Register: OVC FY 2023 Anti-Trafficking Funding Opportunities Webinar
Join OVC’s Human Trafficking Division for a webinar that will provide an overview of our office and planned FY 2023 anti-trafficking funding opportunities.
Child trafficking
View a New Guide to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
This January marks 20 years of OVC’s anti-trafficking efforts. In recognition of these efforts, OVC has released a Commemoration Guide to support the field in its efforts to raise awareness for human trafficking victims’ rights and services.
Attend a Free Virtual Human Trafficking Youth Forum
Learn how to talk to youth about online safety, understand human trafficking trends and how they affect the youth population, and
discover available government resources for youth victims and individuals working with youth.
New Translated Materials to Help Young Survivors of Human Trafficking
Just Released: Five new translations of three graphic novels supporting 12–18-year-old victims and witnesses of human trafficking.
Project TRUST E-Learning Curriculum Launched
Learn about a new curriculum to help anti-trafficking professionals understand trauma and human trafficking and how to support individuals impacted by trafficking-related trauma.
OVC FY 2022 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2022 Field-Generated Strategies to Address the Criminalization of Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
Child Sex Trafficking: A Training Series for Frontline Officers
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
New Resource Helps Connect Trafficking Survivors with Employment Opportunities
A new guide offers direction on how victim service providers and workforce development programs can collaborate and form partnerships.
New Materials to Help Young Survivors of Human Trafficking
OVC releases new graphic novels that offer support and information to 12-18-year-old victims and witnesses of human trafficking.
Register: Virtual Release of Materials for Young Victims and Witnesses of Human Trafficking
Join OVC for a virtual release of three graphic novels to support youth who have experienced human trafficking as they navigate the justice system.
Honoring a Human Trafficking Survivor’s Unique Experience is Vital to Providing Appropriate Services
OVC Director Kristina Rose was honored to collaborate with OVW on a recent blog post about the importance of ensuring individuals with lived experience are participating fully in anti-trafficking work.
Sergio's Story: A Journey Through (and Beyond) the Legal System
This graphic novel describes the experience of a young boy who was a victim of labor trafficking and is part of a federal case. Recommended for ages 12-18.
What's Going On? Your Rights and Who You'll Meet
Summary
What’s Going On?—a companion piece to the Sergio’s Story and Zoe’s Story graphic novels—provides information about—
- the various people a child or youth victim of human trafficking might meet,
- the rights a victim or witness has in different courts,
- how trafficking is defined in the United States, and
- the laws and services that might be helpful.
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...Human Trafficking: Practitioner and Parent/Caregiver Guides
Practitioner and Parent/Caregiver Guides
These materials were specifically designed to appeal to children ages 12–18.
The goal of these materials is to provide effective, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate information and support to children in a way that they can more easily understand, so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered.
Learn more and view the guides below.
A Guide for Practitioners
This guide, designed for practitioners...
Human Trafficking: A Guide for Practitioners
A Guide for Practitioners
These materials were designed for youth aged 12−18 who have experienced sex and labor trafficking, to help inform and empower them as they navigate through the justice system.
Funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), these materials were created with the input of those with similar lived experiences, and expert practitioners working in the anti-trafficking field.
While the materials...
Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Resources
Child and youth victims of trafficking have unique needs and experiences, both in terms of the dynamics of their exploitation and their potential interaction with the criminal justice system as a victim-defendant.
Unlike most other child victims and witnesses, trafficking survivors may have different roles within the justice system, including as a defendant in a criminal case. It is vital that...
Human Trafficking: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
These materials were designed for youth aged 12−18 who have experienced sex and labor trafficking, to help inform and empower them as they navigate through the justice system.
They were created with the input of those with similar lived experiences, and expert practitioners working in the anti-trafficking field.
While the materials are intended to be relatable to the broadest...
Zoe's Story: A Journey Through (and Beyond) the Legal System
This graphic novel shares the experiences of a young girl who was sex trafficked and presents in court as a defendant. Recommended for ages 12-18.
Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
Date Published
June 2021
Agencies
OVC
July 2020 Featured Resources
2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
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In 2021, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be commemorated April 18–24. The theme—Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.— emphasizes the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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Human Trafficking
View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.