Melina Angelos Healey
Host: Center for the Human Rights of Children
Sponsor: Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation
Provide comprehensive legal services tailored to trafficking victims with physical and psychological health concerns through direct representation, outreach to health providers and policy advocacy.
New York City is a major hub for both domestic and international trafficking, and victims of trafficking are often hidden from society and from service providers. Currently, most victims access legal services only upon referral from law enforcement, usually after an arrest. A lack of training and a coordinated referral network are principle barriers to medical providers identifying trafficking and connecting patients with legal services.
In the past two years, Whitney has:
Now that the Fellowship is complete, Whitney plans to:
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