Humansave

We provide specialized therapy for human trafficking and child sexual exploitation victims ages 2+ in Long Beach, and their families. Our unique approach focuses on ending transgenerational trauma and the vicious cycle of violence and abuse, thereby wielding treatment as a powerful tool for prevention that protects future generations.. Our therapists are carefully selected for their dedication to our mission, their excellence as clinicians, and their capacity for empathy. We work as a team, and provide support to each other. We expect our therapists to practice what they preach, while continuing to learn about different treatment styles in order to strengthen their arsenal and become the very best therapists that they can be.

Last year we received state funding (that was renewed in 2022) to serve in the City of Long Beach's My Sister's Keeper Program. Through this program we partner with the Long Beach Dept of Health and Human Services, Long Beach Police Dept, Gems Uncovered, Pacific Gateway, and CSULB to provide our specialized therapy services to survivors who are justice involved.

We regularly work directly with local agencies such as the Dept of Homeland Security (office in DTLB), Pacific Gateway, the LB Human Trafficking Task Force, the Long Beach Unified School District, and Gems Uncovered, in order to address the needs of survivors. It is important to us to be able to provide support however we can, whether through direct services or by training organizations so that they are better equipped to serve this population (as we did in 2021 for For The Child , an organization dedicated to showing up for the most vulnerable youth in our city). We are Core Team members of the LB Human Trafficking Task Force and contribute to meetings and events (such as the yearly Youth Empowerment Safety Symposium, which we led this year) . Humansave is also an active member of the LB Chamber of Commerce, where our Executive Director serves as the VP of Communication for the Women's Business Council board.

As a former student in Long Beach from 1st grade through University, our Executive Director prioritizes facilitating Awareness + Prevention workshops in our community so that our youth, their families, businesses, and concerned citizens are better able to protect themselves and their loved ones. Our unique student workshops are tailored to the needs of the participants and is constantly adapted to include current trends. We are dedicated to opening a discussion with students that allows us to constantly learn from them, so that we are able to incorporate new findings into future trainings. Among the topics that they often speak about is recruitment; many of our students across different high schools last year mentioned that boys were being targeted online by strangers, and that the students in general were being noticeably followed from school by strange vehicles.

We have a MOU with LBUSD and have facilitated free Awareness + Prevention work shops to middle and high schools in Long Beach since 2018, through which we have trained over 400 youth and counting.

We love Long Beach and are wholeheartedly invested in this wonderful community!

Testimonials

Participants of our Youth Awareness + Prevention Program (pro bono since 2018):
"The most important thing I learned during this program is that this is big in Long Beach because I used to go out to the park by myself and now that I am aware of that, I don't go alone anymore." Jaime, 13
"The most important thing is that I know how to prevent it and I know how to call." -Angel, 13
"[The most important thing I learned] is that human trafficking is still going on and the victims are being put into something they don't want." Jocelynn, 13
"The most important thing I learned was that when someone is a victim of human trafficking they want to get out but they become scared of what people may think about them." Harmony, 13
"I learned that human trafficking [happens to] boys and girls." Antione, 14
"The most important thing I learned during this program is how the trafficking victims are treated and how it changes their lives." Anik, 12
"The most important thing I learned was what to do when you see human trafficking." J.N., 13

Participants from our HT Awareness + Prevention Workshops for Service Providers// Anonymous responses:
"I learned more about the stigma that comes with victims of human trafficking and learning that we have to be humble and conscious about our personal biases when working with survivors. "
"It's good to have a open communication with our clients to understand where they are coming from and what they have been exposed too before judging them."
"[Human Trafficking] does NOT discriminate among culture and geographic lines."
"The most important thing I learned about true workshop was the red flags to identify victims of human trafficking...