Evaluating Outcomes of Services for Human Trafficking Survivors

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Evaluating the outcomes for survivors through effective victim services programs is essential. Understanding which programs better meet survivors’ needs is critical for improving programming, guiding funding decisions, and enhancing policy. This panel presents the results from three National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded evaluation and validation projects that use the Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors (OHTS) tool developed for use across different victim services and settings. Panelists will discuss their implementation processes as well as OHTS’s promise for use across multiple settings to generate comparable evaluation results.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 18. Human Trafficking

Individual Presentations

• Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors - William Adams, The Urban Institute; Jeannette Hussemann, NORC at the University of Chicago

• Evaluating the California Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Grant Program - Stephen Tueller, RTI International

• A Multi-Site Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking - Jeannette Hussemann, NORC at the University of Chicago; Colleen Owens, The WHY; Elena Navarro, NORC at the University of Chicago

Chair

• Kristina Lugo-Graulich, National Institute of Justice