Human Trafficking Awareness The Institute is collaborating with its affiliates, the Florida Department of Children and Families, and other stakeholders to help better identify and work with survivors.
If you suspect a child is a victim, call t he florida abuse hotline at
1-800-96-ABUSE
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Florida ranks
Since 2013, Florida received
in the U.S. for human trafficking prevalence.1
reports on human trafficking
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2,289 reports of human trafficking allegations in 2020-2021 with 1,750 reports involving children.
The Florida abuse hotline received
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The outbreak of COVID-19 led to an
increase of child sex trafficking by
40%
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according to Voices of Florida.4
In
92.97%
on commercial sexual exploitation of a child (CSEC):5
6.2% were labor trafficking 82.6% were female victims, 17.37% were male victims and 27 had unknown genders.
Trafficked Youth need help with their
physical health, mental health, and medical problems due to maltreatment. They also need help finding shelter.
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Statewide organizations like
Voices for Florida, Open Doors Outreach Network, Children’s Advocacy Center Inc., Children’s Home Society of Florida and Global Child Rescue serve victims of human trafficking.8
of reports
To address human trafficking cases, Chapter 2014-161, Laws of Fla, directs the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to support victims of human trafficking, certify safe foster homes, and authorizes placement of the children under certain conditions in settings other than safe houses and safe foster homes. The
Human Trafficking Screening Tool
developed by these agencies assists child welfare professionals in
identifying youth who have been victims of commercial sex trafficking and determines the appropriate services they need.9,10,11
Institute Affiliates and Staff Several among of our Institute do human trafficking-related work. Learn more about their work in our affiliate directory:
FICW.FSU.EDU/AFFILIATES Michael Killian, Ph.D.
Gihan Omar, Ph.D.
Kimberly McGrath, PsyD
Karen Oehme, JD
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FAMILY CARE NETWORK
CITRUS HEALTH
Lisa Magruder
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELAFERE
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Human Trafficking Screening Tool Analyses revealed that the Tool is promising in its ability to detect trafficking; however, its reliability needs to be improved. To help better understand how the Tool is being implemented, the Institute conducted interviews and focus groups with screeners. We plan to release a report of our findings in late January on our website.
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World Population Review. 2021. Human Trafficking Statistics by State 2021. Retrieved from https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/human-trafficking-statistics-by-state Florida Department of Children and Families [DCF]. (2021). Human trafficking of children annual report. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from World Population Review. 2021. Human Trafficking Statistics by State 2021. Retrieved from https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-welfare/lmr/docs/2021LMRs/Human_Trafficking_Report_2020-21.pdf Florida Department of Children and Families [DCF]. (2021). Human trafficking of children annual report. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from World Population Review. 2021. Human Trafficking Statistics by State 2021. Retrieved from https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-welfare/lmr/docs/2021LMRs/Human_Trafficking_Report_2020-21.pdf Voices of Florida. (2022, January 6). COVID-19 has made child sex trafficking even worse. Voices of Florida. https://voicesforflorida.org Florida Department of Children and Families [DCF]. (2021). Human trafficking of children annual report. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from World Population Review. 2021. Human Trafficking Statistics by State 2021. Retrieved from https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-welfare/lmr/docs/2021LMRs/Human_Trafficking_Report_2020-21.pdf Florida Department of Children and Families [DCF]. (2021). Human trafficking of children annual report. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from World Population Review. 2021. Human Trafficking Statistics by State 2021. Retrieved from https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-welfare/lmr/docs/2021LMRs/Human_Trafficking_Report_2020-21.pdf Florida Courts. (n. d). Human Trafficking Overview. Retrieved from https://www.flcourts.org/content/download/218950/file/Human_Trafficking_Overview.pdf Florida State University Center for the advancement of Human Rights. (n. d). Statewide directory of social services for victims/survivors of human trafficking. Retrieved from https://cahr.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Strategic-Plan-Updated-Version.pdf Palm Beach County. (2022, January 6). Human trafficking- Laws/Statutes. Palm Beach County. https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/victimservices/pages/statutes.aspx House of Representatives Staff Analysis. (2022, January 6). Summary analysis. House of Representatives. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/4033/Analyses/h4033a.CFSS.PDF Florida Institute for Child Welfare. (2022,January 7). Human Trafficking Screening Tool. Florida State University.https://ficw.fsu.edu/htst
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