Truly addressing and stopping sex abuse and trafficking requires tackling the problem from all angles. The civil justice system can fill in the gaps left in criminal cases. Yet, the civil justice system is an option unknown to many survivors and those who work serving them. 

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Join us this summer for HEAL Hour, a free webinar series for professionals and advocates working to end human trafficking. This series aims to provide practical tools, expert insights, and community connection around human trafficking response.

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Please join the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT)  for an important training on how human trafficking is impacting our state and region.  This human trafficking awareness training will cover federal and local laws, identification and complexities of disclosure, and local resources to support survivors. We will explore root causes of trafficking and the myriad of intersecting identities, vulnerabilities, and social and systemic inequalities that can lead to trafficking. Understanding root causes and complex trauma is key to recognizing the crime in its many forms.

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Economic Empowerment Programming for Survivors with Disabilities: This webinar will explore how to incorporate a range of accommodations for survivors with a range of disabilities into new or existing economic empowerment programs.  

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Consultant, Alicia Ley hosts Vanessa Perkins, Freedom à la Cart for the final installment of our three-part webinar series on survivor engagement. In this session, we’ll focus on building strong, trauma-informed partnerships with survivor leaders. Topics include navigating disagreements, setting healthy boundaries, making ethical decisions, and prioritizing safety and respect. We’ll also explore how organizations can foster sustainable, survivor-led change by embedding accountability and honoring lived experience in every aspect of their work and organizational culture.

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For the second session in our webinar series Consultant, Alicia Ley will be joined by Vannessa Perkins, Freedom à la Cart as they share insights from their work supporting survivors in the workforce, highlighting that survivor employment is more than just a job. “Employing & Equipping Survivor Leaders: Beyond Just a Job” will explore practical strategies for overcoming systemic barriers to employment, reframing professionalism, and fostering inclusive workplace cultures.

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Join us for a global conversation on survivor entrepreneurship, hosted in partnership with FreeFrom! This 90-minute webinar is inspired by SURVIVOR MADE, a documentary that follows a group of survivor-entrepreneurs as they defy the odds – building their own thriving businesses in Los Angeles, lobbying for change in Washington D.C., and fighting to prove that investing in survivors saves lives.. We will spotlight real-life examples of survivor leaders who have built businesses from the ground up, blending creativity, community, and vision to challenge stigma and reclaim economic power, while also working on their healing journeys.

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Consultant, Alicia Ley is excited to partner with Yolonda Rory, The Salvation Army of Central Ohio to launch the first session in our three-part webinar series focused on elevating and ethically engaging survivors. This inaugural session, “Centering Survivor Feedback: Beyond Inclusion to True Partnership,” will explore how organizations can move beyond performative inclusion to authentically center survivors in leadership and decision-making. Together, we’ll examine key topics such as how to center the feedback of survivor clientele and balance voice, values, and harm reduction practices; understanding the spectrum of engagement; and ensuring survivor involvement is ethical and effective. Participants will also learn strategies to avoid tokenization and create spaces where survivor input is truly valued and transformative.

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Principles of Ethical Survivor Entrepreneurship and Consulting Opportunities: This webinar will explore how service providers can support survivors in the development of their entrepreneurial efforts and how service provider agencies can appropriately engage survivor entrepreneurs as compensated consultants.  

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Please join us for a CE course featuring Jan Miller on the topic "Human Sex Trafficking". This course is required for renewal of Dental Hygiene licenses.

This course will be virtual through Zoom, and upon registration and confirmation an email will be sent out with link for the course.

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Supported Employers, Supported Survivors: Building Employer Partnerships: This webinar will explore how to develop and maintain employer partnerships and considerations to ensure the safety, well-being, success, and contributions of survivors in the workplace. 

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Join Us for a FREE Learning Session on Human Trafficking | This training earns 1.5 CEUs

Human Trafficking affects communities everywhere, and awareness is the first step to prevention. Spend your time with us for an engaging VIRTUAL Fundamentals of Human Trafficking training designed to educate, empower, and equip you with the knowledge to recognize and respond. This 90-minute training is for individuals, teams, HR departments, classrooms, and community groups. Bring a colleague, invite your students, or encourage your workplace to attend together.

Carolyn Arny, Director of Education & Training for the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking and a member of the Collaborative's Survivor Advisory Council will teach this session. Carolyn brings 20+ years of experience in health and human services. As a trauma-informed instructor, Carolyn offers both foundational learning and specialized training to organizations, ensuring they are equipped with the tools to identify and support survivors of human trafficking. By fostering understanding and engagement, she empowers professionals, organizations, and the public with knowledge to recognize and respond to human trafficking.

