Awareness Project, VAWnet the National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (funded by CDC), the Women of Color Network, Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence, and the DV Evidence Project and related research initiatives.

National Indigenous Womens Resource Center 855-649-7299

The National Indigenous Womens Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native nonprofit organization that was created specifically to serve as the National Indian Resource Center (NIRC) Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women. NIWRC seeks to enhance the capacity of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, Native Hawaiians, and Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations to respond to domestic violence and increase the safety of Native women. The NIWRC is dedicated to reclaiming the sovereignty of Native nations and safeguarding Native women and their children. Through public awareness and resource development, training and technical assistance, policy development, and research activities, NIWRC provides leadership across the nation to show that offenders can and will be held accountable and that Native women and their children are entitled to: 1) safety from violence within their homes and in their community; 2) justice both on and off tribal lands; and 3) access to services designed by and for Native women based on their tribal beliefs and practices.

Battered Women's Justice Project National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 800-903-0111, ext. 3

The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, located in Philadelphia, PA, addresses the unique needs of battered women who, as a result of the abuse they have experienced at the hands of their intimate partner, end up charged with a crime. The National Clearinghouse strives to prevent the revictimization of battered women defendants by providing specialized technical assistance, resources and support to battered women charged with crimes and to members of their defenses teams. Staff conduct trainings for the criminal justice and advocacy communities; consult with local, state and national organizations; maintain an extensive resource library of relevant case law, research and litigation materials; and advocate for public policy and institutional and social change.

National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence 888-792-2873

The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) supports health care practitioners, administrators and systems, domestic violence experts, survivors, and policy makers at all levels as they improve health cares response to domestic violence. The HRC supports leaders in the field through groundbreaking model, education and response programs, cutting-edge advocacy and sophisticated technical assistance. The HRC offers free culturally competent materials and in-person trainings that are appropriate for a variety of public and private health professions, settings and departments

Population-based studies of relationship violence among young people (or dating violence) suggest that this affects a substantial proportion of the youth population. For instance, in South Africa a study of people aged 13-23 years found that 42% of females and 38% of males reported being a victim of physical dating violence.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health 312-726-7020

The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health is committed to developing comprehensive, accessible and culturally-relevant responses to the range of trauma-related issues faced by domestic violence survivors and their children; to promoting advocacy that is survivor-defined and rooted in principles of social justice; and to eradicating the social and psychological conditions that contribute to interpersonal abuse and violence across the lifespan. Our goal is to improve the response of domestic violence programs, mental health systems, and the criminal justice and civil legal systems to domestic violence survivors and their children who are experiencing the traumatic effects of abuse and/or psychiatric disabilities. To this end, the Center focuses efforts on (1) promoting dialogue between domestic violence and mental health organizations, policy-makers and survivor/advocacy groups about the complex intersections of domestic violence, trauma and mental health and current strategies to enhance work in this area, (2) building capacity among local agencies, state domestic violence coalitions and state mental health systems, and (3) providing recommendations on policies, practices and collaborative models that will positively impact the lives of survivors and their children, particularly in relation to trauma and mental health.

Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody 800-527-3223

The Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges provides leadership and assistance to consumers and professionals dealing with the issue of child protection and custody in the context of domestic violence through operation of the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody. The Resource Center provides access to the best possible sources of information and tangible products to those working in the field of domestic violence, child protection and custody. The Resource Center provides technical assistance, training, policy development and other resources that increase safety, promote stability and enhance the well-being of battered parents and their children.

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233; 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) http://www.thehotline.org/

provides an immediate response to victims of domestic violence and their families, and a seamless referral system to community programs in response to the needs of the women, men and children on the line. The Hotline, operated 24/7 and available in 170 languages, is the first step to safety for many callers whose unique situation is assessed and evaluated to meet short-term needs, with a local referral to assist the caller in dealing with the long-term effects of family violence.

Following Reproduced from Family Violence Prevention & Services Resource Centers found online: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/fv-centers