Welcome
Welcome to the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley’s MMTIP+ resource and information repository. We provide medical, dental, counseling, WIC and prevention services to over 22,000 residents of Santa Clara County, while being the only agency specializing in the unique healthcare needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
What is the Missing, Murdered and Trafficked Indigenous Peoples Crisis (MMTIP)?
The crisis of missing, murdered, and trafficked Indigenous peoples (MMTIP) represents a persistent human rights emergency in the United States. Across the nation the crisis is fueled by extractive and exploitative industries that harm both land and people (Deer, S. Journal of Transnational Law).
AI/AN women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender expansive people experience disproportionate rates of violence, disappearance, exploitation and murder which is rooted in historical trauma, jurisdictional failures, and ongoing structural inequities.
California—home to the largest AI/AN population in the nation—faces unique MMTIP challenges driven by urban displacement, houselessness, trafficking corridors, and fragmented systems of care. The Bay Area is both a destination and transit region for trafficking and violence.
A Community Report on the Bay Area’s Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis
Full Report Here
To better understand the breadth and severity of the Missing, Murdered, and Trafficked Indigenous Peoples (MMTIP) crisis locally, the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley led the first regional research project across Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Alameda Counties using a community-based participatory approach.
Resources for Impacted Families
IHC stands in solidarity with all those impacted by the MMTIP crisis and encourage anyone who has been impacted by the crisis to use the resources below:
Not One More Report
CalHOPE Redline
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Strong Hearts Native Helpline
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
The Mental Health Hotline of California
The Mental Health Hotline of California National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888 | text “BeFree” (233733) or live chat at humantraffickinghotline.org
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