The Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board was created by Public Act 461 of 2014. The Board is established in the Department of Health and Human Services to collect and analyze information concerning medical and mental health services available to survivors of human trafficking, identify state, federal and local agencies that are involved with issues relating to human trafficking, and coordinate the dissemination of information concerning medical and mental health services available to survivors of human trafficking in this state, establish a program to improve public awareness of medical and mental health services available to survivors of human trafficking in this state, and file an annual report with the chairs of the committees concerned with health policy of the senate and the house of representatives regarding its activities under this act.
Statute
Contact Information
Debi Cain
Division of Victim Services
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Current Members
Subburaman Sivakumar, Northville Township
Represents individuals licensed to practice under part 170 or 175 and recommended by the Senate Majority Leader, term expires 12/31/21
James Blessman, Detroit
Represents individuals licensed to practice medicine under part 170 or 175 and recommended by the Speaker of the House, term expires 12/31/21
Jayashree Kommareddi, Grand Blanc - Chair
Represents individuals with experience and expertise in the field of intervention in or prevention of human trafficking or treatments of human trafficking survivors, term expires 12/31/22
Sheila Meshinski, Macomb
Represents registered professional nurses with experience in an emergency department, emergency room, or trauma center of a hospital, term expires 12/31/22
Stacy Doctoroff, Huntington Woods
Represents mental health professionals, term expires 12/31/22
Brigette Robarge, Belleville
Represents human trafficking survivors, term expires 12/31/23
Rodica E. Richmond, Linden
Represents human trafficking survivors, term expires 12/31/24
