Resources for Health Care Professionals

• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics has released ICD-10-CM codes for classifying human trafficking abuse to aid the healthcare system in tracking rates of victimization and victim’s needs. The American Hospital Association has developed resources to assist medical facilities in adopting the use of these codes
• HEAL Trafficking and Hope for Justice's Protocol Toolkit for Developing a Response to Victims of Trafficking in Health Care Settings - a toolkit designed to assist professionals working in healthcare settings to respond to potential victims of trafficking.
• Administration for Children and Families' SOAR to Health and Wellness training - training developed to equip health care and social services professionals with skills to identify, treat, and respond appropriately to human trafficking.
• Polaris National Human Trafficking Hotline tools for healthcare professionals - information on the role healthcare professionals can take in identifying and responding to victims of human trafficking.
• Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Healthcare Context
• The Child Abuse Medical Provider Program (CHAMP) Child Victims of Human Trafficking webpage
• Administration for Children and Families' SOAR to Health and Wellness training - training developed to equip health care and social services professionals with skills to identify, treat, and respond appropriately to human trafficking. There is also a webinar for health care providers Human Trafficking Webinar for Health Care Providers: SOAR to Health and Wellness and the online course is available with CE credits: SOAR Online