November 19, 2020, Noon – 2:00 pm ET Free online training Every healthcare professional, including the mental health practitioner, holds a unique and trusted position in our world, making it imperative that they are fully informed about human trafficking. This session will meet the requirements of Florida law regarding human trafficking education and help attendees…
This free webinar is one in a series that BBCAHT and STAC is organizing during this time of social distancing and to keep up our Third Friday training schedule. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues throughout the Big Bend and beyond – please join us! https://youtu.be/_AUFWCvXk8w November 20, 2020 1:00 PM –…
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: This event will feature a human trafficking survivor-centered discussion and highlight the challenges faced by survivors across the greater Tallahassee area. Due to its complexity and the harm caused by trafficking, survivors face a multitude of barriers as they work…
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: The IRC and STAC provide services to domestic and foreign-born survivors of human trafficking. The IRC’s unique experience in working with diverse immigrant and refugee communities provides the context for this conversation to explore the many ways immigrants are victimized…
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: “Operation Innocence,” a coordinated local, state and federal sting operation, here in Tallahassee resulted in the arrest of over 170 people in a child sex trafficking network. We know that traffickers target children online and since the advent of COVID-19,…
Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Tune in on the radio: 88.9FM TUNE IN HERE Description: A panel of representatives from the community and beyond, including the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Leon County Commission Chair Rick Minor and Holland & Knight attorney…
January 13, 2021 3:00PM- 4:00 PM Eastern | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Central This free webinar is one in a series that BBCAHT, STAC, and others in the Big Bend of Florida are organizing during this time of social distancing and in observation of January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. We are…
SOCIAL JUSTICE TABLE TALK Midway, January 14, 2021 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm https://youtu.be/QnvUp67FqDU LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center invites you to join in on the 4th Annual Gadsden County Human Trafficking Community Forum, a pivotal discussion geared toward developing social justice reform and helping survivors of human trafficking in Gadsden County.…
Date: Friday, January 15, 2021, 11- 12:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/ytQ0DfWwtus Description: The Georgia state line is less than 30 minutes from many of us in North Florida, making it of great value to learn from our neighbor to the north about how we can collaborate to prevent human trafficking, protect victims, and bring traffickers to justice.…
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: This panel discussion will focus on the science of trauma, how it impacts the brain and how it manifests itself in the lives of survivors; including physically, psychologically and in society. It will be moderated by Florida Department of Juvenile…
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/0haGW1VXEVo Description: What is the role of the private sector in addressing and helping to end human trafficking? What roles do we play as attorneys in civil practice, business owners and leaders, and consumers? What role does government play and is there a place for…
Please make plans to join us for our first Professional Network of 2021 as we recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month. We will discuss incidence rates, identification, and available resources for youth and families. We will look at gaps that exist in our system of care to determine how collectively we can address the sinister manipulation…
