Boston HEAT
Dr. Judge founded and co-leads Boston Human Exploitation and Sex Trafficking (HEAT), in collaboration with Peer Advocate Sandra Andrade of MGH and partners from the Boston Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit (HTU). Boston HEAT is a nationally recognized model dedicated to supporting women at the intersection of opioid use disorder and the commercial sex trade. Our specialized approach, Street Psychology, brings clinical and peer expertise to women where they already are: on the street; in the Suffolk County House of Correction; in MGH and partner hospitals. We also connect through referrals from law enforcement and through our privately located nighttime drop-in space in Boston’s “Mass. and Cass” neighborhood.
Boston HEAT is innovative because we build long-term relationships that support women’s unique goals during active addiction and exploitation, determined through their own agency. Our approach fosters change in women’s time and on their terms.
Recent Media Appearances
- Outreach director recognized by FBI for her service to survivors of sex trafficking
NBC Boston
April 20, 2024 - Abigail Judge, PhD Recognized by American Academy of Dermatology, Improving Care of Victims of Human Trafficking
MGH Psychiatry News
February 1, 2024 - Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
The Harvard Gazette
January 24, 2024 - “A look at the efforts to end human trafficking at ‘Mass. and Cass,’”
WBUR Radio Boston
August 29, 2023 - Letter to the Editor
Boston Globe
August 23, 2023 - Abigail Judge, PhD and Sandra Andrade Recognized by Boston Police Department for Work on Human Trafficking
MGH Psychiatry News
August 14, 2023
Abigail Judge and Sandra Andrade co-lead Boston HEAT.