COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is ending National Human Trafficking Prevention Month with the announcement of new training for health care professionals focusing on identifying and responding to potential victims of labor trafficking.

Yost describes human trafficking as "modern day slavery" and that no person should be bought or sold for sex or for labor.

"Training like this is crucial because one of the few people a trafficking victim might see on the outside is an emergency room nurse or doctor. That care provider might be the victim's best shot at freedom," Yost said.

The training is the third in a series of videos based on real-life scenarios created by the Healthcare Subcommittee of Yost's Human Trafficking Commission. 

The commission recognized that 88% of trafficking survivors report having had contact with a health care professional according to research from the National Institute of Health.

Harold D'Souza, who has lived experience and provides expertise as an ambassador to the commission says labor trafficking victims who go to the emergency room often go unnoticed.

"Victims can be identified and removed from harm at this critical stage, but fear of being reported often keeps them silent. I encourage everyone who works in health care to take the training and know what to look for," D'Souza said.

Additional training videos are currently in development.