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<![CDATA[THE COOK COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE - NHTAM 2020]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:37:17 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[January 31 - Highlighting Task Force Accomplishments - LGBTQ Subcommittee]]>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-31-highlighting-task-force-accomplishments-lgbtq-subcommittee

Check out the web version of the Streetlight app here: http://www.streetlightchicago.org/

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Check out all of the great resources the Healthcare subcommittee has developed here.

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Read the reports by Tabitha Bonilla and Kezban Yagci Sokat here:
- http://tabithabonilla.com/…/p…/BonillaMo_FinalSubmission.pdf
- http://meetings2.informs.org/…/2019/10/24/human-trafficking/

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Hoping to conduct a training for your agency on human trafficking? Fill out the task force’s training request form here. g

]]><![CDATA[January 26 - Response (LGBTQ Subcommittee)]]>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-26-response-lgbtq-subcommitteeWhen working with LGBTQ Survivors of human trafficking remember to center: S.H.A.R.E.S. (Safety. Honesty. Affirmation. Resources. Empowerment. Self-Care.)

]]><![CDATA[January 25 - Response (Healthcare Subcommittee)]]>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-25-response-healthcare-subcommitteeWhen working with survivors of human trafficking, it is important to remember principles of survivor-centered care: trust survivor’s judgement, validate their experience and respect their authority. A survivor-centered approach includes supporting survivors as they tap into their own power. Power “with” not power “over”. For more, see how Dignity Health defines “victim-centered and trauma-informed": https://www.dignityhealth.org/hello-humankindness/human-trafficking/victim-centered-and-trauma-informed]]><![CDATA[January 24 - Response (Labor Trafficking Subcommittee)]]>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-24-response-labor-trafficking-subcommitteeAnyone has the potential to come into contact with a labor trafficking victim within or outside of the victim’s work environment. A broad range of professionals from medical and social service providers to inspectors, law enforcement and transportation workers are sometimes uniquely positioned or may have relatively rare access to opportunities to identify and respond to a potential labor trafficking situation.The possibility of response is incumbent upon the ability of these professionals to identify trafficking and related forms of labor exploitation, and the level of trust victims bestow in these professionals to relate vital information or otherwise come forward, especially for victims subject to ongoing coercion or threat of retaliation.
While some great trafficking-awareness aids have been developed to help recognize the signs, the best identification tools are understanding how trafficking happens, and learning an individual’s story.

Understand some of the ways labor trafficking happens and the importance of individual stories from Polaris: https://polarisproject.org/recognizing-human-trafficking/
]]><![CDATA[January 23 - Response (Victim Services Subcommittee)]]>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-23-response-victim-services-subcommitteeWhether we are working directly with someone who has experienced trafficking or discussing human trafficking with a friend, family member, or community member, the language we choose to use is important! Check out this great module on the use of language in anti-trafficking work from a toolkit created by the Youth Collaboratory!]]><![CDATA[January 22 - Response (Training Subcommittee)]]>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.cookcountytaskforce.org/nhtam-2020/january-22-response-training-subcommitteeWhen you encounter a person that could be in a trafficking situation, it is important to respond. The way that you respond can either help initiate the healing process or further traumatize the individual. Here are a few things to remember:

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