• Human Trafficking Juvenile Justice: Statewide and Local Responses

    https://youtu.be/s-qAmwpd1kg This FREE webinar one of the “Third Friday” community training events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues - please join us! What happens when children who have experienced trafficking through commercial sexual exploitation or…

  • Human Trafficking Webinar Series – Protecting Young People from Online Exploitation

    Since 2020, the U.S. Department of Education has conducted a webinar series to address the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. The series draws attention to the important efforts underway in our nation’s education community to address both sex and labor trafficking. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary…

  • A SANE Approach to Human Trafficking Cases

    Presented by Jane Anderson, Attorney Advisor at AEquitas and Kim Nash, SANE Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) are invaluable collaborative partners in a prosecutor’s response to human trafficking. Victims of sex and labor trafficking are at risk of serious injury, as well as short- and long-term physical and psychological health consequences, and SANEs provide much-needed medical care to…

  • Quarterly Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking Meeting

    We invite you to join us for the next quarterly Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking meeting. Below are the meeting details Location: Florida Sheriffs Association 2617 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32308 800-877-2168

  • Human Trafficking: Myths and Realities in Florida’s Big Bend

    Human Trafficking: Myths and Realities in Florida’s Big Bend (Zoom) This is a special lecture offered through Florida State University's Osher Lifelong Learng Institute (OLLI). This lecture requires OLLI membership. with Robin Thompson, Executive Director, The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants the morning of the…

  • Justice on the Block – Free Legal Clinic

    Justice on the Block - Free Legal Clinic Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis and on lawyer availability. Location: Trinity United Methodist Church 120 W Park Ave Tallahassee, Florida 32301

  • Natural Disasters and Human Trafficking: Preparing and Responding

    https://youtu.be/I-ZsHBD5ID0 This FREE webinar is one of the “Third Friday” community training events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues - please join us! After natural disasters, human traffickers take advantage and lure people into sex and…

  • Sexual Violence in the Lives of Indigenous People with Disabilities

    Nearly 3 million people in the United States identify as “American Indian or Alaskan Native” (2010 U.S. Census). Due to systemic and historical oppression, individuals within these communities experience high rates of sexual assault and have high rates of disability. Indigenous survivors of sexual assault who also have a disability encounter unique barriers in their…

  • Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Labor Webinar Series: December 2022

    The Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Task Force is pleased to be holding our first free annual conference, via Zoom, focusing on Labor Trafficking. It will be held on December 7th and 8th from 9am-1pm EST and is open to all. This conference will be focused on survivor voice and include speakers from a variety of perspectives, including workers…

  • Human Trafficking and the Workplace: What can Businesses and Employers do?

    Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: Online webinar REGISTER Description: Sex and labor trafficking victims, adults, and youth, are trafficked and exploited in plain sight, including at our area businesses and workplaces. How can we as employees, managers, workers and customers recognize and respond to trafficking situations in ways that protect trafficking victims…

  • International Rescue Committee and Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center’s Voices from the Field: Working with Survivors of Human Trafficking- Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises

    It is estimated that 24.9 million people - including adults and children – are trafficked annually around the globe. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, Florida ranks third in the number of calls for both labor and sex trafficking in the U.S. In Florida, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has anti-trafficking efforts in South…

  • The Roles of Families in Human Trafficking: Participation, Prevention, and Intervention (Part 1)

    Since 2020, the U.S. Department of Education has conducted a webinar series to address the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. The series draws attention to the important efforts underway in our nation’s education community to address both sex and labor trafficking. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary…