Victim services and human trafficking prevention

Developing and implementing programs, training, and resources to support crime victims, survivors, and those who serve them.

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For decades, ICF has partnered with federal, state, tribal, and local agencies to strengthen services for crime victims, survivors, vulnerable children and families, and the professionals who support them. We have deep experience in human trafficking and child exploitation response, and provider national training and technical assistance. Our work is grounded in trauma-informed, survivor-centered approaches that prioritize safety, dignity, and access to services.

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Tap into a variety of subject matter experts

We develop the professional skills of the service providers who support vulnerable, exploited, and victimized populations through training, effective management, and leadership institutes. Our training and technical assistance (TTA) is data-informed, supported by evaluation, and adapted based on feedback from those using the materials developed in the field. It’s one of the ways we evolve and grow to serve our clients’ needs. We also perform collaborative needs assessments, draw from focus groups and learning circles, and rely upon subject matter expertise. Our experts bring on-the-ground experience and responses to victims of mass violence, human trafficking, hate crimes, financial management, tribal victim assistance, sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, compassion fatigue/vicarious trauma, community-based violence, serving survivors of homicide, and supporting victims with disabilities.

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TTA catered to those who support victims of crime and mass violence

We offer TTA for federal and state programs, disaster response, communities, victim assistance organizations, service providers, health care and behavioral health providers and allied professionals who support populations vulnerable to exploitation and victimization. Our work is grounded in emerging research and emphasizes skills-building and resiliency. Our staff use their professional and lived experiences to support the field via cutting-edge capacity building and TTA resources and tools. Financial management training is also offered as federal and state grantees administer critical victim services and enhance the public health response to human trafficking.

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We frame our approach to support with humility and respect through a survivor’s lens

Our field is constantly evolving. We meet communities and professionals where they are—pre-crisis, during, and well after, continuing into multi-generational impacts. Our approach is flexible in the face of unpredictable events, different needs, advancing technologies, and enhanced service delivery. We rely on our ability to adapt and pivot to meet the moment and those we serve, whether it’s operating in a new environment, moving to an all-virtual meeting format, or ensuring all learning materials are person-centered results-driven, reflects the spectrum of exploitation, and accessible. We approach our responsibilities with cultural humility, avoid re-traumatizing victims, and ensure we frame our technical assistance from a survivor’s point of view.

Featured client work

Strengthening safety and accountability for unaccompanied children

ICF conducts independent compliance audits of facilities housing unaccompanied children through the governments Prevention of Sexual Abuse (PSA) Audit Program. Responsibilities include policy reviews, onsite audits, interviews with children and staff, corrective action planning, technical assistance, auditor training, development of audit tools, and compliance monitoring.

Advancing the national response to human trafficking

ICF operates the Office on Trafficking in Persons National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance using a public health approach to human trafficking. We deliver survivor-informed training, technical assistance, SOAR training, leadership academies, prevention campaigns, technical resources, evaluation, and capacity building for healthcare, behavioral health, child welfare, social service, and community organizations serving trafficking survivors, including children, immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable families. Since inception the project has served more than 70,000 training participants and developed over 150 tools and resources.

Our work

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Training and technical assistance to support crime victims

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Combating human trafficking through community engagement

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Preventing youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying

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Helping HHS build a national response to human trafficking

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Conducting global labor and migration research during COVID-19

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Our services

  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership development
  • Program sustainability
  • Program evaluation
  • Needs screening and assessment