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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.
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.
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...
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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Human Trafficking
View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response
Date Published
June 2015
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Date Published
January 2013
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
U.S. Department of State: Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (OTIP) in Persons
OTIP partners with foreign governments, international organizations, other federal agencies, civil society, the private sector, and survivors of human trafficking to develop and implement effective strategies to confront human trafficking. OTIP also produces the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which discusses the actions that countries, including the U.S., have taken to combat trafficking in persons in that year.
U.S. Department of Justice: Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)
CEOS works to combat incidences of child exploitation and trafficking of women and children. Issues under the CEOS umbrella include child pornography, illegal interstate or international transportation of women and children, international parental abduction, computer-related exploitation of children, and child victimization on federal and Indian lands.
Anti-Slavery International
Anti-Slavery International works to end slavery and related abuses, including human trafficking and forced prostitution. The organization focuses on the rights of people who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, notably women, children, migrant workers, and indigenous peoples.
Shared Hope International
Shared Hope International is a faith-based, worldwide effort to prevent and eradicate sex trafficking and slavery through education and public awareness.
Maiti Nepal
Maiti Nepal was born out of a crusade to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, sex trafficking, child labor, and various forms of exploitation and torture.
Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition
This coalition seeks to prevent and intervene in the commercial and sexual exploitation of adults and children, while advocating for all exploited persons.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: CyberTipline
Use the CyberTipline to report cases of suspected online child sexual exploitation, including: online enticement of children for sexual acts, child sexual molestation, child sexual abuse material, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the Internet.