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What can be done about government funded agencies who are not providing much-needed services to statutorily eligible trafficking victims?

immigrationdiva

01/19/2012

What type of therapy is being done and being shown to work for minor victims of domestic sex trafficking - CBT, EMDR?

Tiffany

01/19/2012

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OVCRC

01/19/2012

From your perspectives as practioners, should there be a stronger connection with researchers of human trafficking, and if yes how so.

Jonathan Grubb

01/19/2012

Practioners often complain of differences between their expe...

01/21/2012

I think there should be stronger linkages between practition...

Cynthia

01/21/2012

Should research efforts that are being undertaken focus more on a macro or micro viewpoint to understand human trafficking? To clearify, should researches be focusing on the global aspects of human traffic...

Jonathan Grubb

01/19/2012

Research should focus both on the global and local aspects. ...

01/21/2012

I've heard a lot of people discuss how to end the supply side of HT. What about the demand? Is there anything being done to curb the demand side of it?

skp2653

01/19/2012

Greed will always produce people who seek free or cheap labo...

James

05/15/2012

There have been several responses to the demand side of huma...

01/20/2012

There are a number of folks in the field who are working on ...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

What agencies can you utilize to help identify unknown victims of trafficking from South American countries?

Angela

01/19/2012

To ensure that victims have access to all the benefits affor...

01/19/2012

Is any population more a risk ? New Americans

Terry Styf

01/19/2012

There is no single typical face of a victim. That being said...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

As advocates in a rape crisis center, what ways can we help to identify HT in our community and the barriers to service?

Holly Hanover

01/19/2012

A community needs assessment will help you learn the availab...

01/19/2012

The key to identifying victims of human trafficking is outre...

01/19/2012

I recommend taking a look at materials produced by the Natio...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

What are common reactions that victims of trafficking experience?

Matt Orlando

01/19/2012

Many trafficking victims have been exposed to chronic trauma...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Aside from training of law enforcement and other victim service providers, do you have any recommendations of other crime prevention methods that could be used to help prevent human trafficking?

Kathleen

01/19/2012

There are a number of folks in the field who are working on ...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Advocate for local legislature to hold traffickers accountab...

Alicia

01/19/2012

Can you talk about what you know about human trafficking and people with disabilities?

Roberta Sick

01/19/2012

Persons with disabilities are exceptionally vulnerable when ...

01/19/2012

What is the overlap between domestic violence and human trafficking?

Matt Orlando

01/19/2012

Cynthia

01/19/2012

What are the barriers that foreign born survivors of trafficking face when seeking and getting help? What key training do service providers need in order to provide effective services?

Monica

01/19/2012

Providers should have a thorough knowledge of the dynamics o...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Foreign born survivors usually do not seek help because of t...

01/19/2012

Foreign born survivors face numerous barriers. Some of thos...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

1. What best practices have you found for providing safe shelter for adolescent trafficking victims? What suggestions do you have and what pitfalls should be avoided? 2. How do you respond to those who...

Joan Reid

01/19/2012

There is no cookie cutter approach when working with adolesc...

01/19/2012

While there are multiple approaches to trauma treatment, the...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Safe shelter remains a concern for adolescent trafficking vi...

01/19/2012

With regard to the detention of juveniles, I think it should...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Is there any particular occupation or environment(aside from the obvious such as medical, educational & law enforcement)that should receive the most training for HT awareness? For example, do you hear ...

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PIMA

01/19/2012

Some occupations/environments that may be targeted for aware...

01/19/2012

Would the training required for individuals in this position...

Jonathan Grubb

01/19/2012

We often hear of victims seeking help at a church, temple, m...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Could you comment on the intersection of human trafficking and immigration, especially with respect to unaccompanied immmmigrant minors?

Laura Simich

01/19/2012

The desire for a better life for oneself or ones family ofte...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

Minors are usually pushed across the border because they are...

01/19/2012

While the majority of victims of human trafficking have been identified as women and children, the minority in a significant amount of research tends to be men. My question is shouldn't more research focus...

Jonathan Grubb

01/19/2012

The anti-trafficking field as a whole is very young. For ex...

Cynthia

01/19/2012

More research is needed on nearly all aspects of human traff...

01/19/2012

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OVCRC

01/19/2012