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1 Human Trafficking Task Force e Guide Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA Book and Resource Reviews Website: Phone: (866) Fax: (703) HumanTrafficking@ovcttac.org The Human Trafficking Task Force e Guide was created to provide guidance to agencies that are forming task forces and to provide support to established task forces. Its purpose is to assist in the development and day to day operations of anti human trafficking task forces as well as to provide fundamental guidance for effective task force operations. The e Guide states that the primary goals of a task force are to identify human trafficking, serve victims, and investigate and build cases. The e Guide has been screened and evaluated by anti human trafficking victim service providers, law enforcement officials and prosecutors. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States By Kimberly Kotrla (2012), 7 pages. Shared Hope International P. O. Box Vancouver, WA Phone: (866) Available at: This article, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States seeks to familiarize social workers and the general public with sex trafficking issues regarding youth. According to the article, domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is the modern day slavery of children. At least 70 percent of women involved in prostitution were introduced to the commercial sex industry before the age of 18. Also in a national level investigation, 83 percent of the 1,229 investigations were sex trafficking related and of that 83 percent, 63 percent involved US citizens, while almost one third involved minors. Further, the article discusses services for DMST survivors, responses that social workers can offer, and research needs in the field.

2 Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for the Health Care Sector (2013), 42 pages. by Ellen Wright Clayton, Richard D. Krugman, Tonya Chaffee, Angela Diaz, Barbara Guthrie, Sharon Lambert, Mark Latonero, Natalie McClain, Callie Marie Rennison, John A. Rich, Jonathan Todres, and Patti Toth Institute of Medicine and National Research Council 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC Phone: (202) Available at: This guide was written in order to increase awareness and understanding of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in minors among health care professionals. It also addresses strategies for preventing and identifying victims, as well as strategies for assisting and supporting victims and survivors of sexual exploitation. The Guide addresses exploiters and traffickers and it offers recommendations to increase awareness and support efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to sexual exploitation. Strategies discussed in the guide include training, public awareness campaigns, and increasing awareness among young children and adolescents. The article also gives recommendations to strengthen the legal responses and includes research on prevention and intervention. Finding a Path to Recovery: Residential Facilities for Minor Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking By Heather J. Clawson and Lisa Goldblatt Grace (2007), 10 pages. Human Services Policy, Room 404E Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC Available at: This study was an exploratory project meant to investigate information on how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs are addressing the needs of sex trafficking victims, with a focus on domestic youth. The project also reviews literature and identifies barriers and practices for addressing the needs of victims of human trafficking. The goal of the project is to improve program design and services to the victims of sex trafficking. The article includes a brief overview of the problem and the impacts it has on minors, such as physical and reproductive health problems, malnutrition, mental health issues, and alcohol or other drug abuse and addiction.

3 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Sex Trafficking Development Services Group, Inc Wisconsin Ave, Suite 800 East Bethesda, MD Phone: (301) Fax: (301) at: 2 Available at: This literature review discusses the issue of child sex trafficking. It defines child sex trafficking and assesses the legislation pertaining to it in the United States. The article then provides information regarding the characteristics of children who are victims of sex trafficking. It provides outcome evidence as well as other websites and programs that have more information on the topic. Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not For Sale A Memoir By: Rachel Lloyd (2012), 277 pages. Harper Collins Publishers 195 Broadway New York, NY Phone: During her teens, Rachel Lloyd became a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. With time and help from a local church community, she was able to leave her trafficker. Since that time she has devoted herself to helping other young girls escape the life. Girls Like Us details the circumstances of domestic sexual exploitation. It discusses the creation of GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), a non profit organization dedicated to assisting child trafficking victims.

4 The National Plan to Prevent the Sexual Exploitation of Children By: The National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation (2012) Available at: Website: The National Plan to Prevent the Sexual Exploitation of Children was written in an effort to assure that all children have childhoods free from sexual exploitation and abuse through physical and digital environments. By striving toward this goal, the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation hopes to help children develop into healthy adults capable of having healthy relationships. The plan discusses the need to reduce the societal demand for commercial exploitation of children and provides an outlined strategy to prevent children from being used as sexual commodities. Furthermore, the plan aims to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation by bringing attention to these issues in order to make them socially, economically, politically, and spiritually unacceptable in the United States and around the world. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services (2013) Editors: Rona Biere and Patti Simon Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academics Phone: (202) iomwww@nas.edu Available at: Exploitation Sex Trafficking/sextraffickingminors_rb.pdf Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States promotes better collaborative approaches in order to prevent, identify, and respond to commercial sexual exploitation of minors in the U.S. Specifically, the guide provides recommendations to advance and strengthen the nation s efforts to prevent and respond to sex trafficking of minors. The content of this guide is an abridged version of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) s report, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

