COVID-19 Resources
Click below to hear from HEAL’s Founding CMO, Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, about the devastating impact of Covid-19 on people who are being trafficked
COVID has heightened risks for those already trafficked, increased risk of exploitation among vulnerable populations, and disrupted trafficking response efforts. HEAL, with support from the McNulty Foundation, has created and curated the following resources for public health and health professionals in responding to trafficking.
HEAL Resources
Covid-19 Risk and Response: Impacts and Mitigations for Modern Slavery Victims and Survivors
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Duration: July 2020-November 2021 Project Lead: Vicky Brotherton Programme: Communities and Society Partners: University of Sheffield, the Survivor Alliance, the International Anti-Human Trafficking Network (IAHTN), the Human Trafficking Foundation (HTF), Focus on Labour
The Public Health Impact of Coronavirus Disease on Human Trafficking
Greenbaum, J., Stoklosa, H. and Murphy, L., 2020. The Public Health Impact of Coronavirus Disease on Human Trafficking. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, p.685.
Human Trafficking & the COVID Pandemic
Increased economic strain due to social distancing efforts will put many people at greater risk of sex and labor trafficking/exploitation. Health systems are in a position to prevent and respond to trafficking in this new environment. This handout, developed by
HEAL Open Forum: Pandemic Uprising: Survivors, COVID-19, and Racial Injustice
We are excited for you to watch our third open forum on human trafficking and COVID19, called “Pandemic Uprising.” In partnership with the National Survivor Network (NSN), this forum included a panel focused on survivor experiences at the intersections of
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Aggravating Circumstances: How coronavirus impacts human trafficking
This brief aims to contribute to global anti-trafficking efforts aimed at mitigating the effects of the pandemic on human-trafficking situations and actors, not only by providing timely, comprehensive overview and transparent information, but also by suggesting holistic and multi-stakeholder responses
Labor exploitation in Europe during COVID-19 pandemic
Measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic, and their socio-economic consequences, have increased the vulnerability of victims of human trafficking as well as persons at risk of trafficking. An increasing number of people are losing their jobs, and the existing practices
“Essential” but Expendable: Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexis J. Handal, Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, Paul J. Fleming, Mislael A. Valentín-Cortés, and Marie S. O’Neill, 2020: “Essential” but Expendable: Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic—The Michigan Farmworker Project American Journal of Public Health 110, 1760_1762, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305947
COVID-19 and Human Trafficking—the Amplified Impact on Vulnerable Populations
Todres, J. and Diaz, A., COVID-19 and Human Trafficking—the Amplified Impact on Vulnerable Populations. JAMA pediatrics.
Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) recently launched a joint report including policy recommendations on “Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and
Walk Free Report Examines COVID-19's Impact on Vulnerable Workers
Grant, S. (2020, June 17). Walk Free Report Examines COVID-19’s Impact on Vulnerable Workers. Retrieved July 28, 2020, from https://delta87.org/2020/06/walk-free-report-examines-covid-19s-impact-vulnerable-workers/
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: Resources in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Excerpted from the website: “As the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues and tribes deal with stay-at-home orders and social distancing, it is important to recognize advocacy and shelter as essential. Tribal shelters and programs have limited housing and resources
Responding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Information for Greater New Orleans Service Providers
The Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force’s document includes disaster preparedness information and resources for service providers, some of which are specific to New Orleans, but many that are applicable to a wider audience. Greater New Orleans Human
UN Migration: COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #14: Human trafficking
UN Mirgation. (2020, April 16). COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #14: Human trafficking. Retrieved from https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/documents/covid-19_analytical_snapshot_14_human_trafficking.pdf
Health Resources & Services Administration: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Health Resources & Services Administration. (2020). COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://bphc.hrsa.gov/emergency-response/coronavirus-frequently-asked-questions
US Department of Health and Human Services: COVID-19 Resources, Services, and Support
US DHHS. (2020, June 17). COVID-19 Resources, Services, and Support. Retrieved July 27, 2020, from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/news/covid-19-resources-services-support
Telehealth, COVID‐19, Intimate Partner Violence, and Human Trafficking: Increasing Safety for People Surviving Abuse
National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence. (2020). Telehealth, COVID‐19, Intimate Partner Violence, and Human Trafficking: Increasing Safety for People Surviving Abuse. Retrieved from https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/Telehealth-COVID-19-IPV-and-HT_Guide.pdf