Human Trafficking

Resources

Santa Cruz County 

Monarch Services: 24-hour crisis line, including emergency response to law enforcement or medical facilities, and accompaniment to forensic rape examinations. Support services include emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking and their children, peer counseling, advocacy, information, referrals, drop-in support groups, and assistance with restraining order applications. 

Rising Worldwide: Rising Safe & Sound prevention program for schools developed by human trafficking survivor and Rising Worldwide founder. Workshops are led by human trafficking survivors.

Aruka Project: a faith-based non-profit working to restore, renew, and rebuild the lives of survivors of sex trafficking in Santa Cruz County and beyond.

Santa Cruz Coalition To Combat Human Trafficking: The Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties is a collaboration of organizations, businesses and individuals working to end human trafficking and modern slavery in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties through education, advocacy, policy change, services for survivors and prosecution of offenders.

Diversity Center: The Diversity Center provides high quality, LGBTQ+ affirming mental health services to youth, family members, adults, seniors, & LGBTQ+ residents Of Santa Cruz County. Mental wellbeing services include individual counseling, relational counseling, family counseling, group counseling and case management. Our approach is strength-based and trauma-informed, engaging one’s self-agency, resiliency and natural- and chosen-family supports whenever possible. The Diversity Center can offer these services at no charge. 

For more information visit https://santacruzcoe.org/resources-for-parents/human-trafficking-resource-guide/ and https://coalitiontoendhumantrafficking.org/

San Benito County

Community Solutions: provides critical services for children, teens, adults, and families who are facing times of crisis, ranging from mental health and substance use challenges to domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Community Solutions provides services in Santa Clara County and San Benito County. Hotline 831-637-SAFE (7233)

For more information visit https://southbayendtrafficking.org/

Santa Clara County

County of Santa Clara Domestic Violence Agencies listed below are open and supporting clients by phone and online in multiple languages. They can assist survivors connect with critical emergency services, including shelter and food. 

Community Solutions: provides critical services for children, teens, adults, and families who are facing times of crisis, ranging from mental health and substance use challenges to domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Community Solutions provides services in Santa Clara County and San Benito County. Hotline 831-637-SAFE (7233)

National Dating Abuse Helpline - This 24-hour national web-based and telephone resource was created to help teens (ages 13-18) experiencing dating abuse and is the only helpline in the country serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 

For more information visit https://desj.santaclaracounty.gov/ogbvp/resources