Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Labor Trafficking of Minors Training Seminar
Cook County State's Attorneys office supports the PROMISE program
The Cook County State's Attorneys office received a grant from the
DOJ, ICAC to protect children from sexual exploitation and has subcontracted
with The Salvation Army, PROMISE program–Anne's House, to provide trauma
aftercare treatment and educational services to the young women and girls
on the program. For more details see the press
release.
Anne's House
In the summer of 2010,The Salvation Army PROMISE program, under
the direction of the Chicago Metropolitan Divisional Social Services Department
is opening a residential home for domestic women and girls who are victims
of commercial sexual exploitation[sex trafficking]. The home will provide
a safe nurturing environment, long term trauma treatment, life skills training,
spiritual support, education, anger management, money management and recreational
activities.
The program will accommodate eight socially disabled young women and girls,
[ages 12-21] that desperately need a way out of their current lifestyle of
sexual abuse and violence.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology provides Anne's House with
clinical oversight.
Our Task force member, The Chicago School of Professional
Psychology has graciously agreed to provide PROMISE Anne's House staff
assistance in evaluating program goals, reviewing treatment plans, intake
procedures, diagnostic tools, special trauma bond training techniques,
various therapeutic approaches, case load reviews and overall clinical
supervision. For more information on the Chicago School of Professional Psychology
please view their web site.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority supports Anne's House by
providing research and evaluation services.
The ICJIA is supporting PROMISE by conducting research and evaluating Anne's
House focusing on the following areas:
Provide a review of literature on existing residential services to
victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
Create a full program description of the services provided at Anne's
House
Develop a profile of the program participants at Anne's House
Conduct interviews with the staff.
For more information on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
please see the enclosed URL http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/index.cfm
Malia Designs supports PROMISE
Malia Designs, a Chicago company with a mission to combat human trafficking,
has generously agreed to donate 15% of any purchase to The Salvation
Army PROMISE program. Malia Designs sells products such as bags, wallets
and accessories made by non-profit organizations that employ disadvantaged
people in developing countries as well as small family producers. To
check out their beautiful products visit http://www.maliadesigns.com.
Please be sure to type “PROMISE” in the coupon code
box when
making your purchase.
