Q&A
ENDGBV's data collection and sharing practices related to human trafficking
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Council Member Farah N. Louis inquires about ENDGBV's data collection and sharing practices related to human trafficking. Commissioner Saloni Sethi explains the current state of data collection and future plans for improvement.
- ENDGBV currently has limited data collection specifically on human trafficking
- Most data collection occurs at the front end of service provision, which can be challenging for trafficking identification
- ENDGBV has recently taken oversight of new programs, including a 24-hour hotline and court-based programs
- They are working on collecting data about victimization type as part of these new programs
- ENDGBV coordinates with other city agencies through a working group to share best practices and information
- Data sharing with other agencies is done as relevant and with the survivor's permission
Farah N. Louis
1:21:37
This question is for, NGBV.
1:21:41
Does NGBV currently produce any data relating to human trafficking, including instances of child trafficking?
1:21:44
I'm
Saloni Sethi
1:21:49
Good afternoon, and thanks for that question.
1:21:52
So right now, we don't have a lot of data that that we collect in human trafficking, and partially because most of our data collection, I think as folks have mentioned, is done at the front end when somebody comes in for services.
1:22:03
And that's often not when somebody identifies, right, as a survivor of trafficking gets found out later on.
1:22:08
But what I will mention is is recently this fiscal year, we took on, oversight of a few new programs, including the city's 24 hour hotline, and family based and family based pro family court based programs, criminal court based programs.
1:22:20
And we are requesting working with our providers to see how we might be able to collect data about victimization type as part of those programs.
1:22:27
So it it is a goal that we have.
1:22:28
So hopefully, you know, further down the road down the road, we'll have more to say.
Farah N. Louis
1:22:33
Alright.
1:22:33
And does, NGBV share this their data, whatever data you have?
1:22:38
Right?
1:22:38
Do you share that data with any other city agencies, NYPD, DYCD, ACS, and how do you all coordinate?
Saloni Sethi
1:22:45
Yeah.
1:22:46
So I think, you know, I'll speak to the coordination piece first because I think that that is a role that that we play a lot in the city.
1:22:52
I think of us as kind of really trying to coordinate, making sure that all of us are speaking the the same language when it comes to issues like human traffic and all and all issues of gender based violence.
1:23:01
So we actually have a city agency working group that I think everybody at this table has been a part of and on, and includes other city agencies, including many of our public health agencies, DOE, and others, where we're sharing best practices, sharing information, and really trying to work across.
1:23:15
We share data, like, as it's relevant.
1:23:17
Right?
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And I think, and then when it comes to specific cases, it's always sort of with permission of of the survivor.
1:23:23
If they're they're comfortable sharing or they want us to, you know, facilitate reporting, we we definitely work with our other sister agencies on that as well.