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Welcome to the 3rd Annual York Region Anti-Human Trafficking Conference

Date: May 13, 2025 or May 14, 2025 (choose a date!)

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Seneca Polytechnic College King Campus- Magna Building

Come join us for an evening of learning, networking, and raising awareness about the important issue of human trafficking in our region. This event will feature informative sessions, engaging speakers, community agency booths, interactive workshops for youth with prizes to be won and opportunities to connect with others who are passionate about combating this crime.

Whether you are a parent, caregiver, guardian, educator, student, community member, advocate, law enforcement professional or medical professional, this conference is for you. Together, we can make a difference and work towards a world free from human trafficking.

Light refreshments and free pizza dinner for all participants.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a part of the solution. Register now and mark your calendars for an evening of education and empowerment!

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Welcome to the 3rd Annual York Region Anti-Human Trafficking Conference

Date: May 13, 2025 or May 14, 2025 (choose a date!)

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Seneca Polytechnic College King Campus- Magna Building

Come join us for an evening of learning, networking, and raising awareness about the important issue of human trafficking in our region. This event will feature informative sessions, engaging speakers, community agency booths, interactive workshops for youth with prizes to be won and opportunities to connect with others who are passionate about combating this crime.

Whether you are a parent, caregiver, guardian, educator, student, community member, advocate, law enforcement professional or medical professional, this conference is for you. Together, we can make a difference and work towards a world free from human trafficking.

Light refreshments and free pizza dinner for all participants.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a part of the solution. Register now and mark your calendars for an evening of education and empowerment!

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The vision of Amal Youth and Family Centre is to become a centre of hope, and a warm, welcoming, respectful and diverse organization in which children, youth and families from myriad backgrounds thrive and succeed together. Let’s work toward a Newfoundland and Labrador where every worker is safe, respected, and protected.

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Williamson County Children’s Advocacy (WCCAC) provides hope, healing and justice for children and families impacted by abuse, violence, and exploitation in our community.

Child sex trafficking is a form of child abuse that occurs when a child under 18 is advertised, solicited, or exploited through a commercial sex act. A commercial sex act is any sex act where something of value – such as money, food, drugs, or a place to stay – is given to or received by any person for sexual activity.

While any child can be targeted by a trafficker, research, data, and survivor lived experience and expertise have revealed traffickers and buyers often target youth who lack strong support networks, have experienced violence in the past, are experiencing homelessness, or are marginalized by society. When youth feel like they are not loved, supported in their identity and voice, or like they don’t belong they become ever more vulnerable to unsafe situations. Traffickers are masters of manipulation and prey upon vulnerabilities using psychological pressure, false promises actions of perceived love/support and intimidation to control and sexually exploit the child for their benefit.

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In this Continuing Education course, social workers will learn about the scope and nature of the crime of human trafficking and the ways in which trafficking survivors encounter service providers in order to better understand how to identify and recognize survivors in their practice, with particular attention on forced criminality in situations of human trafficking. Social workers will be equipped with tools to understand forced criminality and the various ways in which survivors encounter the criminal justice system. In learning how and why survivors of trafficking are criminalized and become justice-involved, attendees will learn the role that bias, racism, and other forms of discrimination play in societal failures to identify survivors and protect them. Ultimately, attendees will learn the ways in which survivors can be denied appropriate services and the consequences that forced criminality has on survivors’ road to recovery. The course will end by providing attendees with resources, solutions, and avenues to better serve and protect this vulnerable population, as well as advocate for an end to their unjust detention and incarceration.

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This training will define missing child and child sex trafficking by federal legislation. It will also provide an overview of the resources NCMEC dedicates to locating missing children, including those likely CST victims, as well as dispel myths and false information regarding what CST looks like and whom it affects. This training also identifies red flags/indicators and informs participants how to report a missing child and/or possible CST to NCMEC.

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Police officers are at high risk for developing mental health issues due to the high stress they experience on the job, but those wearing that uniform rarely recognize their vulnerability or admit to any mental health issues. Police officers have the power and authority to protect the safety of community members, regularly placing themselves at risk of harm as they do. At the same time, the de-institutionalization of mental health programs places police officers in the frontline of helping those who may be in a mental health crisis. How can police officers be expected to balance the burden of their jobs with the psychological and emotional burden of the stress they face every day? In this session, Mr. Workman provides lived experience insights from his career as a police officer advocating for mental health support for law enforcement.

