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Human Trafficking Resources

Attorneys within the Office of the Attorney General have jurisdiction to prosecute human trafficking cases, including exploitation for sex and labor. In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly passed three new laws that support prosecution of human trafficking cases and increase protections and support for victims. The Child Sex Trafficking Screening and Services Act helps facilitate services for children and young adults at high-risk or who are victims of trafficking. The Anti-Exploitation Act makes labor trafficking an illegal act in Maryland, providing penalties up to 25 years in prison for violating the law. The Sex Trafficking Recodification Bill made important changes to already-existing human trafficking laws in Maryland.

Below is a list of government agencies, legal services, health care entities, and non-profit organizations that may be able to help if you or someone you know is the victim, or at high risk for becoming a victim, of human trafficking. The 24-hour National Human Trafficking Hotline telephone number is 1-888-373-7888.

National Human Trafficking Resource Center (National Hotline)

Takes reports of potential cases of human trafficking, connects callers with anti-trafficking resources in their area, and provides training, technical as

sistance, general information or specific anti-trafficking resources.

NHTRC 24-Hour Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

NHTRC SMS Text Line: 233733 (BEFREE)

www.traffickingresourcecenter.org

Baltimore Child Abuse Center

Provides treatment referrals for child victims of sexual trafficking in collaboration with TurnAround’s Anti-Trafficking Unit.

www.bcaci.org

Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Hope Clinic

Provides treatment services for adolescents with trauma exposures which may include physical abuse, sexual abuse, community violence, sex trafficking, abandonment and/or neglect.

www.kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/centers-and-programs/traumatic-stress-center

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Victims’ Services

Victims who are registered with the Department can receive up-to-date notices about an offender who is either in the community or incarcerated.

410-585-3340

For All Seasons, Inc. (Serving Eastern Shore)

Provides rape crisis services for survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse and trauma, and human trafficking.

www.forallseasonsinc.org

24-Hour Hotline 1-800-310-7273

24-Hour Spanish language Hotline 410-829-6143

Heartly House (Serving Frederick County)

Provides comprehensive services for survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse.

www.heartlyhouse.org

24-Hour Hotline: 301-662-8800

Hopeworks (Serving Howard County)

Provides direct crisis intervention services and long-term supportive healing programs for individuals impacted by sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking.

www.WeAreHopeWorks.org

24-Hour Helpline: 410-997-2272

Howard County Office of Human Trafficking Prevention

Provides referral services to victims and survivors of human trafficking.

www.howardcountymd.gov/ohtp

Maryland Legal Aid

Statewide, non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal services to low-income residents of Maryland.

www.mdlab.org

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Mission: to help prevent sexual assault, advocate for accessible, compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence, and work to hold offenders accountable. MCASA works on the following areas that connect with anti-trafficking efforts in Maryland: public policy, education, community outreach, technical assistance, and legal services.

www.mcasa.org

Maryland Department of Health

Suicide and Violence Prevention, Behavioral Health Administration. Serves as a liaison for victims of human trafficking to receive services from the Core Service Agencies across the state.

https://bha.health.maryland.gov/pages/index.aspx

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The leading nonprofit organization in the U.S. working with law enforcement, families, and the professionals who serve them on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children.

www.cybertipline.com

1-800-THE-LOST

Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program

Administered by the Office of the Maryland Secretary of State. Provides victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, and stalking with a legal substitute address to use in place of their actual address in order to keep their location off public record and out of the hands of abusers or traffickers.

https://sos.maryland.gov/ACP/Pages/default.aspx

SAFE Center (Support, Advocacy Freedom, and Empowerment) For Human Trafficking Survivors

University of Maryland. Provides bilingual (Spanish/English) case management, mental health, legal, crisis intervention, primary medical, and economic empowerment services.

www.umdsafecenter.org

301-314-7233 (SAFE)

Turnaround, Inc., Anti-Trafficking Program

Provides direct services from emergency response to ongoing support to survivors.

24-Hour Help Line: 443-279-0379

www.turnaroundinc.org

200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202

410-576-6300 / En español 410-230-1712 / 1-888-743-0023 toll-free / TTY: Dial 7-1-1 or 800-735-2258

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