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Arizona Human Trafficking Council Annual Report 2021.
Arizona Human Trafficking Council.
Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family.
State Resource
Technical Report
Annual Report
21 p.
Public Domain
Published: December 31, 2021
Download: https://goyff.az.gov/file/1862/download?token=UlV7wZC_
This 2021 annual report describes the activities and accomplishments of the Arizona Human Trafficking Council. It begins by noting during 2021 the Council heard from issue area experts on topics related to cyber security, victim services, law enforcement, current legislation, national responses to prevent and combat human trafficking, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose and structure of the Council is then described, including its subcommittees that address victim services, data and research, outreach and awareness, and policy. The report explains that in 2021, the Council continued its work to educate the public on human trafficking, support victim services programs, and bring Arizona stakeholders together to improve Arizona’s response to trafficking. It notes that as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact Arizona, the Council adapted its operations to the changing environment and implemented innovative solutions to bring together stakeholders from across the State through virtual platforms to improve Arizona’s response to trafficking. Information is provided on changes in Council leadership, Council meetings, activities, and events designed to further the mission of preventing human trafficking and improving the State’s response to human trafficking, and the specific activities of each subcommittee. It is noted that the subcommittees trained over 3,000 stakeholders and community members, developed human trafficking training and public relations strategies for Arizona’s mega-events, collected and reviewed data from the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States’ Recommendations and State Self-Assessment Survey, and developed a matrix on how service providers can best navigate the use of standardized trafficking identification tools.
Keywords:
Arizona; Human trafficking; Commercial sexual exploitation; Statistics; Data analysis; Incidence; Data analysis; Victim services; Victimization; State programs; State agencies; State resource; Criminal justice system; COVID-19; State disaster response