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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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2013 Statistical Overview

January 1, 2014
National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)

The 2013 annual statistical overview from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). Information is based on incoming signals made to the NHTRC from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. In 2013, the NHTRC received a total of 25,889 signals (phone calls, SMS text messages, online tip forms, or emails).

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Toolkit for Law Enforcement Use of the U-Visa

September 1, 2012
Legal Momentum; VERA Institute of Justice American University Washington College of Law

A toolkit for law enforcement personnel explaining U-Visa application processes and forms.

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Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking

January 1, 2007
International Organization for Migration

A handbook for service providers outlining the specific needs victims of human trafficking might have, recommendations for direct assistance, and forms and checklists for providers’ use.

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Health Benefits for Eliminating Child Labor

June 1, 2003
International Labour Organization

A handbook for service providers outlining the specific needs victims of human trafficking might have, recommendations for direct assistance, and forms and checklists for providers’ use.

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Combatting Forced Labor: A Handbook for Employers & Business

January 1, 2008
International Labour Organization

A handbook for employers and businesses with guidance on how forced labor may affect operations and what businesses can do to address the issue.  Recommendations include codes of conduct, corporate auditing, and remediation.  Includes a discussion of good business practice models.

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Human Trafficking & Native Peoples in Oregon: A Human Rights Reports

May 1, 2014
Willamette University College of Law International Human Rights Clinic

A report on human trafficking and native people in the state of Oregon, seeking to identify if federal, state, and local government protections are effective in addressing trafficking amongst this population. State,  Federal, and Tribal legislation are examined.

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Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls

May 1, 2008
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; DePaul University College of Law

A research project examining the process by which girls in Chicago are recruited into commercial sex, examining methods of control, recruitment strategies, transportation patterns, demographics, and statistics.

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National Survey of Residential Programs for Victims of Sex Traficking

October 1, 2013
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

A study surveying the number of residential services and shelter beds available to trafficking survivors in the United States.

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Tobacco's Hidden Children

January 1, 2014
Human Rights Watch

A report by Human Rights Watch on labor exploitation and trafficking of children in tobacco farms in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina. Children on tobacco farms face severe health and saftey risks, including accute nicotine poisoning, chemical exposure and workplace injury.

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Women: Invisible in Labor and Labor Trafficking

January 1, 2010
Global Freedom Center

A brief on women in labor trafficking, addressing women in the global workforce and their migration for employment.  Examples of labor trafficking industries where women have identified includedomestic servitude, agriculture, and garment manufacturing, 

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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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