Survey of Service Providers

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Introduction

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a nonpartisan federal agency that conducts research for Congress. Congress has asked the GAO to study Native American human trafficking. For the purposes of this survey “Native American human trafficking” is human trafficking that has taken place in Indian country, or human trafficking of Native American victims outside of Indian Country. The results from this questionnaire will enable us to report to Congress on the extent to which victim service providers have encountered Native American human trafficking victims, perspectives on the types of services victims need and the accessibility of those services, and federal assistance received to assist victims of human trafficking.

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Christoph Hoashi-Erhardt at 206-287-4891


Thank you in advance for your time and participation.

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Native American Trafficking Victims Served

1.  Are victims of human trafficking eligible to receive services from your organization?

In general, human trafficking could involve the exploitation of a person, typically through the use of force, fraud or coercion, for various purposes such as a commercial sex act, or subjection to forced labor, involuntary servitude, debt bondage, or slavery.
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2.  Does your organization have a definition for human trafficking?
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2a.  If yes, please provide the definition of human trafficking used by your organization in determining whether a victim would be eligible for services:
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3.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization provide services to victims of human trafficking (sex or labor trafficking)?

Sex trafficking generally involves the exploitation of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act; labor trafficking generally involves the exploitation of a person for various purposes such as forced labor or involuntary servitude.
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4.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization provide services to Native American victims of human trafficking?
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5.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), how many new human trafficking victims and new Native American human trafficking victims has your organization served?

(By “new human trafficking victims” we mean victims with whom your organization first came in contact and first began providing services to in a given year. Please include victims who fit your organization’s definition of human trafficking, even if they were not part of a trafficking investigation or prosecution. Enter numeric digits; enter “0” if no new human trafficking victims received services for that year)
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Number of New Human Trafficking Victims Served
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Of the Total Number of New Human Trafficking Victims, How Many Were Native American?
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6.  What was the information source(s) for the number of human trafficking victims and Native American human trafficking victims reported in the preceding section (e.g., case management system, paper records)?
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6a.  If the information source is a data system please describe any procedures your organization has in place to ensure the accuracy of the data reported.
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7.  How does your organization determine whether a client is a victim of human trafficking? (Check one in each row.)
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  Initial screening interview
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Services Available for Native American Human Trafficking Victims

8.  Does your organization directly provide or assist in providing the following services to Native American human trafficking victims, if needed? (Check one in each row.)
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Both Directly Provides and Assists Victims with Obtaining the Service
Directly Provides Service to the Victim
Assists Victims with Obtaining the Service
Neither Directly Provides the Service Nor Assists Victim with Obtaining the Service
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  Emergency shelter
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  Long term housing/shelter
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  Medical health
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  Mental health
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  Substance abuse services
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  Transportation
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  Someone to accompany victims to appointments or hearings
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Both Directly Provides and Assists Victims with Obtaining the Service
Directly Provides Service to the Victim
Assists Victims with Obtaining the Service
Neither Directly Provides the Service Nor Assists Victim with Obtaining the Service
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  Legal services
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  Literacy education
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  Job training
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  Employment assistance
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  Life skills training
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  Relocation assistance
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  Traditional Native American healing methods (e.g., sweat lodges, women’s circle)
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8AA.  Please describe what traditional Native American healing methods your facility provides or assists Native American human trafficking victims with obtaining.
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9.  Has your organization seen any of the following health conditions among Native American human trafficking victims? (Check one in each row.)
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  Unplanned Pregnancy
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  Sexually Transmitted Disease
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  Mental Health Issues (e.g., anxiety, depression, PTSD)
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  Broken or Fractured Bones
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  Substance Abuse or Addiction
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  General Malnutrition
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10.  What other health conditions has your organization seen among Native American human trafficking victims?
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Accessibility of Services for Native American Human Trafficking Victims

11.  Is your facility located on tribal land?
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12.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), on average, how far did most of the providers from your organization travel to provide services to Native American human trafficking victims?
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13.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), on average, how far did most of the Native American human trafficking victims served have to travel to your facility?
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14.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), has your organization taken steps to make the Native American community aware of your services?
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14a.  What steps has your organization taken to make the Native American community aware of your services for human trafficking victims?
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15.  Do you suspect that there are more Native American human trafficking victims in the region that you serve who have not yet come forward to receive services?
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16.  Please explain why you do or do not suspect that there are more Native American human trafficking victims in the region you serve.
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17.  Based on your experience, to what extent is each of the following factors a barrier, if at all, to accessing services for Native American human trafficking victims your organization has served? (Check one in each row.)
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  Victims were unaware of services available to them.
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  Victims were aware of the services, but were not able to reach service providers because of a lack of transportation
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  Victims felt ashamed to seek services (i.e., the victim does not want others to know that he/she has been a victim of human trafficking)
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  Victims perceived a lack of community support for victims such as themselves
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  Victims see their circumstances as an acceptable/inevitable lifestyle
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  Services were sometimes not available to victims
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18.  Based on your experience, what other factors, if any, present barriers to accessing services for Native American human trafficking victims?
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19.  In your opinion, what factors, if any, have made it difficult for your organization to provide services to Native American human trafficking victims in the region that you serve?
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Federal Assistance for Service Providers

20.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization receive any funding from the following sources to help support your efforts to serve Native American human trafficking victims? (Check one in each row.)
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  Federal grant (including federal funding disbursed through a state agency)
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  Local grant (not including federal funding disbursed through a local agency)
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  Grant or other funding from Indian Tribe
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  Private donations or fundraising
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20AA.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization receive any funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to help support the services that you provided to human trafficking victims?
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  Please identify the name of the funding stream or grant program and the amount of funding received. (If you do not know the name, indicate “Don’t know.”)
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20BA.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization receive any funding from the Department of Justice to help support the services that you provided to human trafficking victims?
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  Please identify the name of the funding stream or grant program and the amount of funding received. (If you do not know the name, indicate “Don’t know.”)
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20CA.  During calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (to date), did your organization receive any funding or other resources from other federal agencies to help support the services that you provided to human trafficking victims?
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  Please identify the name of the funding stream or resource and the amount of funding received (if any). (If you do not know the name, indicate “Don’t know.”)
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21.  Does your organization currently participate on a human trafficking task force(s)? (By task force, we mean a group of individuals who coordinate with one another with respect to conducting human trafficking investigations or providing assistance to victims.)
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  What types of agencies and organizations participate in the human trafficking task force(s)?
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22.  In your opinion, what, if anything, could the federal government do to better assist Native American human trafficking victims or non-Native human trafficking victims in Indian Country?
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23.  Please provide any additional comments you have regarding the extent to which human trafficking is occurring in Indian Country and/or among Native Americans and efforts to address it and assist victims.
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