It can take only a moment to destroy a life, but it can take years
to put it back together again. ITEMP's greatest gift to the victims of modern
day slavery is the help they need to put their lives back together again. This
is the long, hard slog, but it is the area ITEMP is best at.
Shelter
ITEMP ensures that
all its victims have proper shelter. If the victim can be left in the custody
of the parents, then the family receives living assistance. If the victim must
be removed from the care of the family, or cannot be sent back to the family,
then ITEMP will place them in our foster care network. In emergency cases,
victims are given a temporary home within our shelters.
- ITEMP provides long-term housing to victims all victims.
- Children are placed with well supervised foster families.
- Adults are placed with host families or provided with independent living assistance.
- All victims require some period of protective shelter.
Medical Care
Far too often
victims suffer medical ailments due to their mistreatment. Every victim that
comes into ITEMP's care is given a full medical evaluation at one of our
clinics. It is vital that ITEMP understand their short and long-term medical
needs, so that we can begin to address them immediately.
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Upon initial contact, all victims are given a medical evaluation. All
critical patients are given immediate care in order to ensure their
survival.
- Common medical problems include: malnutrition,
bruising, respitory and digestive problems, STD's (including HIV/AIDS),
and much more...
- If any long-term medical issues are discovered, the necessary treatments regiment is established.
- The patient is given all the medical attention necessary to ensure their recovery.
Psychological Care
Although the
physical scars are the easiest to identify, it is often the emotional scars
that victims receive that are the most enduring. Each victim that enters
ITEMP's care is given a psychological evaluation by one of our psychologists.
They then receive continuing therapy for the damage that their captivity has
caused.
- Upon initial contact, all victims are given a psychological evaluation.
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Common psychological problems include: depression, inabilbity to form
trusting relationships, uncontroable rage, PTSD, and much more...
-Once the victim's metal state is evaluated, the necessary treatments regiment is established.
- The victim is given thenecessary psycholigcal attention in order for them to live a normal life.
Education
It is through
decades of assisting victims that ITEMP has learned that education is the key
to correcting the injustices of the past, and preventing the victims from being
abused again. When a person has been given an education, they have a set of
skills to sell. Having this skill set allows them to find meaningful employment.
Each victim in
ITEMP's care is provided with a formal education. As long as the victim is
willing to study, ITEMP will continue to assist them with their learning.
Victims have been rescued at 8 years of age, and ITEMP assisted them until they
graduated from medical school. It is for this reason that the rehabilitation is
the longest part of the victim's journey.
Legal Advocacy
Because victims are
so vulnerable, they do not always treated fairly by the authorities. ITEMP's
legal services ensure that each victim's rights are respected, and that the
legal systems meant to protect them do not take advantage of them. ITEMP's
legal services are often on the frontline of interdicting on behalf of victims,
and ensuring that the authorities treat the victims with respect.
ITEMP Legal Aid ensures the rights of the victim are protected.
- Far too often victim's rights are trampled in an attempt to prosecute traffickers.
- The victim's needs are ITEMP's first priority.
- ITEMP Legal Aid also provides assistance in obtaining short-term as well as long-term visas.
- If applicable, Legal Aid can assist in the claiming of refugee status.
-In the case of children, ITEMP Legal Aid can will help to establish temporary and/or long-term legal guardianship.
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