s Group develops model to support survivors of human trafficking ® tations can be shared in the communities. Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner reafâ€" firmed the service‘s commitment to fully inâ€" _vestigating human trafficking and offering comprehensive support to victims. He said the catalyst to change is awareness, as it "spurs action." "Our approach is not, and can never be, sinâ€" | gleâ€"faceted. Human traffhicking and the imâ€" pacts of human trafficking, emotional and otherwise, are complex," said Tanner. tionallyâ€"recognized victim services unit to provide the necessary care and resources to help those affected by it, with a path to heal and to move forward with both dignity and purpose." Skwarka said the unit focuses on the "extracâ€" tion and prevention" of young people being exploited and drawn into human trafficking. The goal of HCAHT is to lead the developâ€" ment of a clientâ€"centred model to support survivors of human trafficking in Halton and surrounding areas, raise awareness of human E "It is why we work closely with our internaâ€" § es E N T NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY BEAM! A TT# WINTER SPECIAL SAVE $420 * Aiy wcuors ILTON CUUM., M uen NC. w FOLLOW j 205.ee4.s05s0 BEAM Winter Special Central Vacuum System Package $549°° . $969 98 Complete with BEAM Standard Bare Floor Cleaning Kit â€" model #060268 * Model # 375A * 600 Air Watts * 10 Year Warranty * Bag Less and 100% maintenance free * 15L Dust Capacity F{ " K * % > VISIT YOUR LOCAL BEAM EXPERT FOR DETAILS! 550 Ontario St. South, Unit 8 Milton Located in the Country Style Plaza uges M Nes ts Cmy A trafficking regionally through public educaâ€" tion and awareness presentations and to share findings of the project to support provâ€" inceâ€" and countryâ€"wide efforts to counter huâ€" man trafficking in Canada. Speakers at the media conference included Halton police officers, community group repâ€" resentatives and human trafficking survivors, one of whom shared a story through a draâ€" matic performance. The HCAHT collaboration features more than 25 Haltonâ€"based agencies that support or could support survivors. "We want wrapâ€"around service to be happenâ€" ing for survivors in the region," said Stover. A group of agencies recognized the local need for a "strategic response to provide adequate services to survivors," Stover said, which is how HCAHT came to fruition in 2015. "In our region, there either wasn‘t enough knowledge around how to provide that serâ€" vice, or it wasn‘t done in an appropriate way, or they were piggybacking onto other servicâ€" es available..." said Stover. Jane Bottomley, a charge nurse at Nina‘s Place, a regional sexual assault and domestic violence care centre in Halton, said being a part of the collaboration is an opportunity to deliver much support, education and health care in a "nonâ€"judgemental, respectful, caring and sensitive way." I‘W &\"v w# h\“ ‘ Dr. Pendar N. Farahani c.p.s.0. #81711 Endocrinologist Rapid Access Speciality Care for diabetes, thyroid and related diseases. t flZ{f/{ CHS o e B is\ â€" HOLLY MEDICAL CLINIC f ZAOeltromes: Cindy Stover, coâ€"ordinator of the Halton Colâ€" laborative Against Human Trafficking ( HCAHT), addresses guests at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, where the group launched the Halton Region Clientâ€"Cenâ€" tered Support Model. Graham Paine / MWMG "It has been important to us to be a member of the collaborative, in order to bring awareâ€" ness to the public, to help develop a policy that supports and protects individuals who are exploited and/or trafficked, as well as proâ€" vide services, resources and referrals they reâ€" quire," said Bottomley. Stover said the future of the collaboration exâ€" tends beyond the creation of the clientâ€"cenâ€" tred support model and it will address two gaps in Halton services. Housing, staffed and programâ€"specific for survivors, will be pursued, as well as case management, particularly frontâ€"line workers. Specialists Dr. Khadijah Taseen c.p.s.0. #105398 Paediatrician tA nVsE JYs [ enmg !\, ‘A‘W\‘