Educational Tools:
Title: Safety Planning Information
Contributor: National Human Trafficking Hotline
Summary: This resource includes safety tips for leaving a trafficking situation, after exiting the life and finding safe employment. The resource also provides information on internet safety among other topics.
Title: Are You In An Emotionally Destructive Relationship?
Year: 2007
Contributor: Leslie Vernick, LCSW and author of The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and The Emotionally Destructive Marriage
Summary: Information on how to assess unhealthy relationships and move forward towards healthy ones. This resource includes a questionnaire to determine if a relationship raises any red flags.
Title: The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Love
Year: 2019
Contributor: Katie Hood, TED
Summary: This TED Talk provides simple and easily understood examples of unhealthy relationship behavior.
Title: What to Know as a Trauma Survivor in a Relationship
Year: 2020
Contributor: Thrive Couple & Family Counseling
Summary: This source describes how trauma survivors can maintain autonomy and still grow in a relationship. The resource also includes a link to “What to Know if Your Partner is a Trauma Survivor.”
Title: Top 10 Traits of Unsafe People
Year: 2013
Contributor: Deborah Ward, Psychology Today
Summary: This article explains the findings of Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, in their book Safe People. It outlines red flags and traits of unsafe individuals.
Title: Holistic Care for You
Contributor: Red Oak Hope, Alliance Member
Summary: This webpage includes several videos created specifically to assist survivors in healing. These include mindfulness, art and music therapy, among others.
Title: Nutrition and Mental Health
Contributor: Nutritionist Resource
Summary: This resource discusses the importance of proper nutrition and its relationship to mental health. Specific necessary vitamins and minerals are also listed. Additionally, a Ted Talk about how gut health and mental health are interrelated is available.
Title: Online Safety Toolkit
Year: 2021
Contributor: Engage Together
Summary: This toolkit includes everything from awareness to tips on how to stay safe online, as well as an additional resource guide.
Title: Helping Survivors Navigate Online Education and Training Opportunities
Contributor: Futures Without Violence
Summary: This article provides information on what to look for in online training, as well as additional links to identify career opportunities.
Title: Apprenticeship Opportunities
Contributor: US Department of Labor
Summary: This website allows individuals to search, by location and area of interest, for apprenticeships available.
Title: Guiding Principles to Inform Economic Empowerment Programing for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Contributor: Futures Without Violence
Summary: This resource provides a brief overview of these programs and promising practices for building economic empowerment and security for survivors of violence.
Title: Human Trafficking Survivor Leadership in the United States
Contributors: Freedom Network USA
Summary: Survivor advocates, leaders and employees are essential in empowering more survivors and decreasing risk of recidivism, here is some information on survivor leadership.
Legal Aid:
Title: Civil Legal Needs
Contributor: Office for Victims of Crime- Training and Technical Assistance Center
Summary: This source lists types of legal needs and how survivors can receive assistance. Free or low cost legal assistance resources are also provided.
