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Child Labor Trafficking in the US: An Overview of Law & Policy, Research, and Opportunities for Action
This presentation outlines the history of involuntary servitude and labor trafficking in the U.S., current laws and politices responding to child labor trafficking, case examples, overview of research on children who have experienced labor trafficking, identification challenges and tips, and recommendations and implications for practice.
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The Science of Empathy, Empathic Reflection, and Empathic Regulation in Clinical Care
The slide presentation explores the science of empathy in clinical care, distinguishing it from sympathy, discussing its neurophysiological basis, and introducing the “Wheel of Empathy” model. It addresses clinician burnout from empathic overload and emphasizes reflective practices to sustain empathy.
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Best Practices and Tools for Child Welfare Professionals to Support Immigrant Child Victims
This training guides Maryland child welfare professionals in supporting immigrant child victims, focusing on early identification and referral for immigration relief (VAWA, U and T visas, SIJS), and outlines the role of the Maryland Child Welfare Agency staff in implementing U visa certification state laws, obtaining SIJS judicial determinations and connecting mixed immigration status families…
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Data on Human Trafficking in the United States and Checklists That Support Identification and Findings in Human Trafficking Victim’s Cases
This presentation summarizes U.S. human trafficking data, noting most victims are female, adults, and immigrants, with sex trafficking as the most common form of reported human trafficking. It covers Delaware-specific trends, victim origins, eligibility for federal assistance, and distinctions between trafficking, smuggling, and ransom, while highlighting the need to recognize vulnerabilities and exploitation.
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Interpretation & Translation Planning
This presentation by the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence outlined how to better understand how language resources (including interpreters) enhance victim safety and perpetrator accountability, described 2-3 considerations when working with survivors with limited English proficiency to ensure trauma-informed practices, and how to identify resources that help imrpove language plans.
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Legal Protections for Immigrant Children Who Are Victims of Human Trafficking
This presentation was given on December 2, 2021, to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The document outlines how to identify immigrant child trafficking survivors who qualify for immigration benefits, signing U and T visa certifications in cases of trafficked children and their prospective non-abused parents, and issuing state court findings for…
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Readily Identifying and Effectively Responding to Stalking in Family Court: A Resource For Judicial Officers
This presentation aims to help judicial officers understand stalking behaviors using the SLII framework (surveillance, life invasion, interference, and intimidation). It also discusses how stalking behaviors may differ when the people involved are intimate partners. Finally, the presentation discusses accommodations/changes that victims may have made to their life, and how judicial officers can use the…
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Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U Visa
This is a training resource for law enforcement and prosecutors. It aims to help people understand how investigations can be improved by using language access tools, hold offenders more accountable by using the U Visa certification process as a crime fighting tool, enhance victim safety and participation in the criminal justice system, and enhance officer/victim/community…
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U and T Visa Certification: Lessons from Hennepin County
Roundtable presentation, “U and T Visa Certification: Lessons from Hennepin County” on October 9th, 2024. Hennepin County Attorney’s Office presented on prior practices and what assumptions and customs guided prior U and T visa practices, Hennepin County’s policy stories and how they enacted their new policy, and the impact and challenges of how Hennepin County’s…
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Collaborative Approaches and Effective Outreach Strategies for Serving Immigrant and Limited English
This presention discussed different approaches for collaboration among law enforcement and advocates to address language access. It also helped participants better understand different considerations for law enforcement when encountering crime victims with limited English proficiency. Finally, the presentation examined outreach strategies used nationwide that effectively reach immigrant victims, and discussed available resources that support law…
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project