Human Trafficking in Hastings & Prince Edward
IF YOU NEED HELP
If there is immediate danger or if you suspect someone is being trafficked, call 911 or your local police service.
- Belleville Police Service – 613-966-0882
- Quinte West OPP – 613-392-3561
- Central Hastings OPP – 613-473-4234
- Bancroft OPP – 613-332-2112
- Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Police – 613-967-3888
- Picton OPP – 613-476-2151
- Military Police – CFB 8 Wing Trenton 613-392-2811 x4444
If you or someone you know is in need of support or has questions about human trafficking visit the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline, call their toll free number, 1-833-900-1010 or visit their website for a chat function. It’s confidential, toll-free and open 24/7.
If you need information on how to access supports contact 211Ontario – dial/text 211 or visit www.211ontario.ca – available 24/7 and interpreter services are available.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN OFFER HELP:
- Victim Services HPE – victimserviceshpela.com – Local 613-771-1767 or 866-680-9972
- Sexual Assault Centre Quinte District – sacqd.com – 613-967-6300 or 877-544-6424 TTY 1-800-268-9242
- Three Oaks Foundation – threeoaks.ca – 613-966-3074 (24 hrs) or 800-267-0533
- Mohawks Bay of Quinte – Indigenous Victim Services – https://mbq-tmt.org/social-services/indigenous-victim-services/ Emergency/after hours call/text 613-813-9667 or email IVSCResponse@mbq-tmt.org
- Highland Shores Children’s Aid – Highland Shores Children’s AID | PROTECT | CARE | EMPOWER (highlandshorescas.com) 613-962-9291
- Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services – https://www.binnoojiiyag.ca/ – 1-844-523-2237 – Main Line
TO LEARN THE SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
- “Human trafficking is a human rights abuse that thrives in situations of inequity. Real life cases don’t look like the movies” – Aura Freedom
- To learn the signs of human trafficking such as grooming, luring, targeting, isolation and to better understand the risk factors and barriers to getting help – please read here https://aurafreedom.org/relentless-resilience/human-trafficking-info-hub/part-2/
- To learn the difference between a Romeo and a Gorilla – please read here https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/how-it-happens/
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
- Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes worldwide and is a serious criminal offence. For Ontario resources, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/human-trafficking
- Covenant House is the largest agency in Canada serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk. To visit their website and learn more about sex trafficking, go to https://covenanthousetoronto.ca/traffick-stop/audience/sex-trafficking-101/
- Human trafficking INFO HUB – here you will learn definitions, learn the signs of human trafficking and the risk factors – Aura Freedom is a grassroots, intersectional feminist organization working in Canada and internationally to end gender-based violence through advocacy and education. https://aurafreedom.org/relentless-resilience/human-trafficking-info-hub
- The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking is a national charity dedicated to ending all types of human trafficking in Canada https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/
- The Polaris Project is an American initiative, however is a wealth of information on human trafficking and sex trafficking. https://polarisproject.org/ (American but powerful)
- CBC News Story from the perspective of a young survivor of human trafficking https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/sex-trafficking-survivor-speaks-out-about-romeo-pimps-1.5272368
- Public Safety Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/human-trafficking.html
RESOURCES FOR WORKPLACES:
United Way HPE in partnership with Women United and Quinte Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition has developed a full awareness campaign to heighten the public’s knowledge of how sex trafficking is impacting our local community. If you would like to participate in the awareness campaign, please feel free to use any of the resources below:
