The Salvation Army in Central Ohio Hanbury House Program Plan
The Need for Residential Treatment
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The Need for Residential TreatmentIn working with newly identified and rescued victims of trafficking, one of the primary challenges faced by advocates is finding safe, trauma-sensitive, stable shelter or housing for the victim.33 Currently, no residential programs specific to trafficking victims exist in Ohio. Advocates make use of homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, hotels, foster care and private homes to house victims. However, many barriers exist in accessing these services. These settings may not have capacity to house the victim on short notice or may lack the training they need to provide trauma-sensitive care. Even with training, the operating procedures at these facilities may not be conducive to victim recovery. Homeless shelters and other services for adults are often not appropriate settings for transitional age youth victims and are in fact terrifying options for young victims. Because funding for anti-human trafficking programs is scarce, programs may lack the direct client assistance dollars needed to pay for a hotel stay for victims. Advocates are thus faced with the added stress of finding short term housing for victims, often with very little notice. The following graph depicts this need based on data compiled from a file review of The Salvation Army’s previous and current case load of sexually exploited women. Of the 84 individuals assessed, 85% reported housing as a barrier to recovery and 75% identified housing as a primary need. Moreover, trafficking victims often present with drug and alcohol addiction issues.34 Often, traffickers will use drugs as a control technique with victims, and victims may also voluntarily use drugs to escape the trauma of their daily lives. Once they are rescued, many victims will require drug and alcohol treatment in order to stabilize and restore their lives. While drug and alcohol treatment programs exist in Ohio, nearly all have a waiting list and require weeks or months of waiting before a victim can enter. Without safe, therapeutic housing options, victims are at risk of running or returning to the trafficker during this time. Based on information compiled from TSA files, 59% of individuals assessed through the case management program present with substance abuse as a barrier to recovery. Furthermore, 49% of those persons identified substance abuse treatment as a primary need. The graph below demonstrates this need. Because of the repeated trauma they endure, victims of trafficking often experience severe, lasting mental health issues such as post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and traumatic bonding with the perpetrator. Specific symptoms may include sleeplessness, nightmares, panic attacks, difficulty concentrating, physical pain, dizziness, feelings of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, hyper-alertness and dissociation.35 Of the 83 sexually exploited women assessed, 41% identified that mental health was a barrier to recovery with 37% reporting it as a primary need. This is depicted in the following chart. Furthermore, 22 women or 27% presented with all three barriers at intake, which is depicted in the following graph. Trauma therapy has been recognized as a key strategy in helping victims recover. However, Ohio is lacking in the number of trafficking-trained trauma therapists available to serve victims of trafficking. Additionally, many trafficking victims are unable to access benefits to pay for counseling. As a result, many victims go untreated. The data extracted from Salvation Army files demonstrates the need for Hanbury House. This program fills an identified need in Columbus, Ohio. The Hanbury House will serve 20 to 24 transitional age youth young women at any given time from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The program is designed to be 9-12 months in length; therefore it is estimated that the program will annually serve approximately 50 individuals, given an 80% success rate. The Hanbury House offers emergency response and a safe, supportive, trauma-focused residential treatment center with services to help women with basic needs, referrals to appropriate treatments, therapeutic counseling, peer support groups, transportation, advocacy, life skills training, empowerment education, and alcohol and drug treatment. Geographic Area and Target PopulationThe program will primarily serve Central Ohio (Franklin, Logan, Champaign, Madison, Union, Marion, Delaware, Pickaway, Ross, Morrow, Richland, Knox, Licking and Fairfield counties) and Southwestern Ohio (Hamilton, Clermont, Adams, Butler, Brown, Clinton, Warren). We expect to receive and accept referrals from outside this service area, and will give priority to referrals from Ohio. On a case by case basis, we will consider referrals from out-of state coalitions as well.
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