FAQs and Helpful Resources

Helpful Resources:

Official State Resources

Resources produced by the Minnesota Department of Health offering public information, referral pathways, and statewide coordination for human trafficking prevention and response.

Human Trafficking in Minnesota — FAQs A comprehensive FAQ for community members, educators, and frontline professionals explaining definitions, signs, and trauma‑informed response principles; designed to reduce misinformation and guide safe referrals.
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention and Response A concise, printable overview for frontline staff, law enforcement, and community partners summarizing Safe Harbor services, referral steps, and contact points across Minnesota.
Human Trafficking Prevention and Response — Video Short informational video for community audiences and partner agencies illustrating Minnesota’s prevention and response structure and the No Wrong Door model.
Real Talk about Human Trafficking and Exploitation Public guidance for educators, presenters, and community leaders on separating facts from myths and avoiding sensationalized narratives when discussing trafficking.
Regional Navigator Map and Directory A statewide map and directory for frontline responders, service providers, and community members listing Regional Navigators, shelters, tribal contacts, and referral resources.

Practice & Protocol Tools

Guides, templates, and starter kits to help local teams design, adopt, and operationalize Safe Harbor protocols and coordinated community responses.

Safe Harbor Protocol Writing Guidebook (MNCASA) A step by step manual for multidisciplinary protocol teams, offering template language, formatting guidance, and customization tips to create locally relevant Safe Harbor protocols.
Safe Harbor Protocol Team Formation Starter Kit (MNCASA PDF) Practical toolkit for new or emerging protocol teams, including readiness checklists, membership guidance, mission templates, and coordination strategies.
Voices of Safe Harbor — Survivor & Youth Input A compilation of survivor and youth perspectives intended for policymakers, protocol teams, and service designers to center lived experience in policy and practice.
Authentic Community Engagement in Safe Harbor — Executive Summary Executive summary for funders, Safe Harbor stakeholders, and community partners summarizing findings on meaningful engagement with youth and culturally specific programs.
Sex Trafficking Prevention Strategies A prevention framework for community coalitions, public health planners, and service providers outlining multi‑level strategies to reduce vulnerability and demand.

Research & Data

Empirical studies and market analyses that describe how trafficking operates, who is affected, and where interventions can be targeted.

Mapping the Market for Sex with Trafficked Minor Girls in Minneapolis Research summary for law enforcement, service planners, and researchers mapping recruitment, market dynamics, and geographic concentrations of juvenile sex trafficking.
Mapping the Demand — Sex Buyers in Minnesota Statewide study profiling sex buyers’ demographics, travel and solicitation patterns, and online/offline behaviors.

Survivor & Community Voice — Culturally Specific Reports

Reports centering Indigenous and culturally specific experiences, harms, and service needs.

Shattered Hearts — Commercial Exploitation of American Indian Women and Girls A report documenting the disproportionate impact of commercial sexual exploitation on American Indian women and girls.
Garden of Truth — Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota In‑depth analysis of Native women’s experiences with prostitution and trafficking.

National & Hotline Resources

National organizations and hotlines offering reporting, training, data, and policy advocacy.

Polaris (National Human Trafficking Hotline and Resources) National NGO operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, providing data, training, survivor‑centered services, and policy advocacy for practitioners and the public.