After an influx of unaccompanied minors into the United States, the Office of Refugee Resettlement faced a historic number of referrals with over 20,000 children in care in May of 2021. During this Webinar, distinguished panelists will share their perspectives and firsthand accounts of the challenges surrounding unaccompanied minors as it relates to human trafficking…
We are proud to announce the launch of Voices of Freedom, an archive of more than 80 recorded conversations featuring the reflections of survivors of human trafficking and allied professionals in the field. In these personal and powerful stories, participants share some of the moments that shaped them, the lessons they have learned, and their…
Registration is now open for the Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors of Human Trafficking webinar presented by the Freedom Network Training Institute. This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of best practices when working with LGBTQ+ survivors. Presenters will cover outreach, wrap-around services, and case management, housing, and immigration services specifically available to LGBTQ+ survivors. Date:…
https://youtu.be/l2lGmliBMnA The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) and The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) invite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program Human Trafficking and the Law: Going Deeper Date: August 20, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern / Noon – 1:30 PM Central This free certificate webinar…
Robin Hassler Thompson, M.A., J.D., the Executive Director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC), will discuss the faces of human trafficking, human trafficking laws in Florida, the impact of human trafficking on business and the workplace, legal remedies, training for business, and how the legal profession can get involved. TWL will also present…
https://youtu.be/vSioWEpeQwI The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) and The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) invite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program. Florida’s Expungement Laws: Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking Date: September 17, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern / Noon – 1:30 PM Central This free certificate webinar…
This 2.5 hour, nationally recognized, best practice program uses videos, workbook activities and discussion to engage and educate about child sexual abuse and how to keep children safe. Parents, college students, working professionals, volunteers at child-serving organizations and other staff at agencies and community-based organizations learn that child sexual abuse knows no socio-economic, cultural or…
Along with the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking and its partners, Attorney General Ashley Moody is pleased to announce the 2021 Human Trafficking Summit will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Florida’s Human Trafficking Summit brings together local, state, and national leaders working to eradicate all forms of trafficking. Learning opportunities created at…
In person: Wednesday, October 13 & Thursday, October 14 Virtual: Friday, October 15, 2021 The Galt House • Louisville, KY Download the flyer here. Conference Objectives: • Increase capacity of organizations to address labor trafficking • Address trends specific to labor trafficking • Highlight and problem-solve challenges related to labor trafficking Conference Workshops Include: •…
https://youtu.be/gW_XGSFIwiU Imagine Freedom: Empower Trafficking Survivors One Gift at a Time Presenters: Suzanne Harrison, MD, FAAFP, FAMWA FSU College of Medicine Director of Clinical Programs and Professor of Family Medicine and Rural Health; Graciela Marquina, MSW STAC Victim Assistance Director; Jasmeka McCord, MD Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital PGY-1 Resident; Robin Hassler Thompson, JD, MA STAC…
Human Trafficking: Myths and Realities in the Big Bend https://youtu.be/AeN0FV8nwxY Learn more, know more, do better. October 14th, 10:00-11:30 am EST via Zoom Presenters: Courtney Atkins, Executive Director, Whole Child Leon, Robin Hassler Thompson, Executive Director, Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, Cecka Rose Green, Regional Executive Director – Big Bend Region, Children’s Home Society of FL, Taylor…
https://youtu.be/kYi5_Cc7omg 14 de octubre, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. ¿Qué es Trata de Personas? Lo que usted necesita saber. Presentadoras: Vania Aguilar, M.S., Program Manager, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University; Graciela Marquina, MSW, Victim Assistance Director, Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC); y Margeling Santiago, Victims’ Rights Attorney, Legal Services of North…
