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US Department of Health and Human Services Region II Training Initiative on Human Trafficking Prevention
Overview of S-O-A-R: Stop-Observe-Act-Respond Curriculum
Presenter CAPT Claritsa MalaveChief Medical Officer HRSA, Office of Regional Operations Region II
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
US Department of Health and Human Services Region II
• Information on Human Trafficking Prevention related Activities and on Training Initiative was provided by a collaboration with the HHS Region II Office on Women's Health
Key Events
• September 25, 2012
President Obama renewed the federal commitment to ending human trafficking
• October 17-18, 2012
HHS Region II Training Institute on Human Trafficking Prevention: Health and Social Service Concerns for At-Risk Women and Youth
• January 14, 2014
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States, 2013-2017 released
• September, 2014
SOAR Course for Healthcare Providers Piloted
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States, 2013-2017
We will invest in helping trafficking victims rebuild their lives.” – President Barack Obama, December 31, 2012
Federal Strategic Action Plan Goals
www.ovc.gov/pubs/FederalHumanTraffickingStrategicPlan.pdf
1. Align efforts:
Promote a strategic, coordinated approach to the provision of services for victims of human trafficking at the federal, regional, state, territorial, tribal, and local levels.
2. Improve Understanding:
Expand and coordinate human trafficking-related research, data, and evaluation to support evidence-based practices in victim services.
3. Expand Access:
Provide and promote outreach, training, and technical assistance to increase victim identification and expand the availability of services.
4. Improve Outcomes:
Promote effective, culturally appropriate, trauma-informed services that improve the short- and long-term health, safety, and well-being of victims.
• Improve Understanding:
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Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA)
The TVPA is a federal statute that was passed into law in 2000 (reauthorized in 2003 as HR 2620, in 2005 as HR 972 and in 2008 as HR 7317). Among its key mandates, it offers protection for victims of human trafficking who are in the United States illegally.
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) cont.
What is Human Trafficking?
“A crime that involves the exploitation of a
person for the purpose of compelled labor or
a commercial sex act ”Source : Federal Strategic Action Plan
Human Trafficking as Defined by TVPA
• Sex trafficking: “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age”
• Labor Trafficking: “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery”
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA)
Means: Force, Fraud and Coercion
Human Trafficking Occurs in Various Locations
How Does Human Trafficking Affect Health Care Providers?
• Health Prevention: populations at risk for human trafficking include homeless and runaway youth, LGBT populations, refugees, victims of sexual or domestic violence, etc.
• Health Care: Trafficked persons may present in the emergency room or for primary health care with their trafficker
• After-care: persons who have been able to escape often require comprehensive health, reproductive health, mental health, and dental care services.
Services Required for Survivors of Trafficking
Culturally-Appropriate
Emergency Services Legal Services Social Services Health Care
Language interpretation and translation services
Crisis intervention and Counseling
Immigration, criminal, and/or civil legal support
Case management Health care, includingprescriptionsDental and vision care
Culturally-appropriatefood
Emergency shelter and referrals
Court accompaniment and advocacy
Public benefits Behavioral/mental health care
Connection to culturally-specific centers of faith
Urgent medical care Family court services Shelter/housing Substance abuse treatment
English as a Second Language education
Safety planning Crime victim compensation
GED or other education program
Seasonally-appropriate clothing and shoes
Job training
Employment assistance
Transportation
Victim Encounters with the U.S. Health Care System
Contact with Health Care Professionals(Chisolm-Straker et al. 2014)
Barriers to Identification
2008 HHS National Symposium on the Health Needs of Human Trafficking Victims
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STOP
OBSERVE
ASK
RESPOND to human trafficking
SOAR to Health and Wellness TrainingLearning Objectives
SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Description
SOAR: Building Capacity, Collaboration, and Coordination
HHS Region II Training Initiative on Human Trafficking Prevention
• FY 2015Summer 2015
Project Description
Goals of HHS Region II SOAR Training
Training Goals
• Understand the scope of the problem of human trafficking in the US states and
territories.
• Gain awareness of the complex health and social service needs of trafficked
persons.
• Understand and apply trauma-informed approaches and Culturally and
Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards for services to survivors of
human trafficking.
• Foster collaboration among federal , regional, state, territorial and community
partners to build a coordinated and strategic response to the needs of survivors
of human trafficking.
What You Can Do
• Raise awareness
• Form a community coalition
• Volunteer at an anti-trafficking organization
• Establish a protocol to respond
• Organize an event to commemorate National
Human Trafficking + Anti-
Slavery Awareness Month
January
What You Can DoCont.
• National Resource Center for Human Trafficking
1-888-373-7888 www.traffickingresourcecenter.org
• Report tips on possible cases of human trafficking
• Fact sheets
• Educational resources
Federal Agency Response
Federal Government Action Steps
HHS Region II in collaboration with federal partners will conduct the following activities in support of the Federal Strategic Action Plan:
• Provide federal leadership and direction to improve services to trafficked persons by identifying promising practices and implementing recommendations for strategic change
• Coordinate services to trafficking survivors effectively through collaboration across multiple service sectors
• Increase victim identification through coordinated public outreach and awareness efforts by promoting National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and providing resources, websites, and social media messages to the general public
• Build capacity to better identify and serve trafficked persons though targeted training and technical assistance
• Promote effective culturally-appropriate, trauma-informed services that improve the short- and long-term health, safety, and wellbeing of survivors of trafficking
• Expand and coordinate human trafficking-related research, data, and evaluation to promote a strategic, coordinated approach to services at the federal, regional, state, territorial, tribal, and local levels.
Source: Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States
Líneas Directas de Apoyo para Víctimas de Trata en Puerto Rico
Programas de Capacitación en Puerto Rico sobre la Trata Humana
HHS Contact Persons in Washington, DC
Katherine Chon
Director
Office of Trafficking in Persons
HHS Administration for Children & Families
Rochelle Rollins
Human Trafficking Health Policy Advisor
Office of Trafficking in Persons
HHS Administration for Children & Families
Adrienne Smith
Public Health Advisor
HHS Office on Women’s Health
Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/endtrafficking
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HHS Region II Contact Persons
Sandra Bennett-Pagan
Regional Women’s Health Coordinator
HHS Region II OASH Office on Women’s Health
Marline Vignier
Regional Coordinator for Minority Health
HHS OASH Region II Office of Minority Health
Bronia Ashford
Management and Project Specialist
HHS Region II Administration for Children and Families
HRSA ORO Contact
CAPT Claritsa Malave, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
HRSA ORO Region II, PR Office
787-766-5545