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Abstract #158180

Michael B. McKee, MEd, Health Education and Grants, International Community Health Services, 412A Maynard Ave S, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104, 206.788.3660, michaelm@ichs.com

This presentation is to describe the challenges, strengths, and lessons learned from a community collaboration on human trafficking between International Community Health Services (ICHS), a non-profit community health center and the Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA), a non-profit multi-social service agency. ReWA spearheaded a federal grant to provide outreach to refugee and immigrant communities to raise awareness about human trafficking. As part of this grant, ICHS was sub-contracted to assist with outreach to the Vietnamese community in the Seattle/King County area. This collaboration intended to build capacity of both community based organizations. Based on the Domestic Violence medical model, ICHS staff were cross-trained in human trafficking recognition, intervention and referral. Additionally, ReWA staff were cross-trained in health issues facing women and trafficking victims. Little is known and/or published about developing, implementing, and managing programs that address human trafficking. This presentation will highlight what is known and identify the challenges and lessons learned by both the refugee service center and the community health center throughout the collaboration.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn 3 challenges to successful community collaboration.
• Participants will identify 3 strengths of community collaboration between health care and social service agencies regarding human trafficking.
• Participants will identify 3 key strategies needed for successful human trafficking program planning and management.

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Immigrants

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.