Partners Against Trafficking in Humans: The Vision for the PATH Model

Fanell Williams, Celia Williamson, Chris Demko, Marchon Noon, Jane Meyer & Pat Stephens | September 21 | 2:45-3:45 PM | Room 3010A

The PATH (Partners Against Trafficking in Humans) Project is a community-wide, coordinated, transparent, and data-driven response to serve victims of human trafficking. The PATH Project was developed using a combination of the Office for Victims of Crime Comprehensive Services Model, the Pathways Model (a successful model used to increase the healthy births of high-risk babies), and elements of social work practice. The goal is to provide intensive and comprehensive services that move victims to survivors and survivors to thrivers. The vision is for the PATH Model to become an evidence-based model to be shared with other communities. Attendees will learn the components of the model and the experience of practitioners that are implementing the model.

Presentation Objectives:

·         Describe the components of the PATH Project and the PATH Model

·         Explain the continuum of care (including conceptual definitions of a victim, survivor, and thriver)

·         Present the basic findings from PATH Model data analysis

About the Presenters

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Fanell Williams, MSW, LSW

Fanell Williams received her Master of Social Work from the University of Toledo. She works at the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute as Project Coordinator for PATH, which is aimed at improving service delivery in human trafficking-related services. Ms. Williams conducts professional training on human trafficking and trauma-informed care.

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Celia Williamson, PhD

Dr. Celia Williamson founded the first anti-trafficking program in Ohio in 1993, completed nine studies, 17 articles/reports, and edited two books on sex trafficking. She is the director of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute at the University of Toledo, and is the primary investigator for the PATH Project. She chairs the Research and Analysis Subcommittee for the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commission, and is an Editorial Manager for the Journal of Human Trafficking.

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Chris Demko, MHA, FACHE

Chris Demko is the Operations Manager for the Northwest Ohio Pathways HUB at the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio, which works closely with community agencies, as well as the PATH Project. Community Health Workers and other care coordinators are employed to connect clients to needed medical and social services.

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Marchon Noon, BSW

Marchon Noon is the RISE Program Director at The Salvation Army, and has over five years of experience working with victims of human trafficking and sexually exploited individuals. Marchon is a member of the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition and serves as the main PATH Care Coordinator for the PATH Project.

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Jane Meyer, BSW, LSW

Jane Meyer is a licensed social worker and a Provider Support Specialist at the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities. She is a member of the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition. Jane serves as a PATH Care Coordinator for the PATH Project, working with individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Pat Stephens, MEd

Pat Stephens is the Director of the Provider Supports Department at the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Pat worked eight years in the Mental Health field and 21 years with individuals with developmental disabilities. She’s a member of the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition and a Point-of-Contact for the PATH Project. 

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