Anti-Human Trafficking

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Supportive Services  For Young Adults that have  Experienced Human Trafficking

       

Purpose
To support youth who have experienced trafficking, with opportunities and self-sufficiency. This is a youth-centered program that is used to form programming of individuals to support themselves and make changes within their community, to develop prevention and change. This program unites community partners, caregivers, and youth to collaborate and address issues in the community by bringing in experts for training, collaboration, and advice on program design, through a multi-disciplinary approach, while also giving individual case management to young people to help with their adversities.
      

Services Provided
  • Life Skills
  • Support Groups
  • Housing Assistance
  • Resource Navigation
  • EmploymentServices/Job Training
  • Mental Health/Health Navigation
   

Eligibility

Youth eligible for services are up to the age of 21 years old

The sex trafficking experience has had to have started or occurred before the age of 18

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Service Areas


Counties served: Dunn, Chippewa, St Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Eau Claire, Clark, Juneau, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Jackson, Monroe, La Crosse, Crawford, Vernon

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Understanding the issue and Defining Sex Trafficking


The Anti-Human Trafficking program is offered through the Department of Children and Families to help address the impact of trafficking on our evolving young adult population. We work closely with county and community partners to both identify and serve emerging adults who experienced trafficking while they were a minor.

What is Human Trafficking?

  • Human trafficking is the misuse of other people. This often happens for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. The Department of Children and Families (DCF)  focuses on the trafficking of children and adolescents, but trafficking can occur at any age.
  • Sex trafficking is defined as a commercial sex act which is induced by force, fraud or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such act is under 18.
  • Sex trafficking occurs throughout Wisconsin in cities, suburbs, and rural areas.

Source: Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives

Contact

Program Manager Crystal Meier 715-619-6001

Facebook Group:

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DCF Webpage:

https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ys/aht/toolkit

Wisconsin map showing regions served and programs/services offered.