2019 Shelter "PRACTICES" Survey

INFORMED CONSENT

CHECK EACH STATEMENT TO CONFIRM YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CONSENT

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* 1. The 2018/2019 national Practices survey is a research effort conducted by The Institute for Shelter Care. The first of these studies was conducted in 2016 and published in 2017. The purpose was to establish a baseline understanding of the structure, funding, programming, and challenges in providing residential care services for victims of exploitation and trafficking in the United States. This is the second iteration of that study.

By participating you understand and consent that...

This information is to be used to improve the field of shelter care. Honest and candid responses are my contributions to advancing this field.

I am an authorized representative of my agency, permitted to participate in this research effort.

I/my agency participate willingly and without compensation, incentive, or coercion.

The data collected in this effort will be stored anonymously and retained by The Institute for Shelter Care, and will be neither released nor sold to any third-party.

The information I/my agency provide(s) will be treated as anonymous and reported in aggregate in the final report. No agency will be uniquely identified without expressed written permission.

Data will be stored indefinitely, as information obtained in this survey effort may be used for studies in the future. The Institute for Shelter Care will not send out requests for consent regarding each research project; however, the information will continue to be treated as anonymous and reported in aggregate.

If I have/my agency has questions about the information’s storage and use, I/my agency may contact Jeanne Allert at jallert@thesamaritanwomen.org.

NOTE BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Your responses in this survey should reflect 2018 data (unless otherwise requested). As necessary, estimate your responses through year-end to be representative of 12 months of 2018.