The virginia office of the attorney general (OAG) seeks to improve outcomes for child and youthvictims of trafficking, especially male victims, and victims of labor trafficking by increasing thenumber…

The virginia office of the attorney general (OAG) seeks to improve outcomes for child and youthvictims of trafficking, especially male victims, and victims of labor trafficking by increasing thenumber of victims identified and the number of victims referred for services. This will be donethrough a statewide, multiagency collaboration initiated by the governors office, led by andmanaged by oags director of anti-human trafficking with input and guidance from lived-experience experts. This collaboration will ensure every department in virginias government contributes tothis initiative, and IT will ensure high-level coordination and collaboration across thecommonwealth. The goal will be achieved by meeting the following objectives: establish a secretariat-level, statewide working group, committed to ending the trafficking ofminors in virginia that will ensure high-level support and statewide access for the work of thisproject. Complete a comprehensive, statewide study to identify gaps and promising practices inidentifying and assisting trafficked minors in virginia, with a focus on labor trafficking victimsand male victims, to include actionable data. Expand virginias human trafficking toolkit to reflect outcomes of the research, ensuringsignificant improvements of information and resources for male victims and labor trafficking. As a pilot, train the staff at the BON air juvenile correctional facility to identify signs oftrafficking and to use trauma-informed practices to increase the identification of traffickingvictims, particularly male victims and victims of labor trafficking. Hold at least five regional training events throughout the state to build effectivecollaboration and increase the knowledge and skills of key stakeholders to identify more minorvictims of trafficking, especially male and labor trafficking victims, and to more consistently refer them for services. The project partners include virginia commonwealth universitys center for public policy andimpact, a community-based organization experienced with trafficked minors and justice-involved youth.