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provide services to youth who are either at exceptional risk, currently being groomed, or are non-
disclosing victims of trafficking. To this end a table was constructed to act as a comprehensive, non- exclusive guidance tool for common collective risk-factors. Among those listed were demographical, historical, and behavioral indicators that in certain combinations may indicate a child in need of human trafficking related services. (See table in Appendix C for details)
Number of Children Served:
Attributable to a number of factors related to initiatives put into practice via ONCAC and internal within Ohio CACs, the network has seen a steady increase number of new cases with the total number of cases more than doubled from 33% to 77% from all reporting CACs (Fig.3). Likewise, there has been a steady 5% average increase each quarter in the number of continuing or ongoing cases.
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Fig.3 Q2
Q3
MDT Challenges and Successes:
As MDTs strengthen communication within CACs reported challenges and successes were reported. Apparent barriers increased from 16% to 25% with the leading principle barriers entailing; a lack of community buy-in, low safe- harbor implementation among children over 16, and reliance on detention facilities as shelters in the absence of sufficient alternatives. Furthermore, a deeper discussion is needed among certain MDTs to help establish consistent definitions and referral protocols.
Serving as an encouraging sign of growth and progress, the percentage of successes among MDTs reported have jumped from 11% to 67%. MDT actions included; law-enforcement intervention to prevent the trafficking of a youth out of Ohio, increasing referrals from Juvenile Detention Centers, implementing youth empowerment when setting up services, and successful completion of Beyond the Silence II trainings.
Coalition Challenges and Successes:
Consistent growth was also seen in regards to barriers and triumphs regarding Q4 CAC work with local Human Trafficking Coalitions - with successes outweighing barriers by nearly double. Among the challenges encountered most frequently were; duplication of services, inconsistent referrals, need for strategic partnership with county and federal law enforcement, and the need for dedicated service-focused coalitions in addition to the more common
information-centered collaborations.
Human Trafficking Education and Training:
CACs provided 42 Human Trafficking trainings both out in the community to raise awareness and among professional providers reaching a total of 1,471 individuals. These trainings covered everything from so- called ‘Human Trafficking 101’ for schools - to advanced trainings on intersectional treatments for substance use among youth impacted by human trafficking. Discussion with CACs recently revealed that additional highly technical trainings on topic such as human trafficking-specific forensic interviewing and MDT development are held with significantly smaller groups. Thus, it is also possible that additional trainings likely occurred but were not reported as they fell below the minimum audience quota for reimbursement.
Composite Human Trafficking Case Profile:
Next let us look at the results from the Ohio Human Trafficking Victim/Survivor Survey. This survey collected demographic information, as well as, information regarding risk-factors, recruitment tactics, and service provision. Variance within this measure were very low and thus it provides a stable and