Needs Assessment for Providers of Service to Victims of Human Trafficking

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Needs Assessment for Providers of Service to
Victims of Human Trafficking
Example of Group Presentation Assignment

• Batkhishig Adilbish
• 2007

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Program Rationale

• 18,000-20,000 people trafficked annually in the
  US (Caliber, n.d.)
• Victims of human trafficking (HT) are mostly
  vulnerable groups the poor, homeless and prior
  victims of domestic violence or sexual assault
  and abuse.
• HT is being recognized as the world fastest
• growing organized crime enterprise.

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Program Rationale

• US responses to urgent needs to combat
  trafficking problems
• Authorization of the Victim of Trafficking and
  Violence Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000
• Groundwork for a coordinated infrastructure of
  social service
• Called for a establishment of an Interagency
  Task Force to monitor and combat HT
• The International Institute agreed to carry
  forward DHHS sponsored Rescue and Restore
  Coalition as a coordinating leader of the Refugee
  and Immigrant Consortium.

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Program Rationale

• Set up Human Trafficking Task Force in .
• 100 potential victims of HT were defined in ..
• Initial collaborations of the International
  Institute with the Task Force and Coalition
  members have been taken in the areas of service
  delivery and training
• But, the collaboration is still in early stage of
  development
• No research and limited documentation about
• collaborations
• The Institute needs to find effective ways to
• collaborate with Task Force and Coalition
  members

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Research Questions

• What kind of agencies are involved in service
  delivery and protection of potential victims of
  HT in the area of ?
• What is the main source of information on HT for
  service providers?
• What are the barriers in providing services to
  potential trafficking victims?
• Who are the main actors in the network of service
  providers?

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Hypothesis

• Level of understanding of participants are
  various depending on their services and positions
  they offer.
• Training and collaboration are more likely to be
  the main sources of gathering information on HT.
• Lack of adequate training and lack of resources
  will be key barriers in the service delivery to
  victims of HT.
• The International Institute is more likely to be
  the main source of information and coordinating
  body for other coalition members.

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Methodology

• The needs assessment was incorporated with a mail
  survey and secondary data analysis.
• The samples are service providers and member
  agencies of Restore and Rescue Coalition.
• 33 agencies responded to the mail survey. Three
  of them did not answer questions saying that the
  questions are not applicable for their agencies.
• Therefore, the sample size was counted as 30 for
  this assessment (N30).

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Methodology

• Univariate analysis was used to examine
  frequencies and distributions of the variables.
• Bivariate analysis, particularly Chi-square, was
  used to examine a relationship between
  participants knowledge on HT and their
  positions.

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FINDINGS Research Question 1

• What kind of agencies are involved in service
  delivery and protection of potential victims of
  HT in areas?

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Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Agencies
(N30)
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In addition,

• The average caseload of the agencies was 686
  (SD171, 692) per month ranging from 10 to 3000.
• 17 agencies (59) do not charge fees.
• 12 agencies (41) do charge fee for their
  services.
• 15 agencies (52) require ID from the clients to
  be eligible for the services.
• 21 agencies ( 72) provide services in a language
  other than English.

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Table 2 Staff expertise (N30)
Participants average length of work experience
at the current agency was 10 years.
Participants average length of work experience
in the current position was 8 years.
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Participants Positions
Knowledge about HT
6.7
3.3
26.7
56.7
40.0
66.7
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Table 3 Relationship between staff position and
knowledge about HT
The relationship between the positions of staff
and knowledge about HT was not statistically
significant.
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FINDINGS Research Question 2

• What is the main source of information on HT for
  service providers?

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Sources of Information on HT

• Participants reported that they receive
  information on human trafficking through
• TV shows (48.8),
• Professional training (35.7),
• Professional conference (33.3),
• Educational program/classes (25),
• Other service providers (25),
• Web source (20.7), and
• Journal (7.1).
• Friends or neighbors, family members, co-workers
  and victims were not common sources of
  information on HT.

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Sources of Information on HT

• As expected, the professional training and
  collaboration with other agencies were defined as
  main sources of information on HT.
• Most interestingly, almost half of the
  participants (48.8) reported that they receive
  information on HT by TV shows.

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FINDINGS Research Question 3

• What are the barriers in providing services to
  potential trafficking victims?

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Barriers in Service Delivery for Potential
Victims of HT

• The most serious challenges in provision of
  services of victims of HT were
• Lack of adequate funding (29.6),
• Barrier in coordinating with Federal Agencies
  (26),
• Lack of adequate resources (14.8) and
• Lack of adequate training (14.8)

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Barriers in Service Delivery for Potential
Victims of HT

• As predicted, 25 participants (89.3) reported
  that they need training to provide better
  services to potential trafficking victims.

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FINDINGS Research Question 4

• Who are the main actor in the network? To what
  extent is the International Institute connected
  with other coalition members?

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Actors in Network

• The most popular actors
• Department of Health and Human Services such as
  Childrens Division, State Department of Health
• In addition,
• Housing and Urban Development,
• School District,
• Annie Casey Foundation,
• Metropolitan Police Department,
• International Institute,
• Homeless shelters,
• Employment Security Office.

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Relational Ties

• Agencies network most often with
• Health service agencies (75.9),
• Social workers (72),
• Mental health service providers (69),
• Homeless shelter (65.5),
• Educational institutions (62.1),
• Business and private sector (58.6),
• Housing services (58.6),
• Domestic violence agencies (58.6) and
• Religious groups (51.7).

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Relational Ties
Percentage
Most of the agencies had networks at the local
level as expected.
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Conclusion

• Over half of the participants (58.6) informed
  that they do not have any knowledge about human
  trafficking.
• The most frequently mentioned source of
  information on human trafficking was TV show.
  However, the training and collaboration were
  still common sources of information.
• As predicted, there was a great need for training
  to better help to HT victims. In addition, lack
  of funding and inadequate coordination were
  serious barriers for service providers to serve
  potential victims of HT.
• Therefore, the International Institute may need
  to revisit its network and look at its own role
  as the coordinating body of the Restore and
  Rescue Coalition.

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Recommendations

• More professional training on HT is needed for
  service providers
• More use of TV shows to disseminate information
  on human trafficking, particularly for the
  public.
• Need for the International Institute to look at
  its own role as the coordinating body of the
  Restore and Rescue Coalition.
• The International Institute may need to spend
  some time in networking activities and increase
  promotional materials to send the community.

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