On September 18th, 2013 the Canadian Women’s Foundation brought together 46 of Canada’s leading providers of services for trafficked women and girls.

THE GOAL:

To identify the services and system changes that could:

• prevent trafficking
• respond to the immediate needs of trafficked women and girls, and
• help women and girls leave exploitive situations and rebuild their lives.During this full-day roundtable, representatives from women’s-, Aboriginal- and immigrant-serving organizations, police departments, shelters, hospitals, community organizations and anti-trafficking initiatives generated hundreds of ideas, practices and recommendations.For many participants, this was their first chance to meet with their counterparts from across Canada. It was also a unique opportunity for police and nurses, shelter workers and women’s advocates to meet together as colleagues in the trafficking sector.