HEAL Trafficking

HEAL Trafficking is a non-governmental organization that works to prevent and address human trafficking, with a focus on health care. HEAL Trafficking was founded in 2012 and is based in New York City. The organization works to raise awareness of human trafficking among health care providers and other stakeholders, and to provide training and support to help them identify and assist victims of trafficking. HEAL Trafficking also conducts research on the health impacts of trafficking, and advocates for policies and practices that support the rights and well-being of trafficking victims. The organization works closely with a network of partner organizations and health care providers to advance its mission.

 

 

Congress Passes, President Signs Partial Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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Congress Passes, President Signs Partial Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act

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January 6, 2023 • 5:05 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden this week signed two bills passed in December during the final days of the 117th Congress to reauthorize portions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). ATEST applauds enactment of these bipartisan measures and calls on the current Congress to complete…

What you need to know about forced labor in health care supply chain and services
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What you need to know about forced labor in health care supply chain and services

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dsamuels_drupal | Jan 5, 2023 Introduction The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, Jones Day and HEAL Trafficking (Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage) recently hosted a special convening, Forced Labor in Health Care Supply Chains: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know, to provide practical information and resources to health care providers. The meeting featured experts from the…

Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage
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Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage

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This two-day Train the Trainer Academy, presented annually by HEAL Trafficking and MGH Institute of Health Professions, equips health educators with the knowledge and teaching skills to train other health professionals in their communities to respond to human trafficking. The program is currently 100% virtual.  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN After attending, participants will be able…

ATEST Applauds Senate Confirmation of Cindy Dyer as J/TIP Ambassador
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ATEST Applauds Senate Confirmation of Cindy Dyer as J/TIP Ambassador

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December 21, 2022 • 5:00 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) thanks the U.S. Senate for confirming Cindy Dyer to become the next director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP), with the rank of ambassador. Her appointment by President Biden earlier this…

ATEST Urges Leadership to Bring Cindy Dyer’s J/TIP Director Nomination to Full Senate Vote
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ATEST Urges Leadership to Bring Cindy Dyer’s J/TIP Director Nomination to Full Senate Vote

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Terry FitzPatrick December 9, 2022 The Honorable Chuck Schumer U.S. Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Mitch McConnell U.S. Senate Minority Leader Dear Senators Schumer and McConnell, The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) urges you to quickly bring to a full Senate vote the nomination of Cindy Dyer to direct the Office to Monitor…

ATEST Applauds Senate Passage of the Second of Four Bills to Reauthorize Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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ATEST Applauds Senate Passage of the Second of Four Bills to Reauthorize Trafficking Victims Protection Act

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Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) thanks members of the U.S. Senate for passage this week of the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S. 4171). This bill is a key component of a four-part package of legislation to reauthorize the legal framework for efforts by the United States…

HHS Awards $497,000 to USM Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training
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HHS Awards $497,000 to USM Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training

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Fri, 10/28/2022 – 13:53pm | By: Karelia Pitts The University of Southern Mississippi’s newly established Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training (CHRT) in the School of Social Work was awarded $497,000 for the first year of a five-year demonstration program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and…

Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation
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Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation

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NAHT Asks For Your Help Once Annually on November 29th On November 29th, the annual GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign will be launched. This is a huge effort to promote donations to nonprofits such as the NAHT. Grassroots donors gave nearly $2 billion worldwide on GivingTuesday in 2021. We hope to inspire you to go to…

ATEST Joins 30+ Organizations to Oppose Industry Proposal that could Increase Imports of Forced Labor Products into U.S.
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ATEST Joins 30+ Organizations to Oppose Industry Proposal that could Increase Imports of Forced Labor Products into U.S.

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Terry FitzPatrick October 20, 2022 The Honorable Chris Magnus Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20229 Re: Open Letter on Trade Data Transparency Dear Commissioner Magnus, The undersigned organizations and advocates write to express our collective outrage at a  recent proposal driven by industry groups as part of…

Trafficking Inc.: Forced labor in Massachusetts – WGBH
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Trafficking Inc.: Forced labor in Massachusetts – WGBH

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Melba regularly showed up at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2018 to accompany a child she cared for who was being treated there. But nobody noticed — or asked about — Melba’s own suffering. The petite Filipina was miserable, working more than 100 hours a week as a maid and nanny, earning between $400 and $550…