Human Trafficking, Part 2 for Family Case Manager
Welcome to Human Trafficking: Part 2, developed and presented by the Indiana Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership. This training is available in different formats for State of Indiana employees and School of Social Work students. Scroll down the page for instructions on how to take this training.
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Human Trafficking, Part 2 for Family Case Manager
In this training, participants will:
Review DCS Practice and Policies involving missing/runaway youth and victims of human trafficking
DCS CHINS Statutes
- CHINS 3(c): a child is a child in need of services if, before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age the child lives in the same household as an adult who:
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- committed a human or sexual trafficking offense under IC 35-42-3.5-1 or the law of another jurisdiction, including federal law, that resulted in a conviction or a judgment under IC 31-34-11-2: or
- has been charged with a human or sexual trafficking offense under IC 35-42-3.5-1 or the law of another jurisdiction, including federal law, and is awaiting trial;
- CHINS 3.5: The child is a victim of a human or sexual trafficking offense as defined in IC 31-9-2.133.1. A child is considered a victim of human or sexual trafficking regardless of whether the child consented to the conduct as defined.
- If you have a concern that a youth is a victim of human or sexual trafficking prior to filing a CHINS 3.5 with the courts:
- FCMs should first staff with their direct supervisor and then with their local office director.
- Attorneys should staff with their Regional Chief Legal Counsel.
Missing/Runaway Youth
- DCS will advise the resource parent(s), residential provider, or custodial parent to contact the appropriate local law enforcement agency to file a runaway/missing person report.
- DCS will ensure the child has been reported as missing to local law enforcement and Indiana State Police (ISP) (no later than 24 hours) and verify with the local LEA or ISP that the child has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.
- FCM will complete the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children form.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children form
To first locate the form, Log in to Casebook then Select Forms, then Blank Forms. Search for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Form. Once you have located the form, Click on the NCMEC link and a blank form will display for data entry, saving and printing. Once the entire form is completed click on the Email button. This action will first validate your answers. If all required fields are not complete, you will receive this error.
When all required fields are completed, click on the Email button again and if validations passed successfully, the system will generate an email with your completed form attached. You will be asked to manually attach any documents that you referenced in the form. When all attachments have been added, click Send and your email will be sent to the Hotline.
Missing/Runaway Youth 2
When a child in out-of-home care runs away or is missing..
- DCS will advise the resource parent (s), residential provider, or custodial parent to contact the appropriate local law enforcement agency to file a runaway/missing person report.
- DCS will ensure the child has been reported as missing to local law enforcement and Indiana State Police (ISP) (no later than 24 hours) and verify with the local LEA or ISP that the child has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.
- FCM will complete the “National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children” form. - The hotline will create an intake report with the details and
subsequently report the information in the form to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). - DCS Policy 2.24: Missing and Runaway Children.
Once the child has been located..
- DCS will notify the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, the court, the local LEA, and the ISP.
- FCM will complete the DCS Human Trafficking Screening and
Assessment Tool. - This tool must be completed within 48 hours of the child’s return and entered into MaGIK. FCMs will not be able to enter the child’s placement and an Individual Child Placement Referral (ICPR) will not be generated in MaGIK until the tool has been completed and entered into MaGIK.
DSC Human Trafficking Screening and Assessment Tool
To first locate the tool, Log in to Casebook, then Select Forms, then Blank Forms. Search for the Human Trafficking Screening and Assessment Tool. Once you have located the form, Click on the Human Trafficking Screening and Assessment Tool link and a blank form will display for data entry, saving and printing. Complete section “A” of the tool.
If the child, DOES NOT MEET the criteria described in Question 8, document the information in Magic and move forward with convening a child and family team meeting to discuss and plan to meet the child’s needs as referenced in DCS Policy 2.24: Missing and Runaway Children.
