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September 2020
Human Trafficking Leadership Academy Class 5 Recommendations
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, Coro Northern California
Worldwide, Indigenous people are at a higher risk of human trafficking—including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking—than other diverse populations (Administration for Children and Families, 2018). The Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA) Class 5 fellows worked to address the question, “How can culture be a protective factor in preventing trafficking among all Indigenous youth?” This report offers recommendations for change, healing, and safety for all Indigenous youth.
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September 2013
Guidance to States and Services on Addressing Human Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States
Publisher(s):The guidance document reports outlines the scope of the problem, the needs of the victims, the need for a coordinated effort among Tribal, State, local, and Federal levels to prevent, identify, and serve trafficking victims, the role of screening and assessment in identifying possible trafficking victims, and the use of evidence-based interventions for serving vulnerable youth populations.
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February 2012
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): What DV Victim Advocates Should Know to Help Survivors
Publisher(s):Family Violence Prevention Fund, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government's largest program benefiting low-wage working families, but the IRS estimates that 20 to 25 percent of qualifying taxpayers miss out on thousands of dollars every year because they fail to claim it.
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.
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Treating Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):This article discusses child sexual abuse and the impact it has on adolescent development: physiological change, emotional development, cognitive change, moral and spiritual development and sexual development. It also lists some of the symptoms that are frequently present in young survivors: anxiety/numbing, Hypersensitivity, depression, Alcohol or Drug Use, Problem Sexual Behaviors and aggression. Suggests ways to treat sexually abused adolescents.