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The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) hascompiled this directory to assist Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and service providers inlocating relevant training and technical assistance (TTA) resources.The directory focuses on TTA resources targeted for practitioners actively working in the antihuman trafficking field. The TTA providers included in the directory have the ability to assistpractitioners across the nation; they have been vetted by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Planning Committee. The information comes directlyfrom TTA providers in response to a widely distributed request for anti-human trafficking TTAresources.The directory begins with an index of TTA resources organized by the primary method ofdelivering the TTA: distance learning, in-person scheduled training, and training and technicalassistance by request. Following the index are expanded descriptions of the resources, with linksto the TTA providers’ Web sites.The information in this directory is subject to change, so please contact the TTA providersdirectly for the latest information and assistance. If your organization would like to be includedin the next version of the directory, please contact humantrafficking@ovcttac.org.For tool kits, videos, and more resources, please see the OVC/BJA Anti-Human TraffickingTask Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide available atwww.ovcttac.gov/taskforceguide/eguide
Index of TTA ResourcesPlease click on the title or organization name to access the description of the TTA resource. Index entries have live linksby title when the title was provided. When a title was not provided, the live links are by organization name.DISTANCE LEARNINGDivision of Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP)Organization: U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices (HHS)Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force MembersFormat: Web-based TrainingDescription: See page 8Human Trafficking: An Educational Webcast forState JudgesOrganizations: Upper Midwest Community PolicingInstitute (UMCPI) and National Judicial College (NJC)Audience: State JudgesFormat: OnlineDescription: See page 13Introduction to Human Trafficking AwarenessOrganizations: Upper Midwest Community PolicingInstitute (UMCPI) and Justice Planning ManagementAssociates (JPMA)Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force MembersFormat: OnlineDescription: See page 16Law Enforcement TrainingOrganization: U.S. Department of Homeland Security(DHS), Blue CampaignAudience: Law EnforcementFormat: OnlineDescription: See page 17Responding to Human TraffickingOrganizations: Upper Midwest Community PolicingInstitute (UMCPI) and Justice Planning ManagementAssociates (JPMA)Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force MembersFormat: OnlineDescription: See page 22T-Visa Working Group MeetingOrganization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery andTrafficking (CAST)Audience: Attorneys OnlyFormat: Call-in onlyDescription: See page 24IN-PERSON SCHEDULED TRAININGAdvanced Human Trafficking Investigation TrainingOrganization: Upper Midwest Community PolicingInstitute (UMCPI)Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force MembersDescription: See page 5Freedom Network ConferenceOrganization: Freedom Network Training Institute(FNTI)Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force MembersDescription: See page 11Human Trafficking Training for State JudgesOrganizations: Upper Midwest Community PolicingInstitute (UMCPI) and National Judicial College (NJC)Audience: State JudgesDescription: See page 14Human Trafficking Training for State ProsecutorsOrganizations: Upper Midwest CommunityPolicing Institute (UMCPI) and the National Associationof Attorneys General (NAAG)Audience: Law Enforcement, State ProsecutorsDescription: See page 14-2-
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEBY REQUESTAEquitasAudience: Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, SocialService ProvidersFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training,Web-based TrainingDescription: See page 5Capacity Development for National and InternationalEntities To Combat Human TraffickingOrganization: U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-TraffickingProgram (USCCB/MRS/ATP)Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Embassies/Consulates,Government Officials, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force Members, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: In-Person Training or Live WebinarDescription: See page 6Center for Human Trafficking Awareness at St.Petersburg CollegeAudience: Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers,Task Force MembersFormat: In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 7Collaboration and Task Force Building To CombatHuman Trafficking in Your CommunityOrganization: U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-TraffickingProgram (USCCB/MRS/ATP)Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials,Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembers, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: In-Person Training or Live WebinarDescription: See page 8Certification and EligibilityOrganization: U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices (HHS)Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force MembersFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training,Web-Based TrainingDescription: See page 9Examining Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Victims inthe Commercial Sex IndustryOrganization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services(GEMS)Audience: Child Welfare Staff, Community Advocates,Direct Service Providers, Foster Parents, Law Enforcement,Medical Professionals, Prosecutors, Victim AdvocatesFormat: In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 10Freedom Network Training InstituteAudience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force MembersFormat: In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 11Human Trafficking 101 for AttorneysOrganization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking(CAST)Audience: Attorneys OnlyFormat: In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 12International Association of Human TraffickingInvestigators (IAHTI)Audience: Law EnforcementFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 15Introductory and Advanced Training for ServiceProviders Working With Victims of Human TraffickingOrganization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking Program(USCCB/MRS/ATP)Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Law Enforcement, SocialService Providers, Task Force Members, and AlliedProfessionalsFormat: In-Person Training or Live WebinarDescription: See page 16-3-