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In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of education as a powerful tool in this effort that  offers survivors of labor trafficking a pathway to healing, resilience, and opportunity. It fosters mental health recovery by instilling purpose and confidence while providing the skills needed to rebuild their lives. Additionally, our experts will highlight their expertise in this space to discuss how educating medical providers enhances trauma-informed care and improves the identification of trafficking victims. They will highlight how survivors who enter the medical, legal or development fields bring invaluable lived experience to shape and design systemic change. By investing in education, we can transform lives, strengthen communities, and create a more compassionate and effective response to labor trafficking.

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This workshop aims to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to effectively support survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking. Through interactive activities, content and resource sharing, participants will gain an understanding of the dynamics, risk factors, and indicators of these issues, along with relevant legal and ethical considerations. Additionally, participants will learn to foster empathy and cultural competence, while challenging stigma and biases, and incorporating survivor-centered approaches and victim advocacy. 

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This presentation is designed to address the unique challenges faced by first responders and healthcare professionals, who are at heightened risk of burnout, high stress, and emotional fatigue due to the demanding nature of their work. Also, the session introduces mindfulness and wellness strategies aimed at providing practical tools to promote resilience, improve mental health and prevent burnout.

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Hate crimes target victims because of their actual or perceived status. Perpetrators of hate crimes hold animosity toward a particular person or group because of their real or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. Examples of hate crimes exist throughout history and it continues to be a global phenomenon. The FBI began collecting data on hate crimes in the United States in 1991; in 2023 alone, the Bureau documented 11,862 hate crimes. Hate crimes have a particular psychological and emotional impact on victims because such crimes target every aspect of who they are. In this session, Mr. Burton will discuss an actual hate crime case worked by the FBI, during which you will also hear from the person who was targeted in the case.

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The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Training Webinar Series is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors, their families, workplaces, and society both in our home towns and worldwide.

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Did you know that human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry worldwide, and that large gatherings and events can unknowingly be a venue for exploitation? Counter trafficking expert, Jordan Pine, will be sharing an overview of what human trafficking is, signs to look for at events, how to file reports, protocols to consider when planning large gatherings, and how each one of us can help make a difference.

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Join us to learn more about how human trafficking connects to broader systems of structural oppression, explore how society’s values, ideas and power relationships have normalized the violence experienced by people of color and learn about our collective responsibility to eradicate and respond to human trafficking through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens.

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This panel is intended to educate the Booth and UChicago communities on the relationship between advancements in AI and efforts to combat human trafficking, highlighting how AI can both be a powerful tool for prevention and enforcement, as well as a resource exploited by traffickers, the panel will explore ethical considerations, technological innovations, and strategies to responsibly leverage AI. The discussion will also examine challenges faced by the public and private sectors, focusing on opportunities for more collaboration and growth to create a more effective and unified approach to combating trafficking.

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This presentation explores human trafficking in the world of athletics. Young athletes and their families strive to attain success at the highest levels of their sport and entrust seemingly qualified adults with their development. Mr. Burke provides examples of ways the power dynamic between young athletes and their coaches, administrators, and other authority figures contributes to sexual abuse, grooming and other inappropriate behaviors. He will also examine ways to prevent this behavior and provide examples of best practices that Wilmington University uses to do so.

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The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Training Webinar Series is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors, their families, workplaces, and society both in our home towns and worldwide.

Throughout this series, we will explore the complexities of human trafficking, featuring expert insights from sex and labor trafficking survivors, law enforcement officials, anti-trafficking advocates, legal professionals, and researchers. Each session will delve into specific topics, including the impact of social media and the trafficking of youth online, identification of trafficking situations, familial trafficking, the often hidden realities of labor trafficking, the psychological and physical toll on survivors, legal frameworks and strategies, and promising practices designed for prevention and intervention.

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Understanding the elements of trauma-informed care is helpful and supportive in creating a collective understanding of the negative impacts of trauma. It is essential in helping human trafficking survivors heal and recover. Specialized training and treatments in trauma are important for the survivor. The purpose of this training is to increase understanding of ‘trauma-informed care’ versus ‘approach’ versus ‘trauma treatment’ and how to determine if an organization has integrated each component. A trauma-informed care organization assessment tool will be explored, as well as identifying best practices in trauma treatment for survivors of human trafficking. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals in the community including non-profit agencies, justice system and law enforcement, health care and specifically mental health professionals, advocates, faith communities, and anyone who wishes to understand more about trauma and its impacts, particularly as this issue intersects with human trafficking.

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