Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County - Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) program

Name

Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County - Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) program

Provider Type

Direct Services Agency

Service Provider Type

Anti-Trafficking; Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

Populations Served

Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident; Female; Foreign National; Labor Trafficking; Male; Minor (Under 18); Sex Trafficking; Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female

Populations Served Notes

We serve children under the age 18 who are identified as victims of commercial sexual exploitation, or who have been identified as high-risk for commercial sexual exploitation, or who have experienced labor trafficking.

Visas Served

J-1 Visa Holders; H-2B Visa Holders - Forestry; H-2B Visa Holders; H-2A Visa Holders; G-5 Visa Holders; A-3 Visa Holders

Geographic Service Area

SEEN Coordinates a Multidisciplinary Response to CSEC and Child Trafficking in Suffolk County, MA. It also helps coordinate multi-jurisdictional CSEC referrals, when appropriate.

Public Phone

Main: (617) 779-2146
Hotline: (617) 779-2145

Hotline Details

Contact 9am-5pm for the SEEN Program

Primary Email

elizabeth.bouchard@state.ma.us

Languages

English; Spanish

Funding

HHS Human Trafficking Victim Services; State-level anti-trafficking funding; VOCA funding; Other federal funding; Other private funding

Mission Statement

e Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN) program provides a coordinated, multidisciplinary response for child trafficking survivors and high risk youth in Boston and Suffolk County.
A program of The Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, SEEN recognizes that the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a form of child sexual abuse. The program unites partner agencies to promote safety, healing and justice for child/youth victims and their families. SEEN strives to ensure victims' safety and access to resources, to empower youth to leave their exploiters and utilize opportunities to regain control of their lives, and to enforce offender accountability.

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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