PHS collaborated with Oregon Department of Justice Trafficking Response and Intervention Program (TRIP) on a community intervention to respond to human trafficking. The TRIP team worked with survivors, advocates, and service providers to compile their stories. PHS in turn designed story cards and a facilitator’s guide to make the stories accessible. The materials are being used to train service providers who engage with survivors of sex trafficking.
Read MoreAt the start of the pandemic, PHS formed partnerships with numerous community organizations to uplift voices of survivors to prevent violence and homelessness. In October 2020, we published a study with Hub for Urban Initiatives entitled “Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness in Los Angeles County during a Time of COVID-19.” It was the product of an intensive four months of rapid-response research with the help of community partners TransLatin@ Coalition, Positive Results Center, and Downtown Women’s Center.
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