Human trafficking affects an estimated 50 million victims globally, with approximately 400,000 individuals exploited in the United States through sex trafficking, labor trafficking, or domestic servitude. This illicit trade generates staggering profits—approximately $240 billion annually—surpassing the earnings of major Fortune 500 companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Disney.

Traditionally, law enforcement has relied heavily on victim testimony to secure convictions against traffickers. However, this approach presents significant challenges, as proving a human trafficking case often depends on victims who may be unable or unwilling to testify due to fear, trauma, or other barriers.

Fortunately, alternative strategies exist to target traffickers effectively. Like narcotics trafficking, human trafficking generates enormous profits that are difficult to hide. This webinar will explore how investigators can conduct parallel financial investigations, leveraging federal money laundering statutes and resources such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to disrupt traffickers’ operations and strengthen cases.

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Join this session on how mental health is perceived and experienced within Latino/a communities, and how those perceptions influence help-seeking behaviors among youths, immigrants and first-generation individuals. We’ll examine the cultural values that shape these views, such as familismo, respeto and machismos, as well as the structural and systemic challenges that complicate access to care. Blending personal narratives and real data, this session will offer a contextualized, human-centered understanding of mental health needs in the Latino/a community. Participants will walk away with practical strategies for communication, culturally grounded support practices, and policy or prevention recommendations that bridge the gap between culture and care.

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While the majority of IPV cases involve male abusers and female victims, this does not hold true for every case.

Both abusers and survivors come from every demographic, and abusers will use any and every tool for control available to them, including community ideas surrounding sexuality, race, and gender. Wherever a power dynamic exists, abusers will exploit it.

In this webinar, attendees will learn how to:

• Recognize the more subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways abusers of all stripes weaponize their victims’ identities as part of their campaign of coercive control.

• Appreciate and help mitigate the specific difficulties faced by male survivors of female abusers.

• Take the whole of an abuser’s specific tactics into consideration when looking for patterns or assisting survivors with safety planning.

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Learn how to design ethical, community-centered outreach using the Arizona Labor Trafficking (ALTO) model as a practical example.

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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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This session explores how transnational organized criminal (TOC) groups exploit migrants at multiple stages - first by coercing them into smuggling fentanyl as mules and later by trafficking them.  We’ll examine how the fentanyl trade intersects with trafficking networks, revealing the financial and operational tactics illicit networks use to extort, control and monetize vulnerable populations.

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Online child sexual abuse and exploitation is a billion-dollar industry fueled by the sale or trade, grooming, sextortion and live online abuse of children. The rapid growth in technological enablers and platforms for hosting CSAM mean that the threat environment is constantly shifting, making it difficult for law enforcement and financial crime professionals to keep track of typologies and payment channels. As access to sophisticated privacy-enhancing tools and emerging technologies such as generative AI and large language models expand, it will become even more important to track methodologies and financial vulnerabilities. Hear about how these trends are being manifested, how to manage risk  and how to put in place an effective AFC control framework to tackle the awful harms caused by child abuse and exploitation.

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Attendees can expect to build practical knowledge about how to better identify, understand, and respond to labor trafficking across different systems and settings.

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The Department of Justice has opened a restitution process for survivors who were trafficked or exploited online through platforms such as Backpage and CityXGuide. Survivors may be eligible for financial compensation, but the petition process often requires medical and mental health documentation of losses.

HEAL Trafficking is collaborating with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to connect survivors with pro bono lawyers. We are seeking licensed health and mental health providers willing to volunteer their expertise virtually.

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In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, it's essential to stay informed about emerging online threats that can impact our safety, relationships, and well-being. In this session, we will demystify these emerging risks, including AI-Generated Intimate Images (Deepfakes, Undressing Apps, etc.), Facial Recognition Stalking, Modern Romance Scams, Chatbot Relationships, Catfishing 2.0 and more. Attendees will walk away with actionable steps to effectively counter these emerging threats and foster safer campus and community environments.

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GPS and tech safety training is crucial in today’s world, where technology plays a major role in both our personal and professional lives.

Throughout this webinar, participants will learn about privacy considerations using GPS (Global Positioning System). Furthermore, this training will provide participants with key knowledge regarding technology and safety fundamentals for user data protection, safe use of location services, and tracking awareness. It will also present current issues with domestic violence and stalking through GPS.

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The Department of Justice has opened a restitution process for survivors who were trafficked or exploited online through platforms such as Backpage and CityXGuide. Survivors may be eligible for financial compensation, but the petition process often requires medical and mental health documentation of losses.

HEAL Trafficking is collaborating with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to connect survivors with pro bono lawyers. We are seeking licensed health and mental health providers willing to volunteer their expertise virtually.

