Project HEAL National Training Institute Initiative
Project HEAL (Helping to Empower through Advocacy and Leadership) provides a framework for professional development and support for survivors of human trafficking to help them become purpose-driven leaders and advocates.
Survivor leadership programs empower survivors of human trafficking to play a meaningful role in shaping policies and practices that address the issue of trafficking. To support these critical programs, we partnered with Courtney’s House, CATCH Court, and rights4girls to develop a set of leadership and peer support materials for human trafficking survivors.
Created after a robust national needs assessment and in partnership with an advisory council of national experts and survivor leaders, the materials provide a trauma-informed, supportive framework for programs that empower survivors to become effective advocates for change in their own lives and communities.
Project HEAL includes two curricula, one for youth survivors and one for adults. The curricula cover topics such as:
- Understanding trauma and resilience
- Professional empowerment and development
- Facilitation and public speaking skills
- Understanding human trafficking and related laws
- Advocacy and leadership skills
The curricula come with facilitator guides and a recorded facilitator training with suggestions on how best to use these materials to support survivors of trafficking. Also included are two practice briefs with guidelines for collaborating with survivor leaders in systems change efforts and incorporating survivor peer support into the justice system.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at traffickinginfo@innovatingjustice.org.
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