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)Audience: Attorneys, Legal Advocates, Social ServiceProvidersFormat: Distance ConsultationDescription: See page 18National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, SocialService Providers, Victims, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 19Office for Victims of Crime Training and TechnicalAssistance Center (OVC TTAC)Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement,Prosecutors, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembers, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 19Open Society FoundationsAudience: Advocates, Law Enforcement, Pro BonoAttorneys, Prosecutors, Social Service ProvidersFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training,Web-based TrainingDescription: See page 20Polaris ProjectAudience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement,Prosecutors, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembers, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: Curriculum Development, DistanceConsultation, In-Person Training, Online Trainings,Train-the-TrainerDescription: See page 21Project REACHAudience: First Responders, Law Enforcement, SocialService ProvidersFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 21Special Considerations When Working With ForeignBorn Victims of Human TraffickingOrganization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-TraffickingProgram (USCCB/MRS/ATP)Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials,Law Enforcement, Refugee Resettlement Programs /Refugee Social Service Providers, Social ServiceProviders, Task Force Members, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: In-Person Training or Live WebinarDescription: See page 23T-Visa Working Group MeetingOrganization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery andTrafficking (CAST)Audience: Attorneys onlyFormat: Call-in onlyDescription: See page 24Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social ServiceProvidersFormat: Distance Consultation, In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 24Trafficking of Children: How To Respond to Victimswho are MinorsOrganization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking Program(USCCB/MRS/ATP)Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials,Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembers, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat: In-Person Training or Live WebinarDescription: See page 25Victim, Survivor, Leader TrainingOrganization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services(GEMS)Audience: Direct Service Providers, Foster Parents,Victim AdvocatesFormat: In-Person TrainingDescription: See page 26-4-
TTA Resource DescriptionsThe resources are listed in alphabetical order.Title:Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation TrainingOrganization:Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI)POC:Dennis Cusick, (651) 917–2259, dcusick@umcpi.orgWeb site:Direct link to UMCPI’s Human Trafficking pageAudience:Law Enforcement, Task Force MembersFormat:In-Person TrainingDates:(TBD), new dates will be posted at www.umcpi.orgCost:Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attendSummary:This 3-day course is designed for law enforcement officers, investigators,and human trafficking task force members who are assigned to investigatehuman trafficking cases through advanced intelligence collection,development and dissemination. The course places special emphasis oncase analysis development, investigation skill development, and anenhanced case coordination and collaborative model with anunderstanding that the victim is the key focus of case coordinationdynamics. Case studies graphically illustrate successful case management.Organization:AEquitasPOC:Christina Mathews, (202) 596–4226, cmathews@aequitasresource.orgWeb site:www.AEquitasResource.orgAudience:Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social Service Providers-5-
Format:Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, Web-based TrainingCost:No cost unless AEquitas staff need to travel to the requesting organization;the requesting organization pays the full cost of travel expenses.Summary:AEquitas’s mission is to improve the quality of justice in sexual assault,intimate partner violence, stalking, and human trafficking cases bydeveloping, evaluating, and refining prosecution practices that increasevictim safety and offender accountability. AEquitas provides prosecutorsand allied professionals with support, training, mentorship, and resourcesto enhance victim safety, prevention, and prosecution efforts in humantrafficking cases. Technical assistance, available 24/7 by phone, caninclude case consultation, legal research, expert witness testimony, peerreview, or policy and protocol development. AEquitas can also provide inperson training, including an interactive 3.5-day Institute on theInvestigation and Prosecution of Human Trafficking.Title:Capacity Development for National and International Entities ToCombat Human TraffickingOrganization:U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and RefugeeServices/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)POC:Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021,lrymer@usccb.orgWeb :Advocates, Attorneys, Embassies/Consulates, Government Officials, LawEnforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force Members, and AlliedProfessionalsFormat:In-Person Training or Live WebinarCost:No fee or occasional fee TBD-6-
Summary:This session includes training for law enforcement, immigrationauthorities, legal service providers, national and state agencies, and civilsociety. Topics include the development of a national response; SOPs andprotocols; task forces; resource mapping; crafting, implementing, andoperationalizing legal statutes; and data management, tracking, analysis,and reporting.Organization:Center for Human Trafficking Awareness at St. Petersburg CollegePOC:Laura Heisler, (727) 341–4437, heisler.laura@spcollege.eduWeb site:http://haltht.spcollege.eduAudience:Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force MembersFormat:In-Person TrainingCost:Usually no fee; depends on grant funds availableSummary:The Center for Human Trafficking Awareness is a clearinghouse fortraining, speakers bureau, publications, and community resourcesaddressing human trafficking. The Center provides in-person training inthe Southeastern United States as well as online resources. The Centerpartners with the Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) and theBureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide tuition-free training. It canprovide training by request, and also delivers courses such as anintroductory 8-hour course targeted to social service providers who mayencounter human trafficking victims as well as law enforcement that mayinvestigate the cases.-7-
