• Webinar: Child Sex Trafficking And Social Media

    Danger! Understanding the Dynamics of Social Media Human Trafficking Recruitment  https://youtu.be/ZMBc83LvxdI 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern/ Noon to 2 p.m. Central, Friday, April 17 The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT), Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) and Florida’s Department of Children and Families invite you to participate in April's Third Friday Community Training…

  • Human Trafficking: Working With Underserved Populations

    Webinar: 1-2:30 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2020 https://youtu.be/GQYegltCPa0 This training is free, but registration is required. Webinar Materials: HT_Underserved_May2020_5.15 - Read-Only Trafficking_AdvocacyConsiderationsRecommendations-ByAPI-GBV2017-Formatted-2019 Description This webinar will provide an overview of human trafficking and how it affects underserved populations as well as intersects with sexual and domestic violence. This program will also help participants build on…

  • Collaborating to Keep Kids Safe Across Systems and Across the State: A Focus on Florida’s Schools

    "Collaborating to Keep Kids Safe Across Systems and Across the State: A Focus on Florida’s Schools" https://youtu.be/IwLmjNjbkyE Schools are vital to an effective community response to human trafficking. The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has been a leader in informing educators and all Floridians about human trafficking. Recent FDOE rules require each school to develop…

  • Survivor Teachings: A Process of Healing and Hope

    WEBINAR: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern / 12 – 1:30 p.m. Central, Friday, July 1 https://youtu.be/ZGFxusQUjp4 Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Florida’s Department of Children and Families invite you to participate the monthly Third Friday Community Training Program: "Survivor Teachings: A Process of Healing and Hope” online…

  • Human Trafficking and Gangs

    Live Web Event 1-2:30 p.m., EST Friday, August 21, 2020  https://youtu.be/q1POxWrFEPk Hosted by: Florida’s Center for Child Welfare at USF. Audio will be provided through your computer. Attendance will be limited to the first 1,000 people who join this event. Please join early. The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT), The Survive and Thrive…

  • BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) VIRTUAL MEETING

    Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM The speaker for this meeting will be Patrick Crough, Special Agent Supervisor, Ft. Myers Regional Operations Center,  Florida Department of Law Enforcement. This virtual meeting will be held using USA-Webex.  Log-in information will be sent in a separate email next week.

  • Local Human Trafficking Task Forces and Coalitions: Promises and Pitfalls

    Live Web Event 1-2:30 p.m., EST Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 https://youtu.be/4GKo7u5Hci4 Hosted by: Florida’s Center for Child Welfare at USF. Audio will be provided through your computer. Attendance will be limited to the first 1,000 people who join this event. Please join early. The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT), The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) and the Florida…

  • Advocating to End Human Trafficking: Justice, Equality and Economic Security for All

    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/NcR5LhwCMLI  Friday, October 16, 2020…

  • Human Trafficking: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know-A Special Focus on Mental Health

    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…