ABSTRACT
Service coordination for the trafficking survivor through a multi-agency initiative is essential. This chapter describes survivor needs and how to build a strong community coalition for survivor support. It provides a range of considerations and tools for strong trauma-informed community coalitions designed to support survivors. The chapter illustrates precarious community contexts in which service provider networks may be situated. While human trafficking is a global tragedy, it is crucial to understand its local country impacts. In the United States, state, and community-level examinations help to gain perspectives on the nature of the crime and its relevance to comprehensive services. With respect to the burgeoning national anti-trafficking movement, community systems find themselves in the middle of governmental and grassroots initiatives. In Colorado, adults and children, foreign-nationals and US citizens, men and women, have all been identified as victims: all share vulnerability to exploitation and violence.
