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FOCUS AREAS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. Catholic and other health care organizations and professionals help victims of human trafficking by being alert to the problem and realizing patients they are treating may be victims.

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Catholics Against Human Trafficking

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Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking

Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking Image A

In recognition of the faces of those victims of human trafficking, CHA, in 2021, has expanded its human trafficking poster resource offerings to include male faces.  Developed to raise awareness among CHA members of the problem of human trafficking, with particular attention to clinicians in primary and emergency care and others in the clinical setting, this poster, available in 11" x 17" or 8.5" x 11" sizes, provides the Human Trafficking Hotline number in the event someone suspects they are engaging with a victim of human trafficking. This poster is available as a download or hardcopy, in English or Spanish.
Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking

Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking Image B

Developed to raise awareness, CHA has developed a flyer on the chocolate trade as well as general awareness posters — FREE for CHA members!
Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking

Recognize the Face of Human Trafficking Image C

Developed to raise awareness, CHA has developed a flyer on the chocolate trade as well as general awareness posters — FREE for CHA members!
The patroness of trafficking survivors

St. Josephine Bakhita

In each patient encounter or opportunity to serve our Catholic health ministry, we are called to promote and defend human dignity. As we do, our lives are changed. Even the most tragic human experiences summon us to serve in powerful ways, bringing about good in the world. Such was the life of St. Josephine. From years of slavery and abuse in Sudan, St. Josephine Margaret Bakhita discovered a call to serve human trafficking survivors. She was enslaved around the age of seven and was sold three times over the course of 12 years. The impact of trauma was so fierce it caused her to forget her own name, and kidnappers named her Bakhita, meaning “fortunate one.”
St. Josephine Bakhita Prayer Resource
A portrait of St. Josephine Bakhita

Season 1: Episode 10 - Catholics Against Human Trafficking

The Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking consists of national and international agencies working to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking. Two coalition members - Anne Victory, HM, RN, MSN, Director of Education Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, and Hilary Chester, PhD, Associate Director for Anti-Trafficking Programs, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - discuss what is being done to identify and help victims. For a list of resources and groups addressing human trafficking visit: CHA's Human Trafficking website.

United Against Human Trafficking Networking Calls

Join CHA and other organizations working to end human trafficking for an exchange of information on best practices and to explore what, as a united ministry, we can do together to address this modern form of slavery.

The networking calls are 1 - 2 p.m. ET. Access information is included in emails CHA sends to its human trafficking network. If you do not already receive emails from CHA's Indu Spugnardi, but would like to access the calls, contact the CHA service center at servicecenter@chausa.org or (800) 230-7823 (M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT).

If you think someone is a victim of human trafficking, call the Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline: (888) 373-7888.