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Join us as we kick off a grass roots three-part series training on labor trafficking. Lead by Ezequiel Dominguez, Assistant Director at Arizona State University in the Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research.

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This webinar series will provide an in-depth overview of human trafficking. Webinar attendees will gain an understanding of how human trafficking occurs and how victims are recruited/conscripted. The roots of human trafficking will be examined along with the current situation. An analysis of laws governing human trafficking will be explored. A comprehensive study of the scope of human trafficking in the United States will be provided along with an examination of indicators of human trafficking.  Attendees will gain an understanding of the role law enforcement plays along with other first responders and members of the community at large in preventing, mitigating, responding to, and investigating human trafficking.  

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An example of when a forced marriage involved human trafficking is United States of America v. Zahida Aman et al. In United States of America v. Zahida Aman et al., the United States successfully prosecuted and convicted three individuals for trafficking crimes relating to a forced marriage. On Jan. 24, 2023, the traffickers were sentenced to five, 10 and 12 years of imprisonment, respectively, and ordered to pay restitution to the victim. The case serves as an example of how forced marriage and human trafficking can intersect and result in complex and devastating exploitation of vulnerable individuals, as abuse often goes undetected for long periods of time due to its hidden nature within the confines of familial relationships.

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Nature therapy is an emerging category of wellness interventions that leverages the mental and physical effects of interaction with nature to improve health. A growing body of evidence supports nature therapy practices — such as horticulture therapy, outdoor mindfulness and group hikes — as effective for anxiety, depression and overall cardiovascular health. This breakout session introduces participants to the history and research behind the growing movement, as well as simple practices that can be shared by professionals in fields ranging from business and education to health care. Nature therapy for trauma recovery and potential applications with survivors of human trafficking will be a special focus of this session.

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PAC is excited to partner with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to offer the Human Trafficking: Preventing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Webinar. Participants will gain insight into how child sex trafficking presents in healthcare settings and how to use that knowledge to better support victims and collaborate with healthcare providers.

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Join us for a powerful and timely conversation on the impacts of technology-facilitated abuse on children and youth. This webinar will equip behavioral health providers with the knowledge and tools to recognize and respond to technology-facilitated abuse, including sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and dating violence. As digital platforms are increasingly used as tools for recruitment, surveillance, control, and manipulation, behavioral healthcare providers need to recognize the distinct psychological, emotional, behavioral, and social impacts to adapt practices and meet the evolving, varied needs of survivors.

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This gathering is a dedicated space for trafficking survivors to connect, share, and stand in solidarity. In today’s political climate, many survivors may feel isolated—but you are not alone. There is power in community, and strength in being seen and heard.

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This training will give an overview of challenges and opportunities that service providers and everyone in the community face today when serving foreign-born survivors of human trafficking, specifically around immigration relief options. We will dissect case examples and offer solutions to better equip our leaders, advocates, and providers to serve their community. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals in the community who encounter sex and labor trafficking, including non-profit agencies, justice system representatives, health care professionals, advocates, faith communities, and anyone who wishes to understand more about the needs facing foreign-born trafficking survivors.

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Trauma-informed care is a cornerstone of support for survivors of human trafficking, but even the most well-intentioned systems can fall short. This session invites professionals in service provision, law enforcement, legal services, and advocacy to hear directly from lived-experience experts about where trauma-informed approaches failed to meet their needs. Learn how these gaps impacted their mental health, healing, and trust in systems, and how they found resilience and strength in spite of them.

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Healthcare providers, social workers, advocates, law enforcement, and anyone working with trafficking survivors—or anyone looking to strengthen their trauma-informed practice—through real-world strategies and ethical, person-centered care.

Take this opportunity to deepen your trauma-informed practice and enhance the care you provide to survivors of human trafficking. Space is limited, register now to secure your spot.

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NCJFCJ JEDI-DV recognizes the unique needs of rural courts and in response is launching our 2025 virtual judicial conversations focused on issues relevant to judges handling domestic violence cases in rural jurisdictions.

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The virtual Judicial Connections Series highlights various court/system practices related to responding to domestic violence cases. Judicial officers will have an opportunity to learn from peers and share ideas to create positive system change.

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This Four-Hour On-Line Class is designed for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers, Investigators, Victim Advocates, Social Service Providers, Medical Professionals, and Hospitality Workers. The primary focus of this class is to provide a clearer understanding of the facts, origins, methods of operations, indicators, and the trauma that is associated with the trafficking of human beings that create big profits for the traffickers. Human Trafficking includes forced labor, domestic servitude, sex trafficking, and domestic minor sex trafficking.

The class will acquaint students with the importance of a victim-centered approach to the investigation, rescue of victims and the importance of a collaborative effort between law enforcement and social service providers and the criminal justice system to ensure a successful prosecution.

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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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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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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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