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A Follow-up for Human Trafficking Training Among Nebraska First Responders
PeterJ.(MS),Dalla R.(PhD,CFLE),Chaidez V.(PhD,RD),ErwinS.(MA),WilliamsT.,MountA.UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln,DepartmentofChild,YouthandFamilyStudies
Findings
Introduction
• FRsinNEincludelawenforcement,medicalpersonnel,victimsservices,andcommunitybasedorganizations.
• Victimreportingislimitedduetothreats,isolation,deportationfears,andlanguagebarriers.
• FRsgenerallylacktrainingaboutHT,makingitunlikelytobeidentifiedinroutineactivities.
DiscussionAbstract
Nebraska(NE)firstresponders(FRs)facechallengesidentifyingandreportinghumantrafficking(HT).InOct.2017,responseswerecollectedfrom255FRswhoparticipatedina2-daytrainingrelatedtoHTprovidedbytheNebraskaHumanTraffickingTaskForce(NHTTF)andtheSalvationArmy’sFighttoEndTrafficking(SAFE-T)program.
Conclusion
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Typeofagency YearsofexperienceLaw/Legal 39%(105) 0-10years 61%(167)Non-ProfitAgency 22%(60) 11-20years 24%(65)YouthServices 14%(38) 21-30years 11%(30)Medical/Mentalhealth 13%(34) 31-40years 4%(11)Government 6%(18) 41-50years 0%(1)Education 5%(14) SurvivorsseenmostoftenReligious 1%(2) AdultUScitizens34%(93)
Gender MinorUScitizens33.6%(92)Female 68%(187) Wedonotseeany
traffickingsurvivors24%(64)
Male 31%(85) MinorNonUScitizens4.7%(13)Prefernottoanswer 1%(2) AdultNonUScitizens4%(11)
Methods
• FromOct- Nov,2016,NHTTFheld6trainingsacrossNEforFRs.
• AllFRswhocompletedtheNHTTFtrainingwerecontactedviaemail.
• ThesurveywasdevelopedinconjunctionwiththeNHTTFtrainertoobtainpost-training(6-months)follow-updataontrainingsustainabilityandimpact.
• Dataanalysis:Descriptivestatisticsandqualitativeanalysiswasused.
• FRsneedtobeincludedintheHTtraininganddialoguethatoccurs–insideandoutsideofacademia.
• RuralcommunitiesinparticularneedtoworktogetherthroughFRsinordertolimitbarriersandprovideservicestovictimsofHT.
• Limitationofstudy:withtheaimofevaluatingFRtraining,thepre-trainingsurveyshouldbestrengthenedinordertoevaluateknowledgegainedthroughtraining.
Email: jessie@huskers.unl.edu Poster Number: 161-50
• FirstrespondersrepresentvariousagencieswhichhavethepotentialtointerfacewithHTvictims.
• 76%ofparticipantsreportedthattheyinterfacewithHTvictims,with38.7%reportingthattheyworkwithtraffickedminorsmostoften.
• Theamountofinterestfortrainingsexceededexpectations– leadingtoanadditionalsession,witheverysessionfull.
• Thisinterestindicatesthatindividualsareinterestedinlearningmoreabouthumantrafficking,howtoidentifyit,andbestpracticesforhowtheymayhelpintheirrole.
• Aftertrainingthough,numerousbarriersforprovidingappropriateservicestovictimsofHTstillremain.
• Nextstepsandfutureresearchcouldfocusontheseidentifiedbarriers.
153participants(57%)takepartinanti-HTactivities.Theseinclude:
• Attending&conductingtrainingsessions• Creatingawarenessthroughpresentationsinschools&conferences
• BeingpartofaHTtaskforce• Participatinginrescueoperations• Prosecutionofperpetrators
20 26 32 38 44 50 56
Funding
Knowledgeonhowtolocatevictims
Knowledgeaboutsurvivorsneeds
Training
OrganizationPolicy&Procedures
StaffingPercentageofParticipants IdentifyingBarriersto ProvidingServices