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Additional training and technical assistance resources can be found by visiting the following sites:

National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center 
NHTTAC is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office on Trafficking in Persons. NHTTAC delivers training and technical assistance (T/TA) to inform and enhance the public health response to human trafficking. 

Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center 
RHYTTAC is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) as the training and technical assistance provider for all runaway and homeless youth (RHY) grantees. 

Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center 
OVC TTAC is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. OVC TTAC serves as the gateway to current training and technical assistance for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims.

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Labor Trafficking Story | Domestic Work

December 1, 2014

Fatima came to the United States on a visa to work as a housekeeper for a diplomat. Soon after she arrived, Fatima's employer took away her passport and she was made to work very long days, every day of the week. Since Fatima did not speak English and was unaware of her employment rights in the United States, she worked under these conditions for a long time before confiding in a friend who provided her with the National Human Trafficking Hotline number to seek assistance.

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Sex Trafficking Story | Residential Brothel

November 1, 2014
Patricia met Hector while living in a small village in Guatemala. Hector took Patricia out, brought her gifts, and told her that he loved her, and when Hector asked Patricia to come to the United States with him, she agreed. Hector had promised to get Patricia a job as a waitress, but shortly after they arrived in Texas, he confiscated her documents and told her she had to engage in commercial sex. For several years, Hector forced Patricia to travel across the country to work in residential brothels and out of motels. If Patricia refused, Hector would beat her.
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Creating and Sustaining a Local Response to Human Trafficking: Compendium of Promising Practices (FYs 2008 - 2011)

October 1, 2014
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A compilation of ideas and recommendations from Rescue & Restore Regional Program grant partners for organizations in the field of anti-trafficking in persons.

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U-Visa for Victims of Crime in the Workplace: A Practice Manual

May 1, 2014
National Employment Law Project

This is a resource outlining some of the requirements for a victim's eligibility for the U-Visa because of crime in the workplace as well as who a victim should be talking to in order to apply for a U-Visa.

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Pro Se UVisa Manual (Spanish)

May 1, 2012

This is a resource manual fully translated into Spanish containing information about applying for a U-Visa including the requirements to apply and who a potential victim should be reaching out to apply for the visa.

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Pro Se UVisa Manual

May 1, 2012
Immigration Legal Resource Center

This resource provides information about obtaining a U-Visa including the requirements, the steps included in the application process and also who a victim should be speaking with in order to begin the application process. It has also been provided in fully translated spanish.

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Fake Massage Businesses At a Glance

January 1, 2011
National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)

An at-a-glance document on fake massage businesses in the United States.

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Educator Guide- Guide to Ending Violence and Exploitation

September 1, 2012

This resource guide was created in order to explain to educators the way to create a helpful and informative curriculum on human trafficking and explain it to their students.

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Pathways Into and Out of Commercial Sexual Victimization of Children: Understanding and Responding to Sexually Exploited Teens

September 1, 2009
University of Massachusetts Lowell

The findings of a study examining pathways into and out of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). 

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Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

50,123

signals were received by the Hotline in 2021. Includes calls, texts, and online chats and tips.

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