Trafficking support
National Human Trafficking Hotline. Support, safety planning, and referrals.
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Emotional crisis support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Talk with a counselor about emotional distress or a suicidal crisis.
Help with everyday needs
Ask 2-1-1 about food, housing, bills, and other assistance in your community.
Report a concern online
Suspected human trafficking
Send a nonurgent tip to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. If the situation is urgent or happened within the last 24 hours, call, text, or chat with the hotline above.
Open trafficking report form ↗Child sexual exploitation & CSAM
Report suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or other child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Open NCMEC reporting form ↗These forms open with the receiving organizations in a new tab. No Harbor account is required. For immediate danger, call 911.
Harbor Alliance · OVIS
Submit a report. Follow your case.
Use your free Harbor account to submit a concern, request escalation, and view recorded case updates. Confirmed removal is recorded separately from a referral or a closed case.
This portal is not continuously monitored and does not replace an emergency or required report. Do not upload or send abusive images, videos, or chat logs.
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Houston, TX resources
Safety & trafficking
These reviewed local contacts are a starting point. Confirm services, eligibility, and availability directly.
Reviewed local contacts
United Against Human Trafficking
Case management for adult survivors (18+) of sex and labor trafficking, connecting people with counseling, advocacy, and other support. Visit the site for service inquiries.
Houston Area Women’s Center
Call the 24-hour domestic violence hotline for support and information about shelter. The website also lists sexual assault support and live chat.
State guides & resource searches
Report child or protected-adult abuse
Texas Abuse Hotline for children and community-based abuse, neglect, or exploitation of protected adults. Call for urgent concerns; call 911 for immediate danger.
Report suspected trafficking
Contact law enforcement or iWatchTexas for nonemergency trafficking concerns. Support services do not replace a legally required report to the proper authority.
Trafficking service search
Search the hotline’s provider directory using “Houston, TX”. Check each provider’s service area and eligibility.
Texas victim assistance
Find your state’s victim assistance and compensation contacts through the Office for Victims of Crime. This is not emergency reporting.
Directory searches may ask you to enter your location again. Listings do not guarantee eligibility, services, or an available shelter bed. Confirm details directly before traveling.
Texas reporting contacts, duties & privacy
Child abuse and community-based abuse of protected adults: Call the Texas Abuse Hotline at 800-252-5400. Online reports ↗ are for nonurgent concerns only. Call for urgent concerns; call 911 for immediate danger. Find the right reporting agency ↗.
Nonemergency trafficking concerns: Contact law enforcement or iWatchTexas at 844-643-2251, or report through iWatchTexas ↗.
Children: Any person with reasonable cause to believe a child has been harmed by abuse or neglect must report immediately. Child trafficking is included in the abuse definition. Defined professionals with reasonable cause to believe a child has been or may be abused or neglected must report within 24 hours of first having that reasonable cause and cannot delegate the report. Do not wait for proof or a supervisor’s approval.
Protected adults: Immediate reporting is also required when a person has cause to believe someone 65 or older, or a person covered by the statutory disability definition, is being abused, neglected, or exploited. The definition includes adults whose disability substantially impairs their ability to care for or protect themselves. Facilities and providers may have a different reporting agency.
Privacy: DFPS requires your name and phone number for child-abuse reports. Confidentiality is not anonymity. For other adult situations, reporting duties depend on the facts, your role, and applicable law.
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