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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