Mental Health and Empowerment at the Forefront of the Assistance Provided to Victims of Trafficking
Implemented by IOM
Joint Call for Practices by the Migrant Protection Platform and the Network's Hub
For this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WADiP), under the theme “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking”, the Platform and the Migration Network Hub launched a Joint Call for Practices of programmes and policies relevant to Objective 10 of the Global Compact for Migration (Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration).
Key Highlights from this Practice
The beneficiaries of this practice gain strengthened resilience, new skills, mental and psychosocial well-being. These impacts are measured through satisfaction and evaluation questionnaires prior to their departure. The impacts of the practice can be observed one or two months after the arrival of VoTs in the centers. Center staff members are provided with mental health and psychosocial support training to continue providing some of these activities beyond the initial end date. Some centers are also rehabilitated in order to ensure the required infrastructure to continue providing adequate assistance.