What can I do to help end Human Trafficking?

 
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Download some resources: 5 Things You Can Do handout and the 211 Resource Guide.

Get connected to your local resources. In Contra Costa County we have a coalition that has multiple committees/ workgroups that concerned citizens can get plugged into. If you are a community member you may want to join the Human Trafficking Coalition. If you are a service provider with Human Trafficking cases, you may want to join the Multidisciplinary Case Review Team (MDT) or the Task Force.

Human Trafficking Coalition

 
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The Coalition started in 2009 and acts as an informal body of over thirty agencies to share information, best practices, training and engage in networking. The coalition meets quarterly and the Task Force reports out at all Coalition meetings.

The Task Force started in 2019 and is a local collaboration of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies and victim service providers which will receive and share information regarding human trafficking activity in the county and regions, support law enforcement in the investigation/prosecution of these crimes and help solidify the bridge between services provides and law enforcement to ensure seamless access of supports for victims.

The MDT is a smaller team authorized by PC 13753 which consists of law enforcement, victim service providers and other qualified persons who come together to share information in order to prevent, identify, manage and treat cases of human trafficking. This team is facilitated jointly by the Human Trafficking Task Force Coordinator and the Family Justice Center.

Who Should I Call?

There are multiple options of who to call when and if you think you may have encountered a trafficking situation or are working with a victim.

24 Hour Hotline: 1-800-670-7273

Call CVS if: you are in your professional capacity as a social worker, law enforcement officer, doctor/nurse, teacher, etc. and you think you may have a client/student/patient who is a victim of human trafficking.

  • Children and Family Services (CFS) 

    24 Hour Hotline: 1-877-881-1116

    Call CFS if: you are in your professional capacity and are working with (or know) a minor who you think is being exploited. CSEC is a mandated offense and must be reported to CFS.

24 Hour Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

Text line: 233733

Call the National Hotline if: you are in you role as community member and think you notice a human trafficking situation (i.e. when you are getting your nails done, or while eating in a restaurant, etc).

Something to keep in mind: You should never approach a potential survivor or trafficking situation in your community member capacity. This can be incredibly dangerous.