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Human Trafficking Data Collection in Florida and the New BRIGHT Project
August 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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.
Webinar Overview:
Accurate and complete data collection has been a challenge facing our state, especially those working in human trafficking services, policy, advocacy, justice and social services systems and many more. Recently Florida has taken steps to address this need through work at the University of South Florida. Presenters from the USF will introduce and highlight the Trafficking in Persons Lab and two of the main projects housed within the lab: the Statewide Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data (TIPSTR) and the BRIGHT Project. TIPSTR, recently passed in SB 7064, will provide Florida with a comprehensive and accurate picture of human trafficking incidents, hotspots, and trends. BRIGHT, a digital, vetted resource referral network will connect providers to one another while simultaneously providing and collecting information on resource availability and resource needs statewide. Taken together, these initiatives will allow for an understanding of the true scope of trafficking in Florida to inform anti-trafficking efforts across the state.
Register NowPresenters: Dr. Joan A. Reid, Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the USF Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab Dr. Shelly M. Wagers, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus and currently serves as the President for the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (www.npeiv.org) Kailey Pate Carter, Project Manager for BRIGHT at the University of South Florida, a project of the Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab
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