Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking

Training - icesaht provides comprehensive training To advocates, medical and legal professionals, law enforcement, policy makers, educators, community members. The trainings are grounded in trauma informed, survivor centered best practices addressing the continuum of services survivors of Sexual violence and Human Trafficking need and deserve. The trainings also lift up issues that hinder access To services and healing including oppression and systemic racism. Trainings include: a statewide conference, topical trainings, webinars, core 40 and general technical assistance. The evaluations from the trainings, conferences and webinars we have hosted are consistently strong.

Prevention - given that Sexual violence is 100% preventable, icesaht is focused on the implementation of evidenced based primary prevention strategies. Icesaht created and continues To engage in public awareness campaigns To educate everyone about Sexual violence and Human Trafficking, including resources available To victims. We also implement the speak up speak out project on college campuses in Indiana. The curriculum focuses on healthy masculinity, rape culture, breaking out of the man box and how To be an effective bystander. In addition, icesaht offers a bystander training To high school and college students - equipping them with the skills To effectively and safely intervene To stop Sexual Assault before it occurs.

Advocacy - the foundation of icesaht's work is To ensure victims of Sexual violence and Human Trafficking have access To services. To that End, icesaht continues To: advocate for an increase in the number of rape crisis centers and Sexual Assault response teams (sarts). Rape crisis centers create an environment in which survivors feel safe and empowered. Trained advocates help survivors provide compassionate support at any point during a survivor's healing journey. Services include: 24-hour crisis line, hospital/medical advocacy, criminal justice advocacy, professional counseling/therapy and support groups. Sexual Assault response teams (sarts) play a powerful role in improving the collective response To Sexual violence by increasing access To justice and healing. Sarts improve access To services by addressing barriers, developing comprehensive service delivery, increasing offender accountability and working with victims with trauma informed, victim centered and culturally competent best practices.

Human Trafficking iniatives - icesaht co-chairs ipath with the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district of Indiana and has provided administrative oversight and coordination since 2016 and uses a multidisciplinary effort consisting of a law enforcement committee, with state and federal law enforcement agencies; a victim services committee of youth and adult service organizations and healthcare workers; an outreach committee that works on youth prevention curriculum and anti-demand initiatives; and a labor trafficking-specific committee that connects labor Trafficking victims with legal and other services.