Sumayyah El-Heet Chenault Human Trafficking Outreach Specialist Mosaic Family Services Human Trafficking and Victim Services.

Sumayyah El-Heet ChenaultHuman Trafficking Outreach Specialist

Mosaic Family Services

Human Trafficking and Victim Services

Mosaic’s Anti-Trafficking Start

Develop a deeper understanding of human trafficking

Learn how to respond to a trafficked person and what local resources and services are available for survivors

Learn about the services that Mosaic provides for trafficking survivors

Learn what you can do to help

Objectives

Federal law defines it as:

(A) sex trafficking in which a 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;

OR

(B) 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.

What is Human Trafficking?

Action: Recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining +

Means: Force, fraud, coercion

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Purpose: Involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, commercial sex

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Human Trafficking

Legal Definition

Human Trafficking…here?

Law Enforcement Agency46%

Agency Referral20%

National Human Trafficking Re-serouce Center

5%

Walk Ins7%

Good Samaritan 5%

Direct Outreach2%

Other15%

Mosaic's Fiscal Year 2013 Statistics

Law Enforcement Agency Agency Referral National Human Trafficking Reserouce Center Walk Ins

Good Samaritan Direct Outreach Other

Victim Identification

May appear as

willing participant

Language or cultural

barriersFear of being

deported

Fear of law enforcement

Do not self-

identify as a victim

Obstacles to Communicating

Victim-centered

Goal: To empower clients to become independent and make their own choices

Treatment Framework

If you are a victim of trafficking, you can receive help to rebuild your life safely in this country

We want to make sure what happened to you doesn’t happen to anyone else

We can help protect your family You have rights

Working with us will help you

We can help you get assistance

What happened to you was wrong, and the person who did this should be in jail

You have a right to live without being abused

No one here will hurt you You are not the criminal here

You are safe now

This was not your fault

Communicating with Victims of Trafficking

Safety Housing Food, clothing and basic hygiene products Translation

Immediate/Emergency Needs

Transitional housing Translation Medical and dental care Gynecological care or care during or after pregnancy Child care

Short-Term Needs

Long-term housing Legal assistance Mental health/counseling

Treatment for depression, anxiety, or PTSD Treatment for sleep deprivation Treatment for addictive behaviors

ESL classes & cultural orientation Life skills training Education Financial assistance/management Job training/employment Reunification/voluntary repatriation

Long-Term Needs

Protection

Prevention

Prosecution

T-visa, certification, benefits and services to help survivors rebuild their lives

Public awareness and education

Created federal crime of trafficking, new law enforcement tools and efforts

Partnership

Partnerships between government agencies and NGOs

Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2000)

• 2009:– Mandated training on human trafficking for

law enforcement officers– Established human trafficking prevention task

forces• 2011:– Increased criminal and civil penalties against

traffickers and buyers (pimps & johns)– Created a first-degree felony offense for

“Continuous Trafficking of Persons”

Texas Anti-Trafficking Laws

• Community Resources• Federal Assistance– HHS Grants– OVC– NHTRC

Pre-Certified Victims - Services

• Temporary immigration status• One-year, renewable each year• Improves victim cooperation• Victims can receive the same benefits as

refugees for a year

Continued Presence for Victims

• Self-petition visa status• Can stay in the U.S. for 4 years• For victims of severe forms of trafficking• Have agreed to cooperate in

investigations/prosecutions• Would suffer hardships if repatriated

T-Visa for Victims

• Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP)– Office of Refugee Resettlement– Rescue & Restore Campaign

• National Human Trafficking Hotline

HHS Anti-Trafficking Programs

Outreach/Trainings 24-hour trafficking hotline Emergency & transitional housing Comprehensive case

management Legal services

Family law Immigration

Counseling North Texas Coalition Against

Human Trafficking North Texas Anti-Trafficking Team

Mosaic’s Services

MOSAIC IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR SURVIVORS OF

HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCLUDING

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Mosaic Trafficking Hotline214-823-1911

National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) 1-888-373-7888

Text Help to BeFree

How Do I Report Human Trafficking?

Kristen RuhnkeHuman Trafficking Outreach CoordinatorP: 214.821.5393 x [email protected]

Sumayyah ChenaultHuman Trafficking Outreach SpecialistP: 214.821.5393 x [email protected]

QUESTIONS?