This session focused on understanding the similar and unique needs of boys, transgender, and nonbinary trafficking survivors and considerations to providing services to them. Webinar Recording
Read moreHow to Apply for an Eligibility Letter for Foreign National Minors Who Experienced Human Trafficking
HHS Interim Assistance and Eligibility Letters allow foreign national minors who may have or have experienced human trafficking, and meet certain eligibility rules, to apply for the same benefits and services as refugees. If when working with a foreign national
Read moreBest Practices in Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals in Direct Services through a Trauma-Informed Lens
This webinar will include an expert panel of direct service providers supporting the LGBTQ+ community through anti-trafficking direct service provision. The objectives of this webinar are to highlight barriers to services LGBTQ+ community members face when seeking human trafficking direct
Read moreThe Intersection of Substance Use, Mental Health & Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Based on data collected by The Avery Center, substances were used both as a means of control by traffickers and as a way to “numb the pain of the repeated trauma” of being trafficked. Additionally, the most common exit strategy
Read moreWorldWE Speakers Series: The LGBT Community and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
In this webinar “The LGBTQ Community and Commercial Sexual Exploitation,” Esperanza Fonseca, member of AF3IRM, and Cristian Eduardo, Survivor Leader at Sanctuary for Families and ECPAT-USA, discuss the widespread exploitation of the LGBTQ community in the sex trade and the
Read moreHousing LGBTQ+ Survivors of Trafficking
This webinar was produced by Freedom Network USA. LGBTQ+ individuals experience high rates of homelessness, have a heightened vulnerability of being exploited, and are often excluded from housing programs. This webinar will discuss the challenges that LGBTQ+ survivors face in
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