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The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 established the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (“the Council”) as a formal platform for individuals with lived experience to provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (PITF). As a member of these coordinating bodies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implements the Council’s agency-specific recommendations and those for PITF agencies at large. This Information Memorandum summarizes the Council’s past recommendations and overviews implementation efforts by the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The status of each recommendation relating to ACF is available in the Appendix.

The Toolkit for Building Survivor-Informed Organizations is a collection of new and existing resources that builds organizational capacity to meaningfully collaborate with and support staff, volunteers, and consultants with lived experience in human trafficking. The toolkit is a resource for anti-trafficking organizations, coalitions, task forces, volunteer programs, and other community and faith-based organizations that want to improve collaboration with those impacted by human trafficking. This toolkit provides guidance, tools, and resources that support professionally engaging people with lived experience when developing, delivering, and evaluating programs and policies. The 2023 update to this previously published toolkit includes three new chapters with recommendations and resources on (1) survivor leadership engagement; (2) diversity, equity, and inclusion; and (3) wellness.

Survivor-Informed Toolkit  (PDF)

 

In December 2021, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (“National Action Plan”), which calls on agencies to “strengthen efforts to identify, prevent, and address human trafficking in product supply chains and ventures.” The National Action Plan’s emphasis on supply chains reflects lessons learned from COVID-19, echoing the National Strategy for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain  (PDF) (“National Strategy”), published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in July 2021. Among other objectives, the National Strategy aims to “ensure equitable labor conditions by promoting best practices and U.S. adherence to child labor and forced labor laws and regulations” in health supply chains. 

The goal of this information memorandum is for all stakeholders in the healthcare and anti-trafficking fields to better understand how the federal government has enforced forced labor laws through criminal prosecution, how health professionals who have experienced trafficking have used civil litigation to seek justice, and how federal courts have handled cases involving forced labor in healthcare settings.

These images produced through the HHS Look Beneath the Surface campaign can be used in human trafficking public awareness and outreach material. The images can be customized for your community by including your own logo, using your own images, or selecting an alternate photo from our free library of images.

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.

Le guide pour la détection de la traite des êtres humains adultes est désigné pour être utilisé dans divers domaines de soins de santé, de santé comportementale, de services sociaux et de santé publique. L’outil évalue les patients ou les clients adultes pour la victimization de la traite des êtres humains ou le risque potentielle de la traite. L’outil est centré sur le survivants avec une approche éclairée sure les traumatismes et culturellement approprié

Adult Human Trafficking Screening Tool (French)  (PDF)

The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) Annual Report highlights fiscal year 2021 accomplishments. The report is structured in two main sections outlining OTIP's efforts to prevent and protect individuals who have experienced human trafficking, including providing access to crucial benefits and services, delivering training and technical assistance to build the capacity of frontline professionals to address human trafficking concerns in their workplace, investing in public awareness and outreach initiatives to increase awareness, and collaborating with diverse partners to strengthen an integrated response to human trafficking, among others. The report notes how OTIP remained flexible, adaptive, and responsive to challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated many underlying social and economic conditions that put individuals at risk for human trafficking. Data is integrated throughout the report to demonstrate how OTIP and grant recipients found creative ways to respond to increased needs. 

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. 

 

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role they can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ theme for Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2023 is Partner to Prevent. This toolkit breaks the month down into focus weeks to ensure clear messaging and resource sharing. Sample social media posts, sample email and newsletter content, and resources that we encourage you to share throughout the month of January are also included.

 

Creating a safe environment and building rapport with students who have experienced trafficking are foundational elements of trauma-informed care. This handout includes several practical ways to enhance feelings of safety and security when screening a student for trafficking.