The University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors provides comprehensive survivor-centered and trauma-informed services that empower sex and labor trafficking survivors to heal and reclaim their lives.
A Rights-Based Approach to Supporting Survivors
A Rights-Based Approach to Supporting Survivors
The SAFE Center takes a rights-based approach to supporting clients, which places justice for survivors at the center of our work and respects survivors’ agency to determine what justice means to them. Our diverse team offers culturally competent services, creates opportunities for survivor leadership, and leads strategic policy, research, advocacy initiatives.
A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Human Trafficking
Services for Survivors
The SAFE Center provides bilingual (Spanish/English) case management, legal immigration, mental health, and economic empowerment services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking of all gender identities, nationalities, and ages.
Policy Advocacy
Informed by our direct engagement with survivors, the SAFE Center works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for policies that expand rights and services for survivors and seek to prevent trafficking.
Prevention
The SAFE Center takes a systemic approach to sex and labor trafficking prevention by working with students, caregivers, educators, medical professionals, and other service providers in Maryland to facilitate the identification of potential survivors and reduce vulnerabilities to trafficking.
Outreach
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign consulate officials, worker rights groups, corporate partners, students, and other community members.
- Services
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Services for Survivors
The SAFE Center provides bilingual (Spanish/English) case management, legal immigration, mental health, and economic empowerment services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking of all gender identities, nationalities, and ages.
- Policy Advocacy
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Policy Advocacy
Informed by our direct engagement with survivors, the SAFE Center works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for policies that expand rights and services for survivors and seek to prevent trafficking.
- Prevention
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Prevention
The SAFE Center takes a systemic approach to sex and labor trafficking prevention by working with students, caregivers, educators, medical professionals, and other service providers in Maryland to facilitate the identification of potential survivors and reduce vulnerabilities to trafficking.
- Outreach
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Outreach
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign consulate officials, worker rights groups, corporate partners, students, and other community members.
Services for Survivors
The SAFE Center provides bilingual (Spanish/English) case management, legal immigration, mental health, and economic empowerment services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking of all gender identities, nationalities, and ages.
Policy Advocacy
Informed by our direct engagement with survivors, the SAFE Center works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for policies that expand rights and services for survivors and seek to prevent trafficking.
Prevention
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign embassy and consulate officials, corporate partners, university students, and other local community members.
Outreach
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign consulate officials, worker rights groups, corporate partners, students, and other community members.
- Services for Survivors
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Services for Survivors
The SAFE Center provides bilingual (Spanish/English) case management, legal immigration, mental health, and economic empowerment services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking of all gender identities, nationalities, and ages.
- Policy Advocacy
-
Policy Advocacy
Informed by our direct engagement with survivors, the SAFE Center works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for policies that expand rights and services for survivors and seek to prevent trafficking.
- Prevention
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Prevention
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign embassy and consulate officials, corporate partners, university students, and other local community members.
- Outreach
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Outreach
The SAFE Center leads trainings and panel presentations on human trafficking trends, the root causes of trafficking, and services available for survivors to raise awareness among social workers, lawyers, foreign consulate officials, worker rights groups, corporate partners, students, and other community members.
The Latest News
The survivor engagement program at the University of Maryland SAFE Center provides survivors of human trafficking with meaningful opportunities to connect and grow. Developed in response to client feedback, the program offers group discussions, team-building exercises, and wellness workshops that help participants build stronger interpersonal relationships, enhance communication skills, and prioritize their health. “Our goal
Journey Donovan October 15, 2024
The University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors and Steptoe LLP praised Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, the county’s Task Force on Human Trafficking, and the County Council for passing groundbreaking legislation aimed at combating sex and labor trafficking in the county through procurement law. The legislation, passed unanimously on July 2, 2024, makes Prince George’s
August 22, 2024
In August 2024, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Representatives Glenn Ivey (D-MD), David Valadao (R-CA), and Delia Ramirez (D-IL) introduced The Continued Presence Improvement Act to strengthen protections for human trafficking survivors in the U.S. This bill aims to reduce survivors’ vulnerability to further exploitation and to
August 22, 2024
