The brooklyn human trafficking task force (bkhttf), CO-led by the kings county district attorneys office (kcda) and safe horizons anti-trafficking program (ATP) will support healing, justice, and a…

The Brooklyn Human Trafficking Task Force (BKHTTF), co-led by the Kings County District Attorney's Office (KCDA) and Safe Horizons Anti-Trafficking Program (ATP), has been awarded a $842,999 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) to support a comprehensive, victim-centered response to human trafficking in New York and across the country. The funding will enable BKHTTF to build capacity for law enforcement, victim services, medical, legal, education, and other sectors to address sex and labor trafficking through local, regional, and nationwide efforts, including mentorship and the sharing of best practices. Key goals include improving trauma-informed services, strengthening victim-centered investigations and prosecutions (with a focus on labor trafficking and male survivors), and filling gaps in the response to labor trafficking.

The brooklyn human trafficking task force (bkhttf), CO-led by the kings county district attorneys office (kcda) and safe horizons anti-trafficking program (ATP) will support healing, justice, and a robust multi-systems response to victims of all types of trafficking in new york and beyond. With funding from OVC, bkhttf will build capacity for law enforcement, victim services, medical, legal, education, and other sectors to address trafficking, including through local and regional efforts as well as nationwide impact and mentorship. Bkhttf goals include: to improve and expand on our established victim-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative approaches through continued education and training while also mentoring and sharing best practices with task forces and anti-trafficking partners in new york state and around the country. To strengthen our victim-centered approach to proactively investigating and prosecuting human trafficking with a focus on labor trafficking and male survivors. To continue to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed services to all victims of human trafficking by identifying gaps in our response to labor trafficking specifically and building new multi-disciplinary partnerships to address these gaps. Efforts for this upcoming grant cycle will focus on solidifying survivor engagement in the task force, strengthening the response to labor trafficking by using data and forming collaborative partnerships with community-based organizations, and filling gaps in services to address the most prevalent vulnerabilities reported by key task force partners.