The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Task Force is a regional network of service providers and advocates working on behalf of persons trafficking to the United States for the purpose of sexual or economic exploitation. The Task Force's mission is fourfold:
1) to ensure that trafficked persons are treated as survivors of criminal activity (not criminals) and have full access to justice and to linguistically- and culturally-appropriate services, including victim-centered social, mental health, medical, legal, education and vocational assistance;
2) to engage in advocacy at the local, regional and national levels on behalf of trafficked persons, with the goal of pursuing full prosecution of all traffickers and full protection/services for trafficked persons.
3) to act as a clearinghouse for research on trafficking to the greater Bay Area; and
4) to increase public awareness about the crime of trafficking through community outreach and organizing, education and training.