State Agencies and Organizations That Combat Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

State Agencies and Organizations That Combat Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Includes State-level organizations that provide information on preventing, identifying, and responding to child and youth sex trafficking and exploitation. If you are aware of any others, please contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at OrganizationUpdates@childwelfare.gov. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement by Child Welfare Information Gateway or the Children's Bureau.

Alabama

End it Alabama
P.O. Box 4787
Huntsville, Alabama 35815
TTY: (888) 373-7888
END IT Alabama is a project of the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force consisting of State representatives with multidisciplinary backgrounds that meet once a quarter at the Alabama State House. The Task Force focuses on combating all aspects of human trafficking by implementing a comprehensive prevention and response system.
nadid: 29020

Alaska

Human Trafficking
431 West 7th Ave. Suite 208
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: (907) 279-2457
Toll-Free: (877) 273-2457
The Alaska Institute for Justice provides State-specific legislation and other relevant information to combat human trafficking in Alaska.
nadid: 29022

Arizona

Human Trafficking Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family
1700 W. Washington St., Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4043
The Governor's Office offers resources and training for child welfare professionals and community members to identify and intervene in child trafficking.
nadid: 29021

Arkansas

The Centers for Youth and Families
PO Box 251970
Little Rock, Arkansas 72225
Phone: (501) 666-8686
The Centers for Youth and Families provide specialized prevention, intervention and treatment services that promote emotional and social wellness for children and families in Arkansas.
nadid: 30081

California

California Department of Social Services, Commercially Sexually Exploited Children
California
Phone: (916) 651-6160
CDSS offers selected protocols that promote cross collaboration including interagency protocols and a list of specialized service providers by county.
nadid: 29023

Colorado

Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare, Human Trafficking Working Group
1575 Sherman St.
Colorado Department of Human Services
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 866-5700
The working group consists of representatives from a wide range of local and statewide agencies. Its focus is on developing a statewide child welfare response to human trafficking by using the 4 Ps: Prevention, Prosecution, Protection, and Partnerships.
nadid: 29024

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team (HART)
Connecticut
HART is a coalition of six interdisciplinary response teams across the State that was created to prevent and reduce domestic minor sex trafficking.
nadid: 29040

Florida

Statewide Council Human Trafficking
P.O. Box 1770
Ocala, Florida 34478-1770
Phone: (850) 300-4323
The Council works to combat human trafficking by developing and making recommendations to enhance the care options for victims of human trafficking. The Council also works with the Department of Children and Families to maintain a list of human trafficking services available across the State.
nadid: 29041

Georgia

Revved Up Kids, Inc.
3105 Gateway Drive, Suite C
Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30071
Phone: (678) 526-3335
Revved Up Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit serving the metro-Atlanta area. Revved Up Kids provides sexual abuse and exploitation training programs. Since 2010, it has equipped thousands of children and teens with the information and tools necessary to identify unsafe people, avoid dangerous situations, escape attackers, and protect themselves from sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking.
nadid: 29400
Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Human Trafficking Task Force
Georgia
TTY: (800) 436-7442
The task force's objective is to eradicate human trafficking within the State of Georgia by working on eight objectives, several of which are specifically focused on children and youth.
nadid: 29042
Rescuing Hope
1750 Powder Springs Rd.
Suite 190 | Box 112
Marietta, Georgia 30064
Rescuing Hope's mission is to enlighten the public about about sex trafficking in America, educate potential victims and first responders, and empower advocates and survivors.
nadid: 30222
YouthSpark
395 Pryor St SW #2117
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone: (404) 612-4628
YouthSpark is an advocacy organization whose focus is reducing child exploitation and sex trafficking rates. YouthSpark offers services for youth, conducts investigative research, advocates for policy, and develops and provides training.
nadid: 29043
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Response Team
127 Church Street, Suite 250
Marietta, Georgia 30060
Phone: (770) 319-6888
Toll-Free: 866-ENDHTGA
The mission of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia (CACGA) Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) Response Team is to serve as the central point of contact for victims of CSEC and the agencies that support them, for a more coordinated and effective system response to commercial sexual exploitation. As the State’s recognized enhanced collaborative model for CSEC Response, CACGA provides direct services for victims in the form of assessment, case management, and advocacy and facilitates training and outreach to help build infrastructure and community capacity.
nadid: 30303

Idaho

Community Outreach Behavioral Services
2950 MAGIC VIEW DR. STE 192
MERIDIAN, Idaho 83642
Community Outreach Behavioral Services (COBS) is an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization that provides trauma care for victims of human trafficking across Idaho. COBS shares resources and works closely with service providers, law enforcement, and volunteers to rescue and serve victims and survivors of human trafficking.
nadid: 30347
Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Idaho
Phone: (208) 630-6601
The Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition works alongside community members in providing awareness, education, services, and safe housing for victims of sex trafficking.
nadid: 30354

Illinois

Human Trafficking of Children
Illinois
Phone: (217) 524-2029
Phone: (800) 232-3798
The Illinois DCFS website provides general information about child sex trafficking and links to specific resources.
nadid: 29044

Indiana

Indiana Attorney General
Indiana
Phone: (800) 457-8283
The Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) Task Force on the Indiana Attorney General website features selected materials and training resource to educate youth and adults and raise awareness about the problem of human trafficking.
nadid: 29045

Iowa

The Iowa Network against Human Trafficking and Slavery
5508 West Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50014
The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery is the only statewide volunteer organization devoted exclusively to ending human trafficking in all its forms.
nadid: 29046

Kentucky

Office of Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention and Prosecution
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 696-5320
The Office of Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention and Prosecution was created to prevent and protect Kentucky's children from becoming victims of abuse and sexual exploitation and to raise awareness of the prevalence of human trafficking across the State.
nadid: 29047

Maine

The Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network
Maine
TTY: (800) 871-7741
The Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network provides training, technical assistance, and resources to direct service providers engaged in antitrafficking efforts in Maine as well as community awareness and public policy support. The effort is supported by a statewide Provider Council, and it is a program of the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
nadid: 29048

Maryland

Sex Trafficking Maryland Child Protective Services
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Toll-Free: 1-800-332-6347
TTY: (800) 735-2258
Along with the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, the Maryland Department of Human Services has responded to the needs of minors who have been victims of trafficking. DHS plays a significant role in helping to identify suspected victims of trafficking and connecting them with available supports and services.
nadid: 29049

Massachusetts

Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force
Massachusetts
The Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force addresses all aspects of human trafficking through service development, system change, public awareness, and training.
nadid: 29062

Michigan

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services connects to protocols and aftercare information related to the trafficking of children in the State of Michigan.
nadid: 29063

Minnesota

Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force
Minnesota
Toll-Free: 1-866-223-1111
The Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force addresses human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Minnesota through increasing cross-system collaborative responses.
nadid: 29064

Missouri

Missouri Attorney General
Missouri
The resources on the Office of Public Instruction website have been compiled to empower parents, educators, child-care providers, and community members to protect children against sex trafficking and other forms of child sexual abuse.
nadid: 29065
Missouri Coalition Against Trafficking & Exploitation (CATE)
Missouri
Phone: (314) 441-4100
CATE seeks to prevent human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation within Missouri by building awareness around prevalence, treatment, and resources. CATE maintains a strong coalition of partners, members, and a community network to build skills among service providers in the field of trafficking.
nadid: 30287

Montana

Office of Public Instruction
Montana
Phone: (406) 422-2821
The resources on the Office of Public Instruction website have been compiled to empower parents, educators, child-care providers, and community members to protect children against sex trafficking and other forms of child sexual abuse
nadid: 29066
Montana Department of Justice
Montana
The Montana Department of Justice has a continued commitment to victims of human trafficking. In partnership with Federal authorities, this agency plays a key role in the investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of crimes related to human trafficking in Montana.
nadid: 29067

Nebraska

Task Force on Human Trafficking
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94946
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4946
Phone: (402) 471-2194
The Task Force on Human Trafficking highlights research reports and meeting minutes.
nadid: 29060

