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Help end human trafficking
Fighting Human Trafficking in America
Since 1994, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office has been a local and national leader in the fight against the sexual exploitation of children.
In 2010 the Office created H.E.A.T.Watch in partnership with Alameda County Health Care Services. H.E.A.T.Watch is a blueprint that provides for comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking and a means to prosecute exploiters to the fullest extent of the law.
The 5-point strategy central to H.E.A.T.Watch is: law enforcement training; aggressive prosecution of offenders; community education; coordination of victim services; and engagement of policy-makers.
H.E.A.T. Watch is a program of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley.
Fighting Human Trafficking in America
Since 1994, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office has been a local and national leader in the fight against the sexual exploitation of children.
In 2010 the Office created H.E.A.T.Watch in partnership with Alameda County Health Care Services. H.E.A.T.Watch is a blueprint that provides for comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking and a means to prosecute exploiters to the fullest extent of the law.
The 5-point strategy central to H.E.A.T.Watch is: law enforcement training; aggressive prosecution of offenders; community education; coordination of victim services; and engagement of policy-makers.
H.E.A.T. Watch is a program of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley.
Fighting Human Trafficking in America
Since 1994, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office has been a local and national leader in the fight against the sexual exploitation of children.
In 2010 the Office created H.E.A.T.Watch in partnership with Alameda County Health Care Services. H.E.A.T.Watch is a blueprint that provides for comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking and a means to prosecute exploiters to the fullest extent of the law.
The 5-point strategy central to H.E.A.T.Watch is: law enforcement training; aggressive prosecution of offenders; community education; coordination of victim services; and engagement of policy-makers.
H.E.A.T. Watch is a program of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley.
Help us enforce the display of
“Stop Human Trafficking” flyers.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
Phone: (888) 373-7888|
Text: BeFree (233-733)
H.E.A.T. Watch Tip Line
(510) 208-4959
Need Someone To Talk to Now
Missey – (510) 251-2070 – 9am to 5pm
Bawar – (510) 845-7273 – After Hours
Read Nancy E. O’Malley’s
call-to-action letter.
“I pledge to stand with my community to combat human trafficking in all forms.”
Free a Child
Report suspected sex trafficking by calling 911.
For non-emergencies, call the H.E.A.T Watch Tipline at 510-208-4959 or tipline@heat-watch.org.
To help a child who you think might be a victim of sex trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-888-3737-888 or text BeFree.
Learn & Teach
Access the H.E.A.T. Watch Toolkit, a guide to combatting human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children in your own community.
Find resources, templates, information and more.
Create your own H.E.A.T. Watch program to hold traffickers accountable, keep victims safe, and engage your community.
Do Something
Take part in community outreach efforts and make an impact.
Visit the H.E.A.T. Watch website for an up-to-date list of local, statewide, and national anti-human trafficking events.
Download and use our MAP1193 web app
Join the Movement
- Sign-up for the H.E.A.T. Watch mailing list.
- Like us on Facebook.
- Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
Get the Word Out
Start talking about trafficking with people who will want to protect Oakland’s kids from commercial sexual exploitation.
This website is supported in part by Grant No.90ZV0092 awarded by the Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program, Anti-Trafficking In Persons Division, Office of Refugee Resettlement/ACF, Department of Health and Human Services. The contents on this website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT
H.E.A.T. WATCH AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
What is H.E.A.T. Watch?
HEAT (Human Exploitation and Trafficking) Watch is a nationally recognized, award-winning program created by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to combat human trafficking on a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and regional basis. HEAT Watch seeks to prevent and combat human trafficking in all of its forms with a five point strategy designed to support victims and those at-risk; engage community members and raise awareness; train law enforcement and other first responders; prosecute traffickers and purchasers; and change legislative policy and identify best practices.
United States Senator Diane Feinstein stated “HEAT Watch is a one of a kind program that takes a comprehensive approach to dealing with a crime that victimizes some of the most vulnerable members of our society.”
United States Congresswoman Jackie Speier declared “HEAT Watch is the national gold standard,” and urged that it be replicated throughout the region.”
The Typology of Modern Slavery (PDF)
Polaris is a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery. Named after the North Star that guided slaves to freedom in the U.S., Polaris systematically disrupts the human trafficking networks that rob human beings of their lives and their freedom. Our comprehensive model puts victims at the center of what we do – helping survivors restore their freedom, preventing more victims, and leveraging data and technology to pursue traffickers wherever hey operate.
What is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is an umbrella term encompassing all forms of exploitation occurring locally, nationally, and abroad. Jurisdictional and geographic boundaries are often crossed by traffickers and their victims. Human trafficking knows no borders. Though many believe human trafficking occurs only in foreign countries, 83% of all confirmed sex-trafficking victims in the United States are from the United States. Trafficking takes many forms but is most commonly separated into sex and labor trafficking, and people can be victims of both. Both adults and children are victims with the median age of entry for girls falling between 12-14 while boys and transgendered youth average 11-13.
Need help?
If you or someone you know is being trafficked, you are not alone. If this is an emergency, call 911.
To make an anonymous report
Call the HEAT Watch Tip Line: (510) 208-4959.