STATE OF FLORIDA Human Trafficking Response …

1 2016 Human Trafficking Response in FloridaSTATE OF FLORIDAS ervices and Resources CommitteeA committee of the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking2016 Report to the CouncilContents4 INTRODUCTION5 SCOPE OF Human Trafficking IN FLORIDA6 National Human Trafficking Resource Center Data7 Limitations in Capturing Human Trafficking Data in Florida8 FLORIDA Abuse Hotline Data 9 Victims with DCF Involvement 12 Victims in the Juvenile Justice System16 FUNDING FOR Human Trafficking IN FLORIDA17 Agency Funding20 Provider Specific Appropriations 23 FLORIDA S IDEAL SYSTEM24 Statewide Coordinated Care 27 Multidisciplinary Response30 Specialized Victim Advocates31 Risk Reduction and Prevention Education 34 Drop-In Centers37 Reception Centers and Emergency Placement Options38 Variety of Residential Placement Options48 Screening and Assessment 50 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services51 Survivor-Mentor 52 Services for LGBTQ and Male Survivors55 Modified Existing Shelters 56 Staff Self-Care Programs56 Medical Services57 Services for Children with Disabilities58 Legal Services59 Accommodations for Survivors with

2 Children 59 Stringent Service Delivery Standards 61 Data Collection and Sharing63 Evaluate the Impact of Interventions 63 Training66 Comprehensive Resource Guide 67 Public Awareness Campaign68 Demand Reduction70 WRAPPING IT UP71 NEXT STEPS FOR FLORIDA71 FY 2016-2017 73 Implementation PlanINTRODUCTIONIn 2014, the FLORIDA Legislature created the Statewide Human Trafficking Upon commencement of the Council in October 2014, the Services and Resources Committee was developed to address the specific Response mechanisms available in FLORIDA for victims of sex Trafficking .

3 Committee members include:2 Chair Mike Carroll, Secretary, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Co-Chair Christy Daly, Secretary, Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Elizabeth Dudek, Secretary, Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Pam Stewart, Commissioner, Department of Education (DOE) Dr. Celeste Philip, STATE Surgeon General and Secretary, Department of Health (DOH)This report will address the prevalence of sex Trafficking in FLORIDA . It will identify the existing continuum of care for survivors of sex Trafficking in FLORIDA , addressing both strengths of the system and gaps in services requiring Response .

4 It will also provide information on specific funding streams in addressing the placement and service needs of sex Trafficking victims, as well as details on how monies have been spent over the last several years. Finally, this report will provide concrete recommendations to the statutorily created Statewide Human Trafficking Council for next steps to improve the continuum of care available to victims and survivors of sex Trafficking in the terms victim and survivor are used throughout this report. While the Committee recognizes that survivors of Human Trafficking are survivors at every point of their exploitation on through to recovery, the terms are used interchangeably throughout the report, often distinguishing those who have been identified and have initiated services versus those who have not yet been identified.

5 Additionally, the intention of this report is to address the continuum for both minors and adults. As a result, both the terms Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and Sex Trafficking are used throughout the report to refer to the offense of sex Trafficking ; CSEC is only used when referring to a system, program or sub-population of survivors that involves only those under 18 years of age. 1 House Bill 7141 created s. , FLORIDA Statutes2 Trafficking : Response in Florida4 SCOPE OF Human Trafficking IN FLORIDAE stablishing prevalence is a critical component in the conversation of Human Trafficking .

6 Prevalence drives all aspects of Response from funding to policy, resources, direct service needs and breadth of the continuum of care. Currently there is no recognized methodology for capturing Human Trafficking rates within the As Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC) Acting Section Chief Ramona Carey has noted, the complexity in capturing prevalence has many There is no consistent pattern in how statistics are collected nationally. Data sets do not match STATE to STATE . Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) do not have commonality regarding how data is captured, nor do the specific data components, minimizing the ability to collect and aggregate data.

7 Prosecutorial entities and law enforcement agencies reporting on Human Trafficking cases also lack data consistency The HSTC is funding research at several universities to explore the development of a methodology, but the issue is so complex that each step in the development process is just one small piece of the larger analytical Ms. Carey feels it will be years before a realistic methodology is developed. As of today, there is no recognized methodology for capturing accurate Human Trafficking rates within the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are million victims of Human Trafficking in the world.

8 They believe that the global Human Trafficking market is a $150 billion a year There are no national estimates on the number of Human Trafficking victims, but Polaris, an international anti-slavery organization based in Washington, , does suggest that victims might reach into the hundreds of thousands nationally based on aggregated numbers of adult and minor victims of sex and labor 3 Oral presentation at the 2015 Southern Region Fusion Center Conference by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC) Acting Section Chief Ramona Carey, February 15, 2016, Montgomery, Oral presentation at the 2015 Southern Region Fusion Center Conference by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC) Acting Section Chief Ramona Carey, February 15, 2016, Montgomery, Polaris 2015 Hotline Statistics.

9 More information at Polaris 2015 Hotline Statistics. More information at International Labour Organization estimates that there are million victims of Human Trafficking in the world. 2016 Report to the Council5 National Human Trafficking Resource Center Data8 The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), run by Polaris, operates a 24-hour national hotline that receives tips, provides service referrals, and offers technical assistance pertaining to all forms of Human Trafficking . This includes the commercial sexual exploitation of both children and adults, the labor Trafficking of children and adults, and domestic servitude.

10 DCF and DJJ regularly analyze NHTRC trends regarding all forms of Trafficking as it is critical to their missions to protect FLORIDA s vulnerable children. The discussion of this data here is intended to provide an overview of the prevalence of sex Trafficking , among all forms of Human Trafficking , in FLORIDA . The NHTRC has collected data from the hotline since December of 2007. The following data was gathered from calls placed to the hotline between December 7, 2007, and December 31, 2015. During this period, FLORIDA residents placed 6,819 calls to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) Hotline.