(Photo via Cyber Drive)
By Joe McHugh | West Valley View
A new hospital for trafficking victims is coming to the West Valley.
In response to the growing national crisis of human trafficking, Cyber Dive — a technology company focused on helping families and recovery professionals protect and support youth in the digital age — is expanding its partnership with Where Hope Lives, a nationally recognized nonprofit under City Help Inc. of Phoenix (Phoenix Dream Center) that provides trauma-informed residential care and comprehensive therapeutic services to survivors of sex trafficking.
“It’s about growing our footprint and centralizing our care,” said Brian D. Steele, CEO of City Help Inc. of Phoenix. “My wife, Skye, and I have dedicated our lives to this work, walking with survivors through their hardest moments, and we’ve seen how much healing is possible with the right care.
“This hospital isn’t just a facility. It’s a foundation for generations to come. And our hope is that it becomes the gold standard for every center in the country fighting to restore what trafficking tried to steal.”
Planned on nine acres of development-ready land in Glendale, the state-of-the-art facility is in the funding phase and will provide 170 beds, including 120 for youth in intensive behavioral health recovery and 50 for survivors with serious physical injuries or chronic conditions. The center will pair trauma-informed clinical care with real-time digital safety tools designed for long-term healing. Staff will be able to monitor residents’ activity across Aqua One smart TVs, laptops and smartphones through a single dashboard, part of Cyber Dive’s integrated Aqua X ecosystem.
