ABOUT THE ALLIANCE
Attorney General Steve Marshall has partnered with Lead Service Provider, the WellHouse, and other agencies across the state to enhance collaboration and provide an advanced response to combatting human trafficking in Alabama. United in Action and engaged in solutions. The Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance (“Alliance”) shares investigative resources to indict and prosecute human traffickers in Alabama and provide assistance to victims.
MISSION OF THE ALLIANCE
To develop and implement a coordinated and collaborative, victim-centered, trauma-informed, multidisciplinary response to human trafficking in Alabama.
PRIORITIES
- Comprehensive Victim Service Coordination
- Collaborative Investigations and Prosecutions
- Peer-to-Peer Mentoring & Advanced Training
- Aggregate & Analyze Statewide Data
PRINCIPLES
- Victim Focused
- Trauma Informed
- Partnership and Collaboration
- Data-Driven Decision Making
CORE PARTNERS OF THE ALLIANCE
Alabama Attorney
General’s Office
(800) 991-9937
WellHouse
(800) 991-9937
Homeland Security
(334) 223-7280
U.S. Attorney’s Office of Alabama
Northern District
(205) 244-2001
Middle District
(334) 223-7280
Southern District
(334) 223-7280
FBI Mobile
& Birmingham
(800) CALL-FBI (225-5324)
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
(251) 359-3280
Family Sunshine Center
(334) 263-0218
AshaKiran – A Ray of Hope
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (800) 793-3010
256-698-4446
ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Katie Beth McCarthy
Alliance Coordinator
Carolyn Potter
CEO of The WellHouse
Contact The Team
Contact The Alliance leadership team by completing our online General Contact Form
GETTING HELP
To report suspected human trafficking, contact:
Dept. of Homeland Security
1- 866- 347-2423
The WellHouse Intake Line
1-800-991-9937
AshaKiran
1-800-493-3010
(24-hour hotline)
Family Sunshine Center
334-263-0218
(24-hour hotline)
RESOURCES
- The Alabama BEAMS human trafficking screening tool is designed as a guide to informally help professionals and non-professionals screen for elements that may indicate potential sex and/or labor trafficking in adults and minors and to offer suggestions on how to respond.
- Indicators of Human Trafficking – Homeland Security
- What Is Human Trafficking? – Human Trafficking Hotline
- Help prevent exploitation and human trafficking of those with developmental disabilities – Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities
Resource Websites
- Human Trafficking Institute | Together, we can decimate trafficking
- Polaris | We Fight to End Human Trafficking (polarisproject.org)
- NMEC (missingkids.org)
- Stop Modern Day Slavery – You have the power to stop modern day slavery
- NCOSE (endsexualexploitation.org)
- Faces of Human Trafficking – YouTube
- Human Trafficking Overview (ncsl.org)
Labor Trafficking
- Training And Technical Assistance To Build Capacity To Address Labor Trafficking In The U.S. – Framework
- The resources in this toolkit assist law enforcement, businesses, communities, and other stakeholders in identifying, responding to, and addressing labor trafficking, as well as in supporting its victims and survivors. – COPS (USDOJ)
- Alabama Department of Labor – Child Labor Laws
- Training And Technical Assistance To Build Capacity To Address Labor Trafficking In The U.S.
Laws on Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of a person for labor, services, or commercial sex.
- Click here to search all Alabama Human Trafficking Laws
- 2022 Alabama Legislation
- USDOJ Human Trafficking Key Legislation
