Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the launch of a new online resource to connect human trafficking survivors with resources and support.
Washington Trafficking Help provides a centralized hub for services available to human trafficking victims. The site provides a one-stop, comprehensive list of services for victims seeking exit services, survivor support, short-term and long-term shelter, health, mental health, substance abuse, education and employment services, law enforcement contacts, and more. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) funds and maintains the new site, which is available in more than 100 languages.
“This website is a crucial first step in helping victims of exploitation get twenty-four seven support across Washington State,” said King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. “Through local, state and nonprofit partnership, first-line responders can also now instantly access information to provide critically needed services to victims.”
First-line responders can also now instantly access information to provide critically needed services to victims.”
The AGO created the site with assistance from the Center for Children & Youth Justice, Washington Advisory Committee on Trafficking (WashACT), King County Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Task Force, and King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, with the partnership of human trafficking survivors. It also features downloadable resources, information, and a calendar of anti-trafficking events.