Human Trafficking Treatment

The Centers is a national resource center for victims of human trafficking, providing intervention in the lives of individuals who have been sexually exploited. We offer a full continuum of services ranging from education and prevention to residential treatment. Through our trauma-informed, specialized treatment and evidence-based practices, The Centers provides programs and services for trafficking victims.

We advocate for laws that protect victims, participate in local, state, and regional task force efforts, and routinely work with federal and local law enforcement agencies. Our community education and outreach efforts raise awareness, challenge perceptions, promote prevention, and serve as a force for social change. The Centers can provide training and assistance to diverse audiences, including service providers, government agencies, community groups, school groups, and faith-based organizations.

Behavioral Model: Collaborative Proactive Solutions

The Centers conducts the Arkansas Human Trafficking Screening upon intake and every 90 days thereafter.

Rather than focusing on kids' concerning behaviors (and modifying them), CPS helps kids and caregivers solve the problems that are causing those behaviors. Problem solving is collaborative (not unilateral) and proactive (not reactive). Research has shown that the model is effective not only at solving problems and improving behavior but also at enhancing skills.

In the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model, concerning behavior is understood to be a child's frustration response. Big frustration responses are an indication that a child is struggling with certain skills, such as flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, problem-solving, and emotion regulation.

Curriculum for trafficking program: Ending the Game.

This psychoeducational curriculum empowers survivors by providing a framework to understand and uproot harmful psychological coercion (a.k.a. "The Game") that many victims have been subjected to during or before their exploitation experience.

Evidence-Based Practices Used: ‍

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment-Based Therapy.

Services provided in recovery include:

• Meeting Needs: The Centers provides safe, secure residential dorms for ages 10-17, as well as food, clothing, and transporation. Clients have access to the outdoors and participate in activities like on-site gardening, trauma-informed yoga, physical exercise, and art therapy.
• Providing Comprehensive Care: At The Centers, clients receive individual, group, and family therapy, substance use treatment, medication management by in-house physicians, and 24-hour nursing and paraprofessional services. The Centers also houses an adjacent medical clinic and full-service pharmacy.
• Building New Futures: The Centers has State Department of Education approved, on-campus schooling, case management, structured recreational activities, life-skills development, financial literacy, and cooking classes.

National Human Trafficking Resource Line:
Call: 888-373-7888
Text: 233733