What specific action steps or strategies can be used to help trafficking victims?
What specific action steps or strategies can be used to help trafficking victims?
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Specific strategies to help victims of trafficking include identifying potential victims, connecting them with services, assisting with legal needs and advocacy, providing trauma-informed care, connecting them with long-term housing solutions and economic security resources, developing community support networks, creating access to education and employment opportunities, developing health care services for victims and promoting victim empowerment.
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What specific action steps or strategies can be used to help trafficking victims?
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The US Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign offers recommendations for helping victims of human trafficking, such as offering support and information about available resources, listening to the victim’s story without judgement, maintaining their anonymity if requested, supporting law enforcement engagement if that is the victim’s preference and offering assistance to connect them with protective services or other support organizations. Additionally they advise against making assumptions about a trafficked person’s actions or coerced feelings toward the trafficker. They also note it is important not to use anti-immigrant or racist rhetoric when helping a victim as this may put them at further risk.
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