Texas Human Trafficking Initiatives

Texas Human Trafficking Initiatives

Numerous organizations have formed in the fight against Human Trafficking in Texas. Additionally, the state of Texas also has a few initiatives. The names of these organizations, initiatives, and links to these resources are listed below. 

• Office of the Texas Governor – Child Sex Trafficking Team: www.gov.texas.gov/cstt
  
  
• Attorney General of Texas: www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/human-trafficking
  
  
• Office on Trafficking in Persons, an office of the Administration of Children and Families: www.acf.hhs.gov/otip *This is from the Department of Health and Human Services and is housed out of Washington, D.C.
  
  
• National Human Trafficking Hotline: www.HumanTraffickingHotline.org  Call: 1-888-373-7888 Text: HELP to BEFREE (233733) or Email: www.HumanTraffickingHotline.org
   
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children www.MissingKids.com
   
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): https://www.rescue.org/search/site/human%20trafficking
  
  
• In addition, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has partnered with Shared Hope International to help Texas congregations learn how to protect their youth and give them tools to protect their community. Learn more by emailing: humantrafficking@dfps.state.tx.us
  
  
• Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) – multiple organizations throughout Texas; available information on both the Texas Governor’s website as well as the Attorney General of Texas
  
  
• Texas Department of Health and Human Services: https://hhs.texas.gov/services/safety/texas-human-trafficking-resource-center* This website is responsible for posting the approved training for healthcare providers in compliance with HB 2059.
  
  
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website: https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Investigations/Human_Trafficking/resources.asp
  
  a. There are links to other organizations via this website for National, Statewide, and Local resources including the Department of Homeland Security, which houses the Blue Campaign: https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign 
  
  
• Related legislation:
  
  a.HB 2059:  https://legiscan.com/TX/drafts/HB2059/2019, https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB2059/id/2026167/Texas-2019-HB2059-Enrolled.html 
  b.Human Trafficking has now been declared a public health concern: https://www2.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/agency/human_trafficking_2008.pdf, https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HC00035S.htm