Community Education
We provide more than 13 free, community-focused and profession-specific curricula to train and educate primary responders, industry professionals, and community members to recognize the red flags and safely respond to human trafficking cases.
Interested in bringing a training to your group or place of work? We’re happy to get something on the calendar!
Select from the course catalog below to book a training with us today. You can also download our resource guide for a list of great books, articles, and videos that will help you learn more about human trafficking and how to take action.
Counter-Trafficking Task Force
Our Counter-Trafficking Task Force is comprised of multi-disciplinary teams – namely, FREE Knox and FREE Knox Kids – through which we bring service providers and community agencies together to address the needs of trafficked individuals in our community by collaborating on active cases, sharing intelligence and resources, and ensuring that victims are connected to services.
Below are just a few of our community partners.
A Step Ahead TN
Cancer Support Community
CASA of East Tennessee
Central Baptist Church- Bearden
Change Center
Cherokee Health Systems
Child Protective Services
Childhelp Children’s Center of East TN
Department of Child Services
Department of Homeland Security
Ensemble Recovery
District Attorney’s Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florence Crittenton Agency
Great Schools Partnership
Lonsdale & West View
Greater Knoxville Hospitality Association
Helen Ross McNabb Center
Hilton Garden Inn West Knoxville
Johnson University
Hope Resource Center
Knox County Health Department
Knox County Sheriff’s Office
Knox Family Justice Center
Knoxville Police Department
Project Transition
SafeSpace
Street Hope TN
Tennessee Advocacy Talk
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
The Point
US Attorney’s Office
UT College of Nursing
UT College of Social Work
Vanderbilt Center of Excellence
Youth Villages
YWCA Knoxville
Others
Survivor Services
Through our direct services program, Grow Free Tennessee, we provide survivors of human trafficking with a wide variety of trauma-informed services that help provide pathways to safety and recovery and align with the personal goals of each individual we serve.
Among the services we provide are safe shelter, 24/7 crisis hotline, trauma-responsive case management, food and clothing, traditional and alternative therapies, intervention support, rides and transit assistance, relational case management for youth, legal advocacy, foster parent/caregiver support and training, access to medical care, safety planning, and more.
We collaborate with a number of community agencies across East Tennessee to coordinate this comprehensive care for the individuals we serve – individuals of all genders and all ages – and it wouldn’t be possible without support from caring, passionate people like you. Click below to learn more about how you can support survivors of human trafficking right here in our community.
For DCS personnel ONLY: click here to make an online referral to the CCAHT for youth in need of trauma-informed services. (**Note: This referral form will not load in Safari. To download the referral form instead, click here.)
If you are a survivor in need of help or a community agency looking to refer an adult for aftercare services, please call the CCAHT hotline at (865) 292-0285.
Youth Services
There are three types of inquires. you can make when calling Grow Free TN (GFTN) about a youth who may have experienced trafficking.
1. Report: This applies to you if you work for DCS, CPS, Law Enforcement, TBI or FBI. If you would like to let GFTN know about a youth who has experienced trafficking but the youth or child does not need services at this time. It is mandated by DCS policy to report any child that you may suspect has experienced trafficking regardless of if the child is in need of services or not. You can call our hotline or place in the notes on the online form if you are only calling to make a report.
2. Referral: If you are working with a youth who has experienced trafficking and would like to ask GFTN to provide services please indicate you would like to make a referral to services. This process starts with an assessment for appropriateness of services by a GFTN staff member. A GFTN staff member will reach out to you within 24-48 hours to discuss any information needed to complete an assessment with the youth in person. Note: GFTN staff may ask you to send a CANS or FAST assessment to speed up the process and not duplicate questions when with the youth. Please be prepared to provide that information.
3. HT consult: If you are working with a youth who you suspect may have experienced trafficking or may be at risk for trafficking you can call our team to consult with you and all other service agencies/key players. This is helpful for those agencies that already provide services for the youth and want guidance on best practices but don’t necessarily need additional services through GFTN.
For an HT consult please contact the Director of Youth Services, Lisa Bolton, at lisabolton@ccaht.org or via phone 865.466.0936.
If you are a survivor in need of help or a community agency looking to refer an adult for aftercare services, please call the CCAHT hotline at (865) 292-0285.
Your support makes a difference.
“I feel so loved and supported by the CCAHT. It warms my heart to feel like someone is excited for me.”
-Anna, 18
Your investment in the work of CCAHT enables survivors of human trafficking in East Tennessee to reclaim their safety, their health, and their future. Survivors like Anna have access to therapy, are engaging in healthy relationships, have a community of individuals who love them, and are working toward self-sufficiency, thanks to friends like you.
Take a look at our impact stories and annual impact reports to learn more about the hope and progress you are igniting right here in our community.