Nevada

Nevada Attorney General
Nevada
The Office of the Nevada Attorney General website highlights resources for Nevadans to address human trafficking in their State, including hotlines and educational materials.
nadid: 29081

New Jersey

New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking
New Jersey
The New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking is a network of over 150 statewide organizations that coordinates community efforts to address human trafficking in the State of New Jersey.
nadid: 29082

New York

New York State Office of Children and Family Services
New York
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services provides training and support to professionals working with children and youth who have been sexually exploited or trafficked.
nadid: 29083

North Carolina

Project No Rest
North Carolina
Project No Rest is a statewide project to increase awareness and prevention around human trafficking. Its website explains the ways in which communities and professionals can intervene in the lives of trafficked children.
nadid: 29084

Ohio

Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force
1970 W. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
Phone: (888) 448-4842
The Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force highlights coalitions, laws, campaigns, and reports about preventing human trafficking in Ohio.
nadid: 29085

Oregon

Oregon Attorney General’s Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee
Oregon
Phone: (503) 378-5348
As a service of the Oregon Department of Justice, Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division, the Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee advises and supports the State’s Attorney General’s work developing a coordinated statewide response to child and youth sex trafficking. The committee also works to ensure that all survivors of trafficking in Oregon have access to support services.
nadid: 29793

South Dakota

South Dakota West River Human Trafficking Task Force
South Dakota
South Dakota’s West River Human Trafficking Task Force exists as a collaboration of diverse organizations and individuals connected to combat the issue of trafficking in persons by raising awareness, providing information and education, advocating for prosecution of offenders, and supporting human trafficking victims and survivors.
nadid: 29087

Tennessee

It Has To Stop
Tennessee
It Has To Stop outlines contributing factors to human trafficking as well as the ways in which Tennessee citizens can respond to and help prevent trafficking.
nadid: 29089
The Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking
PO Box 20937
Knoxville, Tennessee 37940
Phone: (865) 236-1046
The Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking is organized to combat domestic minor sex trafficking through educating the community, engaging in legal research, collaborating with front line organizations, and providing resources to public officials to promote positive legislative change.
nadid: 29096

Texas

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website connects to State-specific resources that define human trafficking and explain effective response systems.
nadid: 29090

Utah

Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force
Utah
Phone: (801) 366-0260
The Task Force section of the Utah Attorney General website highlights definitions of key indicators, myths, and facts of human trafficking and a tip line to report it.
nadid: 29091

Virginia

Virginia Department of Social Services
801 E. Main Street
Virginia Department of Social Services
Richmond, Virginia 23219-2901
Phone: (804) 726-7000
The Virginia Department of Social Services features prevention training designed for local departments of social services staff and community partners within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
nadid: 29092

Washington

Washington State Department of Commerce
Washington
Phone: (360) 725-2899
TTY: (800) 822-1067
The Washington State Department of Commerce provides indicators of child sexual exploitation and State-specific contacts and services available in Washington.
nadid: 29093
Washington's Task Force Against Trafficking of Persons
Washington
The Washington's Task Force Against Trafficking of Persons section of the Office of the Attorney General website explains how human trafficking most frequently manifests in Washington State and provides information about law enforcement efforts to address the crime.
nadid: 29097
Washington Trafficking Prevention (WTP)
P.O. Box 776
Tacoma, Washington 98401
Washington Trafficking Prevention (WTP) is a survivor led organization that aims to prevent human trafficking in Washington State by equipping the vulnerable and engaging communities through primary prevention and community grassroots partnerships.
nadid: 30190

West Virginia

West Virginia Center for Children's Justice
725 Jefferson Road
WV State Police Headquarters
South Charleston, West Virginia 25309
Phone: (304) 766-5881
The West Virginia Children’s Justice Center Human Trafficking Project illustrates the State's multipronged approach to identifying, preventing, and responding to child trafficking.
nadid: 29094

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force is a State-level task force cochaired by the Secretary of Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Details about the State's trafficking response plan and workgroups are included on the DCF website.
nadid: 29095