Human Trafficking and Runaway Homeless and At-risk Youth

Human Trafficking and Runaway,Homelessand At-risk Youthi Overview • Overview of Human Trafficking o Legal Definitions o Myths and Misconceptions • Intersections of Human Trafficking and runaway Homeless Youth o Human trafficking case studies from RHY... More

Human Trafficking and Runaway,Homelessand
At-risk Youthi
Overview
• Overview of Human Trafficking
o Legal Definitions
o Myths and Misconceptions
• Intersections of Human Trafficking and runaway Homeless Youth
o Human trafficking case studies from RHY population
o Power & Control Wheel and Barriers to Leaving
o Red flags /signs of trafficking
o Trafficking Assessment Questions
• National Resources for Runaway Homeless Youth
Overviewof Human Trafficking: Legal Definitions
U.
S.
and International Law
• International: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children (UN Convention Against Transnational Organized
Crime)
• National: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) (Reauthorized in 2003, 2005,
and 2008)
• Local: Currently, 44 out of 50 states have laws against human trafficking
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