If you haven't registered for the annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference, register now! If you have already registered, listen to what will take place at the conference. This episode is devoted to providing you with an overview of what is to come on September 21, 22, and 23rd, 2022!
Read MoreSome of us remain stuck because we don't understand the 2/3rd's life theory. In anti-trafficking work or indeed in life in general, we can adopt two of three routes to achievement. We can accomplish in a way that is cheap, fast, or good. We can't have all three. Make the best decision for you.
Read MoreA religious cult disguised as a new wave church indoctrinated Frankie and her family when she was very young. Her trafficking related to the church began at age 12 as sexual touching, videos, and inappropriate sexual discussions all leading to the eventual and continued trafficking and rape by the cult leadership. Her advice for those wishing to help survivors? Please be curious and courageous enough to ask questions and offer help. #occupycults
Read MoreLora's early life was one of extreme victimization by family, strangers, and systems. She was first trafficked at the age of nine, while her mother watched on. As a young woman she was institutionalized in a mental hospital without just cause. Her saving grace was the formal and informal messengers and advocates that appeared throughout her life to offer hope and love. Her message for us is to understand that when we reach out to help someone, we may be the one person that offers them the love and hope they need at the very moment they need it. Finally, many survivors can and do heal from trauma to lead a life of joy and purpose.
Read MoreEach year we host a national annual human trafficking virtual event geared toward high school aged youth. Event speakers provide relevant, youth-centered, great educational information. The day also includes a youth poetry slam and art competition! Registration is free! Once registered, teachers can use a zoom link to bring the event into their classrooms! Have youth in group homes or after school programs that can't watch it live during school hours? No problem, with the link you have access to the event anytime you want.
Read MoreEach year we host a national annual human trafficking virtual event geared toward high school aged youth. Event speakers provide relevant, youth-centered, great educational information. The day also includes a youth poetry slam and art competition! Registration is free! Once registered, teachers can use a zoom link to bring the event into their classrooms! Have youth in group homes or after school programs that can't watch it live during school hours? No problem, with the link you have access to the event anytime you want.
Read MoreEach year we host a national annual human trafficking virtual event geared toward high school aged youth. Event speakers provide relevant, youth-centered, great educational information. The day also includes a youth poetry slam and art competition! Registration is free! Once registered, teachers can use a zoom link to bring the event into their classrooms! Have youth in group homes or after school programs that can't watch it live during school hours? No problem, with the link you have access to the event anytime you want.
Read MoreThe best way is to target your awareness campaign is to focus on each target population with messages that are culturally appropriate and positive. Hmmm...but how do we protect youth against human trafficking with messages that are positive? Listen and learn how.
Read MoreLearn about what to expect at this year's annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference! We have 115 different sessions to choose from. Get the details on the cost, continuing education units we will be providing, and information for vendors. We will also reveal four amazing well-known people that are coming!
Read MoreLooking for a trauma treatment therapist? Know why it's important to find a knowledgeable and trained trauma treatment therapist with lived experience? Listen to Katie discuss the first survivor led organization addressing comprehensive services for human trafficking survivors in Michigan including trauma treatment therapy.
Read MoreListen to what Youth Underground does as they work with youth to prevent human trafficking. They put into practice the nine most effective elements of evidence-based prevention practice. I go over the nine elements that you can use to develop your best practice prevention program.
Read MoreHow do you become an FBI agent? What do FBI agents do? What does a Victim-Witness Specialist do? What types of law enforcement approaches work and don't work? Learn this and more from a veteran agent that worked on human trafficking cases. Also, become a consultant for his new book!
Read MoreConnection to culture, understanding historical trauma, and removing shame associated with victimization are some of the key elements that should be considered and included when we work with indigenous populations. Learn more about indigenous populations in the U.S. and the trauma they have experienced.
Read MoreHow much do our unconscious biases unintentionally hurt the people and the movement we claim to want to help? We all have a level of unconscious bias. Let's take the shame out of it, acknowledge it, own it, and work on a daily basis to change it.
Read MoreIn this episode we dive deeper into learning more about male victims of sex trafficking with trauma informed researcher Ena Lucia Mariaca Pacheco, who interviewed 40 male survivors of child sexual abuse, including 12 trafficking survivors, 10 of which were trafficked by family members.Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this episode are those of the researcher. They do not reflect the opinions or views of INTERPOL or its members.
Read MoreAlternative therapies such as mind-body work has been viewed by some as critical to survivor healing. Learn more about Trauma-Informed Yoga including what it is, how it works, and why it is helpful.
Read MoreWhen people treat you as if you don't matter and you believe you don't matter, you lose a sense of self preservation and personal safety. Are you able to build back from that? How do you build back from that? Is talk therapy helpful or are other methods also helpful? Listen to the amazing Dr. Beth tell her story, her journey back to the life she wanted, and how she works to improve the lives of others today.
Read MoreDr. Heather Evans wrote two books on trauma and human trafficking survivors. Too often advocates understand the word "trauma" but don't know how to help survivors heal. We say we are "walking along side" survivors, but do not know where we're going in our healing journey. Learn the importance of being trauma-informed and know the difference between trauma-informed work and trauma treatment.
Read MoreA multi-pronged approach to serving victims of human trafficking without a parallel multi-strategic response to traffickers makes little sense. We can't solve the problem by largely attending to only one side of the equation. Our current strategy of "putting the bad guys in jail" is a limited strategy. But what do we know about traffickers? What can we do that involves more than "putting the bad guys in jail?"
Read MoreWhat happens behind closed doors? Who is involved? Why are they allowed to operate? Learn about illicit massage parlors as a front for sex trafficking and the structural, political, and cultural contexts behind their operation and how to disrupt it.
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