Local Resources
- University of Michigan Human Trafficking Law Clinic
- https://michigan.law.umich.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics/human-trafficking-clinic-0
- Office Phone: 734-615-3600
- Hours: Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Leave a message providing the nature of the victimization, the legal need, and safe contact information.
- They do not accept walk-ins.
- University of Michigan Human Trafficking Collaborative
- https://humantrafficking.umich.edu/
- The U of M Human Trafficking Collaborative provides a wide range of information on human trafficking from definitions to policies and procedures for Health care providers.
- University of Michigan Best Practices in Assessing for Human Trafficking
- https://mcedsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BestPracticesReferral_ElizabethCampbell2015.pdf
- Created in collaboration by the University of Michigan and MCEDSV, this document reviews the best practices in assessing for human trafficking while working directly with survivors and provides a sample intake as well.
- MIRC – Michigan Immigration Rights Center
- https://michiganimmigrant.org/
- Phone: (734) 239-6863
- Discuss your case or if you have questions
- Hours: Mon – Fri 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Immigrant workers with questions about employment issues can call the farmworker and immigrant worker rights hotline: 1-800-968-4046
- Human Trafficking of Children Protocol form Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/HumanTraffickingProtocol_440356_7.pdf
- The human trafficking of children protocol for the state of Michigan reviews Michigan laws related to both sex and labor trafficking of children, indicators for both sex and labor trafficking, and CPS investigations and coordination with law enforcement.
- Michigan Department of Attorney General: Laws to Hold Traffickers Accountable
- https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359-82917_99984_100036—,00.html
- This link will take you to the Michigan Department of Attorney General’s page regarding the laws Michigan currently has in place to hold traffickers accountable as well as victim health and welfare provisions.
Helpful Diagrams for Human Trafficking Advocacy:
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Power and Control Wheel
- https://www.theduluthmodel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PowerandControl.pdf
- The Duluth power and control wheel reviews the different types of abuse that can occur in intimate partner violence and sexual violence situations.
- Human Trafficking Power and Control Wheel
- https://humantraffickinghotline.org/sites/default/files/HT%20Power%26Control%20Wheel%20NEW.pdf
- * “Based on the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project’s Duluth Model, this Power and Control wheel outlines the different types of abuse that can occur in labor and sex trafficking situations.”
- LGBTQ + Power and Control Wheel
- http://www.ncdsv.org/images/TCFV_glbt_wheel.pdf
- The LGBTQ+ power and control wheel reviews the different types of abuse that can occur in LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence and sexual violence situations.
- Action Means Purpose Model (AMP)
- https://humantraffickinghotline.org/sites/default/files/AMP%20Model.pdf
- * “The Action-Means-Purpose (AMP) Model is a device used to illustrate and articulate the federal definition of a “victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons,” contained in 22 USC §7102(8). For the corresponding criminal offenses, see 18 USC Chapter 77.”
Training and Statistics Resources
- Polaris Project
- National Human Trafficking Hotline
- https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
- Phone: 1-888-373-7888
- TTY: 711
- Text: 233733
- National Human Trafficking Resource Center
- Human Trafficking Search – Film, Video and Podcast database
- Freedom Network USA
- OVC TTAC – Office for Victims of Crime Training and TA Center
- National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC)
- https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/training/nhttac
- Email: info@nhttac.org
- They will respond within 1 business day
- For information call: 844-648-8822
- Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
Research and Data Resources
- Urban institute
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- S. State Department
- S. Attorney General
- Bureau of Justice Assistance and OVC
- Center for Victim Research
- National Institute of Justice