Heal Trafficking
is a global leader in addressing human trafficking through a public health lens. Our evidence-based, survivor-centered approach equips healthcare professionals to recognize, respond to, and prevent human trafficking.
HEAL Trafficking’s Education & Training Services
Need specialized assistance, training for your organization, or an expert speaker? HEAL is available to help you develop comprehensive, survivor-centered response protocols and training programs.

Speakers’ Bureau
Our Speakers' Bureau should be your organization’s first step for Human Trafficking education. We tailor our engaging keynote speeches, presentations, and discussions to your event to help raise awareness, train your team, and inspire action.

Technical Assistance
The second of our advanced educational services, our Technical Assistance program empowers organizations to identify and respond to individuals experiencing human trafficking while addressing the root causes behind what puts individuals, families, and communities at risk of trafficking.

Train the Trainer Academy
Our advanced two-day Train the Trainer Academy is led by faculty with both lived experience and health, trafficking, and medical expertise. It equips your health educators with the knowledge and skills needed to train others in responding to human trafficking.
HEAL Trafficking’s Tools & Resources
Our three flagship resources equip healthcare providers and training program developers with critical tools for helping professionals in the health space recognize and respond to human trafficking with a human-centered approach.

Human Trafficking Protocol Toolkit
The Protocol Toolkit helps health institutions develop protocols for responding to human trafficking and is flexibly designed for a variety of healthcare settings, including emergency departments, hospitals, clinics, private offices, or school-based health centers.

PEARR Tool for Victim Assistance in Healthcare Settings
Our PEARR tool offers a trauma-Informed approach to victim assistance in healthcare settings by directing healthcare providers on how to Provide Privacy, Educate, Ask, Respect, and Respond to individuals experiencing human trafficking, with a goal of strengthening patient-provider relationships and enhancing health, safety, and overall well-being.

Training Assessment Tool
This self-scoring rubric helps those developing human trafficking training programs evaluate the effectiveness of anti-trafficking curriculum, including assessment of the program’s comprehensiveness and identification of areas for improvement.
Why HEAL Trafficking?
Health
Fewer than 5% of healthcare professionals have identified trafficking among their patients despite the fact they are often the first point of contact for individuals experiencing trafficking and that 68% of trafficking survivors interact with healthcare providers during their exploitation.
Education
The right training increases identification of trafficking survivors by up to 50%, so educating healthcare providers about the complexities of trafficking and the specific needs of survivors is essential for effective intervention and support.
Advocacy
By collaborating with industry leaders and influencing legislation and policies, effective advocacy improves how society addresses human trafficking, helps prevent further exploitation, ensures survivors receive the support they need to rebuild their lives, and eliminates systemic barriers to their recovery.
Leadership
Building strong networks among professionals in healthcare, law enforcement, social services, government, and the nonprofit sector helps address the multifaceted nature of trafficking to help prevent trafficking while ensuring survivors receive comprehensive support.
HEAL’s Global Impact By the Numbers
Number of professionals that our flagship Train the Trainer program has educated, collectively training over 100,000 peers worldwide.
Number of individuals engaged by HEAL’s Human Trafficking 101 presentation, whether remotely or in-person.
Number of global downloads of HEAL’s evidence-based Protocol Toolkit, empowering healthcare professionals to develop survivor-centered response protocols.
Number of professionals that exchange and share best practices in HEAL’s Community.

The Latest HEAL Trafficking Events & Updates
Browse our latest webinar recordings, upcoming events, research announcements, HEAL advocacy updates, and more.