Below are a few resources on the intersection of sex trafficking and COVID-19. We will continue to update this list as additional information becomes available.
For service providers
- National Listening Session Series: Preventing and Responding to Child Trafficking During COVID-19
- Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation 2020 Online Global Summit (July 18-28, 2020)
- Polaris Blog Post: The Effect of COVID-19 on Human Trafficking
- Polaris Blog Post: COVID-19 May Increase Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Communities
- Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force Web-based Training: trains service providers to consider the ways in which COVID-19 may affect trafficking and how to build a response strategy within their organization (approx. 1 hour)
- Human Trafficking and the COVID-19 Pandemic: handout developed by HEAL Trafficking and the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force for healthcare providers
For violence survivors
- Sanctuary for Families: Safety Planning During COVID-19: Tips From Survivors For Survivors
- Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence: COVID-19: Survivors & the Workplace
For both violence survivors and service providers
- Office on Trafficking in Persons: COVID-19 Resources, Services, and Support
- North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault: COVID-19 Updates
- North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence: COVID-19 Updates
- Futures Without Violence: Resources on COVID-19 Response for Domestic & Sexual Violence Programs
- Futures Without Violence: COVID-19 Resources
Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis. Wishing you all safety and good health during these times.