COVA’s Human Trafficking Program

Please call or email if you are a service provider who is interested in making a referral to COVA’s Human Trafficking Program.

The first step with any referral to the program is to have a conversation with the survivor where we will gather basic information to better understand the safety concerns, urgent needs, and goals of the survivor and conduct a basic eligibility screening. If an eligible victim/survivor is interested in being supported by a case manager, a more comprehensive intake appointment can be scheduled with a COVA case manager to establish long-term safety and self-sufficiency goals.

COVA’s HTP is able to support survivors that fit the definition of trafficking as outlined in the Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) which defines a human trafficking victim as a person induced to perform labor or a commercial sex act through force, fraud, or coercion. Any person under age 18 who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion was present. In Colorado, forced labor or commercial sex involving a minor is a form of child abuse.

All members of COVA’s Human Trafficking Programs are required by law (C.R.S.19-3-304) to report child abuse/neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, caretaker neglect, and exploitation of at-risk elders and at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as allegations of imminent risk of harm to self or others.