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The person you have encountered in your Emergency Room, Medical Clinic and or Doctors' office may be a victim of Human Trafficking.  

Contact your Local Police call 911

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These questions may help you identify a trafficking victim:

 What type of work do you do?
 Are you being paid?
 Can you leave your job if you want to?
 Have you or your family been threatened?
 What are your working and living conditions like?
 Where do you sleep and eat?
 Do you have to ask permission to eat/sleep/go the bathroom?
 Are there locks on the doors/windows so you cannot get out?
 Has your identification or documentation been taken from you?
 

 The Following Clues may help you identify a possible trafficked victim:

 Accompanied by a controlling person or "boss" - not speaking on their own behalf
 Lack of control over personal schedule, money, I.D., travel documents
 Transported to or from work: lives and works in the same place.
 Debt owed to employer/crew leader: inability to leave job
 Bruises, depression, fear, overly submissive.
 
 If you think someone is a victim of human trafficking, call 202.257.0987 Project Meridian Foundation or the Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline, 1 888. 373. 7888 Rescue and Restore. The Trafficking Information and referral Hotline will help you determine if you have encountered victims of human trafficking,  will identify local resources available to help victims, and will coordinate with local services to assist victims so they can begin the process of restoring their lives.