Title:Collaboration and Task Force Building To Combat HumanTrafficking in Your CommunityOrganization:U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and RefugeeServices/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)POC:Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021,lrymer@usccb.orgWeb :Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, Law Enforcement, SocialService Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied ProfessionalsFormat:In-Person Training or Live WebinarCost:No fee or occasional fee TBDSummary:Participants will be trained on collaborations between law enforcementand social service providers; establishing jurisdictions; resource mappingand developing a community network of services for victims;multidisciplinary approaches to case management; nonduplication ofservices; Train-the-Trainer curriculum; grassroots organizing; outreachand communication strategies; and advocacy.Title:Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP)Organization:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of AntiTrafficking in Persons (ATIP)POC:Maggie Wynne, (202) 401–5510, trafficking@acf.hhs.govWeb , Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembers-8-
Format:Web-based TrainingDates:Contact ATIP for dates of upcoming webinar trainingsCost:No costSummary:ATIP provides periodic Webinar trainings on a variety of anti-humantrafficking topics including identifying and assisting trafficking victimsand conducting outreach. ATIP, which is part of the HHS Office ofRefugee Resettlement (ORR), leads the HHS Rescue & Restore Victimsof Human Trafficking campaign. ORR is the sole federal agencyauthorized to certify adult foreign victims of human trafficking and toprovide Eligibility Letters to minor foreign victims of human trafficking,allowing them access to public benefits and services. ORR/ATIP alsofunds comprehensive case management services for potential victims oftrafficking seeking certification, victims with certification, and certainfamily members of both.Title:Certification and EligibilityOrganization:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of AntiTrafficking in Persons (ATIP)POC:Maggie Wynne, (202) 401–5510, Trafficking@acf.hhs.govWeb , Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembersFormat:Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, Web-Based TrainingCost:No cost-9-
Summary:Upon request, members of ATIP can provide training for audiences oncertification and eligibility. ATIP, which is part of the HHS Office ofRefugee Resettlement (ORR), leads the HHS Rescue & Restore Victimsof Human Trafficking campaign. ORR is the sole federal agencyauthorized to certify adult foreign victims of human trafficking and toprovide Eligibility Letters to minor foreign victims of human trafficking,allowing them access to public benefits and services. ORR/ATIP alsofunds comprehensive case management services for potential victims oftrafficking seeking certification, victims with certification, and certainfamily members of both.Title:Examining Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Victims in theCommercial Sex IndustryOrganization:Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)POC:Deanna Green, Training & Technical Assistance Manager,deanna@gemsgirls.orgWeb site:www.gems-girls.orgAudience:Child Welfare Staff, Community Advocates, Direct Service Providers,Foster Parents, Law Enforcement, Medical Professionals, Prosecutors,Victim AdvocatesFormat:In-Person TrainingCost:Contact GEMS for more information.Summary:This classroom style training is provided in a 3-day intensive session.Participants can elect to utilize the Train-the-Trainer course whichprovides intense segments on facilitating this training. The training iscustomized to the specific audience or to address the training needs of theorganization. Workshops and customized technical assistance sessionsalso are available upon request. Girls Educational and Mentoring Services’mission is to empower girls and young women, ages 12–24, who have- 10 -
experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking toexit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential.Title:Freedom Network ConferenceOrganization:Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI)POC:Maria Jose Fletcher, fletchermj@vidalaw.orgTiffany Williams, tiffany@ips-dc.orgWeb s, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembersFormat:In-Person TrainingDates/Locations:(TBD), new dates will be posted at http://freedomnetworkusa.orgCost:See Web site.Summary:The Freedom Network Training Institute is the training arm of the largerFreedom Network USA, a group of more than 25 member organizations inthe United States. Since 2003, the Freedom Network Conference hasdelivered comprehensive training and technical assistance to amultidisciplinary audience. The Freedom Network Conference includes afull-day comprehensive training and advanced modules for social serviceproviders and law enforcement.Organization:Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI)POC:Maria Jose Fletcher, fletchermj@vidalaw.orgTiffany Williams, tiffany@ips-dc.org- 11 -
Web s, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task ForceMembersFormat:In-Person TrainingCost:No fee. FNTI covers the cost of consultant travel and accommodationwhile the requesting organization is responsible for providing the trainingvenue and the participants.Summary:Since 2003, the Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) has deliveredcomprehensive training and technical assistance to a multidisciplinaryaudience. FNTI develops and delivers training by request in order to helpdiverse audiences across the United States identify and assist traffickedpersons. These trainings include tailored curricula, an FNTI tool kit,presentation slides, reference materials, contact information, and acertificate of completion. FNTI has a core curriculum for service providersand law enforcement as well as advanced curriculum modules on thetopics of media, raids and rescues, collaboration, and children and youth.FNTI also can adapt the advanced modules to meet audience needs.Title:Human Trafficking 101 for AttorneysOrganization:Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)POC:legalintern@CASTla.orgWeb eys OnlyFormat:In-Person TrainingCost:Free if the attorney commits to
training, speakers bureau, publications, and community resources addressing human trafficking. The Center provides in-person training in the Southeastern United States as well as online resources. The Center partners with the Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance
