RESOURCES
1. Texas Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-5400. The hotline operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. http://www.txabusehotline.org. for non-emergent situations
2. National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 (TTY: 711) OR TEXT 233733
3. National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center: https://nhttac.acf.hhs.gov/
4. State Agencies and Organizations That Combat Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspList&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=161&rList=ROL
5. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: https://www.missingkids.org/
6. Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas: https://www.cactx.org/
7. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
8. SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) trainings are delivered in-person (customized live sessions) or online (customized virtual sessions or standardized, on-demand, and pre-recorded content). Training is available in English and Spanish. https://nhttac.acf.hhs.gov/soar
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