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Guidance

Human Trafficking: Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials

Department of Justice

These graphic novels are intended to teach child and youth victims of trafficking between the ages of 12−18 about how the justice system works, what their rights are, the roles of the different practitioners they might meet, and how they can cope with the difficult feelings they might have. Each graphic novel includes excerpts from individuals with lived experience, who offer support and information to the reader who might find themselves in a similar situation.

Webpage

Internet Safety

Third Party

This webpage provides a compilation of videos and resources that offer a variety of tools for learning and teaching how to safely use the Internet.

Webpage

Sexual Exploitation of Children

Department of Justice

This webpage houses examples of efforts funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to combat the sexual exploitation of children, as well as additional related websites and information on reporting human trafficking.

Webpage

Sextortion

Department of Homeland Security

This webpage provides information about what sextortion is and what parents can do to help prevent and stop it.

Tool

Take It Down

Third Party

This free service can help remove or stop the online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of youth when they were under 18 years old. Take It Down allows users to remain anonymous while using the service and will work on public or unencrypted online platforms that have agreed to participate.

Program

How to be a Good Digital Parent Toolkit

Third Party, 2020

This program is designed to teach parents and other caregivers to confidently navigate the web with their kids. It consists of a comprehensive toolkit that parents and caregivers can use to host an event at schools or community spaces, and includes one kit focused on elementary kids (aged 6-11) and one focused on teens (aged 12+).

Training Program

Addressing Human Trafficking in America's Schools: Training Collateral

Department of Education, 2022

This set of training collateral includes posters and shareables that can be posted on social media or websites to help share key information on identifying, preventing, and responding to trafficking of students. It is designed to support continued education and awareness among staff after completion of the Addressing Human Trafficking in America’s Schools Staff Development Series.

Training Program

Addressing Human Trafficking in America's Schools: Staff Development Series

Department of Education, 2021

This training program provides educators with an introduction to human trafficking prevention. It includes three brief videos that provide information key to identifying potential trafficking, generating appropriate school-level responses, and efforts to prevent trafficking of students. Each video includes comments by both content and lived experience subject matter experts, as well as reflection questions for educators to consider individually or as a group.

Guidance

Addressing the Growing Problem of Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors Through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Department of Education, 2021

This brief highlights the broader issue of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) and suggest a framework for integrating school-based prevention and intervention strategies through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). It includes a brief review of DMST and connections to PBIS and a discussion of how actions within the PBIS framework may help prevent DMST and provide assistance to student victims and their families.

Webpage

Trafficking Prevention

Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice

This webpage provides an overview of youth human trafficking and includes resources, trainings, programs, tools, and guides to help members of the youth-serving community recognize children who may be on the path to becoming victimized and report suspicions to the appropriate authorities.