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Early Intervention Program

Our goal is to stop human trafficking before it starts

Early Intervention Program

Our goal is to stop human trafficking before it starts

Youth are facing increased chances of exploitation, recidivism, child welfare involvement, family separation, and drop out rates, if they do not have adequate social support systems and resources. Many at-risk youth who are not yet trafficked are highly likely to become victims without early intervention. Data shows that 75% of trafficked youth are exploited for over two years before being identified.

West Coast Children’s Study

The Early Intervention Program prevents human trafficking by becoming a bridge between high risk youth and existing support systems within the community.

EIP empowers youth through collaborative case management, safety planning, goal setting, prevention education, and strengthening support systems within the community.

Outreach services

  • The EIP Specialist facilitates prevention education through our Keeping Students Safe curriculum for youth, 6th grade and up, to empower them with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent victimization and commercial sexual exploitation.
  • The EIP Specialist also provides prevention training for parents, guardians, staff, and individuals working with youth to more effectively prevent, identify, and respond to at-risk children to prevent victimization and help foster a safe place for youth to build resiliency.
  • Our school personnel training is approved by the Texas Education Agency to fulfill House Bill 111, which mandates school staff receive training on human trafficking indicators.
  • The EIP Specialist will help in identifying and responding to at-risk youth by utilizing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Identification Tool (CSE-IT) to determine the level of services.

Support services

  • The EIP Specialist will meet with the identified youth to build rapport, determine goals, and set up a service plan, utilizing the Casey Life Skill Assessment Tool.
  • The EIP Specialist is trained in Motivational Interviewing and Trust Based Relational Intervention®.
  • The EIP Specialist will meet with the youth to provide emotional support and individualized education regarding risky behaviors to implement coping mechanisms and develop life skills.
  • The EIP Specialist helps reduce a youth's traumatic responses to life triggers and maintain connections to needed support services. The specialist will also support youth transitioning out of a juvenile detention center back into their homes, schools, and communities.
  • The EIP Specialist provides support to at-risk youths' families/guardians by providing education about risky behavior, adolescents' physical and emotional development, and collaborative case planning for the youth.
  • The EIP Specialist will connect families/guardians to available services in the community.

The early intervention program is a service of the Unbound Now offices in: Austin, TX, Bryan College Station, TX, Houston, TX, and Waco, TX.

All locations

The Early Intervention Program serves at-risk youth who meet the following criteria:

  • Youth score ‘Possible Concern’ according the
    Commercial Sexually Exploited Assessment Tool
    (CSE-IT)
  • The youth is involved in the juvenile detention
    system

Unbound Now serves youth regardless of age, race, gender, ethnicity, English proficiency, disability, country of citizenship, immigration status, or sexual orientation.

Who we serve