5 Walking Prey: How America s Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery By: Holly Austin Smith (2014), 248 pages. Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Publishers Limited 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY Website: Holly Austin Smith is a child trafficking survivor and advocate, as well as a consultant for AMBER alert. In her book, Walking Prey, Smith writes of her personal experiences with sex trafficking. Walking Prey tells of Smith s personal experience and the factors surrounding her involvement in human trafficking. She shows how suburban, middle class communities are becoming an epicenter for human trafficking. As a young woman, Smith was looking for something more and was lacking positive guidance or engagement, which made her a prime victim for exploitation. After meeting an older man, Smith finds herself running away from home and living in the streets of Atlantic City, which led to her involvement in sex trafficking. This book is more than just a memoir; Smith discusses predisposing factors, community risk factors, and the mindset of willing victims. She writes about her experiences in order to educate law enforcement and service providers, raise awareness in communities, advocate for survivors, and support stronger laws against human traffickers. Services Available to Victims of Human Trafficking: A Resource Guide for Social Service Providers Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W. Washington, D.C Available at: Services Available to Victims of Human Trafficking provides information about assistance available for victims of human trafficking in the United States. This guide describes community and state funded resources, which include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, legal assistance, and job training. It also explains how a foreign national trafficking victim can attain a certification letter or eligibility letter from the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which will allow these victims to receive benefits, even though they are not United States citizens. The booklet also contains a chart for each Federal program that describes eligibility information for certified adults, children with letters of eligibility, lawful permanent residents, and United States citizens.

6 Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool Website: traffickingidentification tool and user guidelines.pdf Vera Institute of Justice 233 Broadway, 12th Floor New York, NY Tel: Fax: The Screening for Human Trafficking manual is intended for use by victim service agency staff and other social service providers who will administer the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT). The manual can also be helpful for law enforcement, health care, and shelter workers. It is based on research conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice, which teamed with legal and victim services agencies to create a screening tool and effective practices for identifying victims of trafficking. Based on its research, the Vera Institute of Justice found that the TVIT instrument reliably predicts labor and sex trafficking in women and men. The TVIT is available in a short justice with 16 core questions and in its longer form, depending on the purpose of screening. The manual contains tips for conducting interviews, frequently asked questions, advice on using the TVIT, the long and short version of the TVIT, training and other resources, and definitions of human trafficking. The United States Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program: Guiding Principles and Promising Practices U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W. Washington, D.C Website: and migration/unaccompanied refugeeminor program/upload/united states unaccompanied refugee minor program guiding principles andpromising practices.pdf This book was developed by the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) program, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), and more than a dozen contributors and service providers. Specifically, it provides a framework of guiding principles for the URM program and the development of similar programs in other countries rather than a step by step guide. URM is the only program in the U.S. that provides foster care to unaccompanied minors and meets the needs of foreign born children with forced migration experiences. The book is intended for future URM providers, organizations that assist unaccompanied minors, foster care providers, and governmental and nongovernmental partners.

7 Statutory Responses to Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims Shared Hope International P. O. Box Vancouver, WA Her Life ( ) Website: content/uploads/2014/04/shi Flowcharts Updated pdf Statutory Responses to Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims is provided by Shared Hope International and focuses on Section 5 of the Protected Innocence Challenge Legislative Framework, which is Protective Provisions for the Child Victims. Statutory Responses to Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims provides information on current legal systems, legislation, and state efforts in response to human trafficking. Solutions to issues in these areas are also discussed. Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC (800) (202) Website: Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls is a resource provided by the American Psychological Association that reports on the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls and provides information on the task force and current research and responses to human trafficking. The purpose of the Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls is to raise awareness among psychologists about human trafficking, make recommendations to advance research, education, training, advocacy, public policy, public awareness, and practice, urge psychologists to bring scientific precision and research expertise to policy, service provision, and an understanding of the dynamics of trafficking. The Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls also reports current research findings and information on human trafficking, especially as it pertains to the victimization of women and girls. There is also information directed toward psychologists that includes the role a psychologist can play in this social issue. Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC Website: The Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 is a report provided by the U.S. Department of State with the purpose of providing information on human trafficking and current efforts in response to the issue so that programs can gain support. The Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 defines human trafficking, lists risk factors, details law enforcement efforts, mentions current government efforts, and suggests new efforts and practices. The Trafficking in Persons Report 2013 also provides personal testimonies and historical examples that may still be continuing today.