Nurture Forward Directory
Bridging the gap in mental health settings for sex workers, survivors of domestic trafficking & those impacted by the commercial sex industry.
Nurture Forward Directory:
Is the first mental health directory in the country exclusively for survivors of domestic trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in the United States created by
You Are More Than Inc.
the first survivor-led non profit organization in NJ aimed at transforming the growth of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ survivors of domestic trafficking and those impacted by the commercial sex industry by providing barrier-free access to survivor-centered support focused on mental health, education, and economic stability.
Who Are Providers?
Community Agencies
currently providing direct services to a survivor (whether that be wrap-around services, residential treatment centers, advocacy support or strictly mental health support).
Private Practice Owners
Currently or interested in serving this population
Providers must be fully licensed in order to be listed on our site.
If a provider is pre-licensed but can show extensive work already working with the community they will be approved on a case-by-case basis
ABOUT
Our Values
We believe that folx should embody the following values:
Commitment to inclusivity of all survivors regardless of their racial identity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disabilities.
We are social-justice oriented and believe providers should be: anti-discrimination, anti-oppression, anti-stigma, anti-racism & anti-ableism.
Benefits of Joining
- Free monthly trainings specific to this population that center the voices of survivors. Holding space for both clinical based trainings and lived experienced based trainings.
- Clients are hand matched directly to you or the organization.
- Opportunity to build yourself professionally within the anti-trafficking movement.
- Flexibility in amount of matches you will accept a month/year.
- Expansion of your current caseload to include a more unique, underserved client population.
- 2x a year networking events to connect to other professionals in the field.
- Directory will be accessible in all 50 states.
- Additional platform to gain referrals from the community.
Reimbursement: (2-5) clinicians a year in areas of the United States that have limited to no therapeutic services for survivors will be reimbursed for a full year of providing therapeutic services to a survivor.
*Reimbursement rate is determined on a yearly basis and based directly on YAMT’s available funds.
Cost of Directory
Providers and Community Agencies will be able to list on our directory for free for the first year.
*$20 monthly | $240 yearly after the first year (Private Practice)
*10 monthly | $120 yearly after the first year (Community Agenicies)
Where does the Funding Go?
Funding is reinvested back into our mental health program: Supporting BIPOC & LGBTQ+ survivors in underserved communties.
Funding from trainings/webinars goes towards paying survivor leaders doing direct service work in our wellness center.
The Process for Providers
Step 1: Apply
Service Providers apply to our directory thru our online system (Priority is given to clinicians who already have training serving survivors of CSE but many don't so YAMT is willing to offer ongoing training)
Step 2: Interview
An interview is scheduled with our mental health coordinator (to evaluate the clinician/community agency; understand their interests and what areas of focus that they specialize in within the therapeutic setting).
Step 3: Evaluate/Match Clinicians are listed on our website depending on their level of expertise and which tier they feel most comfortable working in.
Step 4: Agree Clinicians/Service Providers either agree to offer:
Pro bono slot(s) for a survivor for a full year of clinical services.
Take insurance.
Or reside in a underserved area and will be reimbursed by YAMT for offering (1) year of clinical services.
The Process for Survivors
Step 1: Online Questionnaire
- Survivors fill out a questionnaire online to request services.
Step 2: Screening Call
- A screening call is facilitated by a survivor mental health coordinator and clients explain what they are looking for in a wellness professional or community agency.
Step 3: Evaluate/Match Screening coordinator matches them with the best fit tier and providers in our database. Clients will be provided (3) options to match with.
Step 4: Connect
Survivors meet with the clinician they are matched with
Clients can be rematched in the event they don't connect with the provider
The Directory is Provided for FREE to all survivors.
Our Referral Process: Directory Tiers
Support
This tier is primarily for direct service organizations/ clinicians who are extremely skilled at crisis management and can help a survivor get their basic needs met.
Survivors referred to this tier have newly exited the life, need support exiting the life and or who have recently relapsed.
Support + Advocacy
This tier is for direct service organizations/ clinicians who collaborate with the survivor in gaining the resources in their community to maintain consistent stability.
Survivors referred to this tier have been out of the life for 6-12 months and are looking to continue working on resourcing, coping and day to day sustainability .
Empowerment
This tier is for direct service organizations/ clinicians who have worked with this community in a long-term capacity (more than a year) and are able to help survivors understand their lived experiences on a deeper level that goes beyond crisis management.
Maintenance
At this tier providers are helping leaders strengthen the skills + tools they have learned previously to maintain a sustainable present and future.
Survivors referred to this tier have been out of the life for a longer period of time and who need support moving from the stage of simply surviving to nurturing their past, present + future selves.
*We recognize that one size does not fit all and survivors + services providers can be in more than one tier simultaneously. This breakdown is utilized as a reference for how we make referrals
