Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that his Human Trafficking Commission has launched a directory of Ohio-based services and resources for victims of human trafficking.
The Human Trafficking Victim Services Directory is a searchable database of agencies and programs offering emergency, transitional, residential and other services to victims and survivors. It can be searched by county, or by using the categories of service as keywords:
- 24 Hour Response Line
- Emergency Response
- Case Management Victim Advocacy
- Trauma Specific Therapy
- Residential Programs for Adults
- Residential Programs for Youth
- Substance Use Treatment
- Drop-In Center
- Survivor Peer Support
- Shelter and Short-Term Housing for Adults
- Temporary Emergency Housing in Non-Shelter Setting
Agencies that appear in the database have submitted a detailed self-assessment to the AG’s Human Trafficking Commission. The commission’s Victim Services Committee, in turn, has decided that these agencies’ programs and services meet the Ohio’s Standards of Service for Trafficked Persons, which describes expectations in 14 categories, from ethics to emergency response.