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If the child, DOES MEET the criteria described in Question 8, proceed with completing the tool. The tool provides a written script for completing these sections with the youth. Once it is complete, staff the tool with your supervisor to determine next steps. Finally, enter the information into Magic. Locate and review the entire tool online. If you have any questions, speak with your supervisor.
To open a PDF with these instructions, click on the button below; once you are ready to continue the training, select “next”
New Intake Report with Human Trafficking allegations
Tracking Cases: When the Hotline receives a call that may qualify under the definition of Human Trafficking, the Hotline Specialist will send all tips to the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.
- A referral does not automatically guarantee that a case will be opened.
- DCS should continue with the assessment.
- Referring tips to the Attorney General does not guarantee immediate response (that email address is not checked after hours nor on weekends and holidays).
if you are assigned a report with allegations of human trafficking…
- Initiate the DCS Human Trafficking Screening Tool in MaGIK when:
- A child returns from a runaway episode (see Policy 2.24)
- A new report of CA/N with allegations of human trafficking is received
- Indicators of human trafficking observed during an open assessment or case.
- Complete the Indiana Human Trafficking Assessment Tool when indicated by the Screening Tool (in step 1).
- Assess medical needs of each suspected child victim(s) of human trafficking.
- Staff with your supervisor to determine next steps, which may include:
- Acute Medical Exam
- Referral to LEA
- Need for a forensic interview by someone trained to complete a Human Trafficking forensic interview.
Open Assessment or Case with Human Trafficking concerns
Human Trafficking Indicators During Assessment/Home
Visit:
- The child’s home lacks personal effects (e.g., no toys) or the child has a small room that is different from the rest of the house.
- The child may be unaware of the location of his or her home due to multiple moves, or the human trafficker may lie to the child about his or her whereabouts.
- The child may be isolated and have no relationships outside of the home (e.g., the child does not attend school, or play with other children in the neighborhood), and/or there may be multiple, unrelated people living in the home.
- The childmay have extreme fear or guilt.
If you observe indicators of human trafficking, during the interview with the child, the following general screening questions should be incorporated to assist in recognizing indications of human trafficking.
- Tell me about your Friends? What activities do you do with them? Where does this occur?
- Tell me about what you do in a typical day? What activities do you do outside the home? Do you like doing these activities?
- Tell me about your job. How long have you been working?
- How many hours do you work each week? How much money do you make from work? How often are you paid? What do you do with your money after you are paid? Do you owe anyone money, if so, how much money do you owe and what led to the debt?
- These questions can indicate levels of control and possible trafficking.
Keep in mind: sometimes trafficking victims will not trust others, especially those in law enforcement or child protective services.
- If there are indicators of Human Trafficking in a case or assessment, complete the DCS Human Trafficking Screening and Assessment Tool in MaGIK.
- For more information regarding potential indicators of Human Trafficking, along with detail policy and procedures, consult DCS Policy 2.21: Human Trafficking.
Trauma Informed Care
Victims of trafficking are subject to the effects of trauma. Trust needs to be built slowly with survivors, as they have come from a situation in which they could not trust those around them. A trauma informed approach includes strategies to ensure that survivors are not re-traumatized while in recovery. It also includes empowerment, choice and inclusiveness. Survivors need to be an integral part of their own treatment planning with their culture, gender, and personal history always in mind.
Resources
- Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
- House Ways and Means Hearing on “Protecting Vulnerable Children: Preventing & Addressing Sex Trafficking of Youth in Foster Care* Representative Louise M. Slaughter Human Resources Subcommittee Testimony October 23, 2013.
- International Labor Organization (ILO), A global alliance against forced labor (2005) at p.55 (PDF)
- Kestian, Heather, Human Trafficking Presentation
- Testimony of Ernie Allen (July, 2010), National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (PDF)
- U.S. Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau Guidance to States and Services on Addressing Human Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States, pg.2, 3 (Sept. 13, 2013). [herein in “ACYF guidance”] (PDF)