National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month External Resources
This resource sheet from National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides external resources related to National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Independence Project from NNEDV
“Through the Independence Project, advocates and local domestic violence programs across the nation can support survivors of domestic violence in improving their credit scores through micro-lending.”
How Covid-19 And Systemic Responses Are Impacting Asian And Pacific Islander Survivors Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault
“This advisory explains how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting Asian and Pacific Islander (API) survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and describes policies enacted to address the pandemic including the CARES Act, and API and immigrant survivors’ eligibility for the programs and services offered in the legislation, as well as the implications of utilizing the services.”
Video Showcases Financial Management Services Available to Tribal Grantees
“In this video, learn how the Tribal Financial Management Center supports tribal grantees in successfully managing the financial aspects and reporting requirements of their Office for Victims of Crime awards.”
January is Stalking Awareness Month
Learn more about stalking, facts and statistics, how to recognize stalking behavior, related forms of violence, and current state and federal legislation/statutes.
Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Community Corrections Officers
This guide provides an overview of stalking and suggestions on how to supervise probationers and parolees who engage in stalking behavior.
Prosecutor’s Guide to Stalking
“This guide is intended to assist prosecutors in analyzing the elements of their stalking statute(s); recognizing stalking in cases where it has been employed by the offender in connection with some other criminal offense; appreciating the strategic value of charging stalking in cases where it is related to other criminal offenses; and more.”
Trans/SOFFA-Specific Power and Control Tactics
This resource sheet lists power and control tactics that can be used against transgender victims as well as power and control tactics that can be used by transgender abusers.
Podcast for Change from NIWRC
“Safety and justice require action. As a movement, we can use our collective voices to engage and influence change.”
Human Trafficking Statistics – 2019
In 2019, Polaris worked on 11,500 situations of human trafficking reported to the Polaris-operated U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline. These situations involved 22,326 individual survivors; nearly 4,384 traffickers and 1,912 suspicious businesses. Human trafficking is notoriously underreported. Shocking as these numbers are, they are likely only a fraction of the actual problem.