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- Local, State, and Federal Offices & Initiatives
- Identifying Trafficking & Working with Youth
- NYC Services
Local, State and Federal Offices & Initiatives
New York City:
- ACS’ Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Consultation
- Identifying Assessing and Safety Planning with Child Sex and Labor Trafficking Victims (ACS Policy and Procedure 2020/05) (PDF)
- Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence (END GBV)
New York State:
- New York State Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) Human Trafficking Website with policy guidance, laws, and public education materials, including OCFS’s 2015 Administrative Directive: 15-OCFS-ADM-16: Requirements to Identify, Document, Support and Provide Services to Child Sex Trafficking Victims (PDF). This New York State Administrative Directive Memorandum (ADM) provides guidance for child welfare staff, juvenile justice staff, and staff at provider agencies in keeping trafficked and exploited children and youth or at-risk children and youth safe and supported by safety planning, coordinating with law enforcement, and making referrals for appropriate services. This policy also provides the OCFS 3922 Law Enforcement Report of a Child Sex Trafficking Victim form.
- New York State OCFS; “What Child Welfare Staff Should Know” includes information about red flags, elements of trafficking and working with youth
- Download NYS palm cards (front) (back)
Federal:
- Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (2014) (Public Law No: 113-183)
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families’ Office on Trafficking in Persons’
- Visit the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Visit the Polaris, which facilitates the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline
Identifying Trafficking & Working with Youth
- Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Consultation Resources:
- Child Trafficking Tip Sheet
- Awareness and Red Flags for Emergency Room Visits and Medical Professionals (PDF)
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Awareness Initiative (PDF)
- Language Associated with the Commercial Sex Industry (PDF)
- "Movin' On": The NYC Child Tattoo Eradication Project
- NYC Services for Trafficked and At-Risk Youth
- NYPD Law Enforcement Contact Information for Notification of a Sex Trafficked Youth (PDF)
- OCTPC Safety Planning Tips (PDF)
- Red Flags for Sex and Labor Trafficking and Who to Contact (PDF)
- Tattoo Removal Palm Card (PDF)
- Trafficking Red Flags for School Professionals and Staff (PDF)
- "Understanding Child Trafficking and What YOU Can Do" Brochure (PDF)
- Who to Notify of a Trafficking Victim (PDF)
- NYPD Contact Information for Notification of a Sex Trafficked Youth (PDF)
- Child Trafficking Database Phase II vs Phase III Explanation (PDF)
- Advocate Cases That Screen at the Federal Definition Level of Sex Trafficking (PDF)
- Child Trafficking and What YOU Can Do About It - Tools for NYC Child Welfare Professionals (PDF)
- CTDB Sex Trafficking Screenings for Subsequent Screenings, Juvenile Justice and Non-Connections Cases (PDF)
- Quick Tips on Screening for Preventive Providers (PDF)
- Trafficking Can Happen to Anyone - Survey & Resources for Youth (PDF)
NYC Services
- Access OCTPC’s list of NYC Services for Trafficked and At-Risk Youth on their Virtual Resource Fair page
- Bronx Human Trafficking Task Force’s Human Trafficking Resource Guide
- Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence (END GBV)’s NYC HOPE Resource Directory
- Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice NYC Human Trafficking Services Directory
- Staten Island Human Trafficking Task Force brochure
- Kings County Human Trafficking Task Force brochure
- Kings County Human Trafficking Task Force Resource Guide