TAMIU Center to Counter Human Trafficking

The Center to Counter Human Trafficking at Texas A&M International University creates resources that equip healthcare providers and educators to help end human trafficking in our local community.

Mission

Support communities of practitioners in the fields of healthcare and education, alongside their partners in trauma care, law enforcement, policy, and academia, as they work to liberate vulnerable persons from conditions of coercive exploitation in Laredo and its environs.

Vision

CCHT will generate state-of-the-art, readily accessible training resources that will enable healthcare professionals and educators in the 28^th Congressional District of Texas to identify and offer support to human trafficking victims that they may encounter in their work.

What CCHT Does

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Trains healthcare providers in TX-28 to identify the clinical markers of human trafficking that their patients may present, and to help address their unique needs

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Informs educators in TX-28 about the forms of human trafficking that might impact their students, and how their schools can be places of safety and avenues for resources

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Gathers and advances the most up-to-date research on the types of coercion and exploitation that afflict vulnerable persons who live in or pass through our region

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Functions as a hub for anti-trafficking collaborations across academia, healthcare, education, social services, law enforcement, and policy in South Texas

On February 21, 2024, CCHT was proud to welcome Congressman Henry Cuellar and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp to celebrate CCHT's launch.
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