Child Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Resources

Events

January 2018
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Events
Produced by the ACS Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy

• All trainings will be held at 150 William Street, 19th Floor Manhattan Room.


• ACS and Contract Agencies: Training Coordinators register staff through STARS/HSLC.


• All trainings can easily be located in STARS/HSLC by typing in OCTPP into the search box.


• 75 seats are available per training, so if a registered staff cannot attend, please remove them from STARS to make the seat available to others.


• ACS or contract agency staff registering through Eventbrite will be removed from Eventbrite and re-directed to their Training Coordinator for STARS registration.


• All attendees will receive child trafficking awareness giveaways.


• Please email any questions to: Traffickingtraining@acs.nyc.gov

Schedule:

• January 11: Human Trafficking Awareness Day Event
  Sex Trafficking Vulnerability Overview and Film Screenings
  2:00 pm to 4:30 pm


• January 12: Human Trafficking Awareness Resource Fair
  11:00 pm to 3:00 pm


• January 23: Child Trafficking Database (CTDB) Train the Trainer Session
  2:00 pm to 4:30 pm


• January 24: Immigration Issues and Trafficked Youth
  1:30 pm to 4:30 pm


• January 26: Labor Trafficking: Red Flags and Action Plans
  10:00 am to 1:00 pm


• January 30: The Vulnerability of LGBTQ Youth to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
  10:00 am to 1:00 pm


• January 31: Trauma Informed Care and Vicarious Trauma in Work with Commercially Sexually Exploited/Trafficked Children: Skills to Assist
  1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Session Descriptions and Trainers:

January 11: Human Trafficking Awareness Day Event:
Sex Trafficking Vulnerability Overview and Film Screenings
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

• Selina Higgins, LCSW-R, ACS’ Director of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy

An overview of the development of sex trafficking vulnerability, followed by 2 film screenings, both narrated by Academy-Award nominee Jessica Chastain. “I am Little Red” is an 11 minute animated film aimed at developing awareness of exploiter tactics for middle school aged children. “I am Jane Doe” follows the stories and cases of middle school girls from Boston, Seattle, and St. Louis, and the battles their mothers waged on behalf of their daughters as victims of Backpage.com, where underage girls are sold for sex.

January 12: Human Trafficking Awareness Resource Fair
11:00 pm to 3:00 pm

ACS’ first Human Trafficking Awareness Resource Fair! An opportunity to meet and network with agencies and service providers who provide services to sex and labor trafficked children (and adults). Stop by and talk with trafficking prevention experts from Federal, State and City and community agencies (see below), and pick up literature and resource information. Anonymously discuss case concerns with representatives from the ACS Investigative Consultation Program. Tabling is expected to be provided by:

1. ACS Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy
2. ACS Investigative Consultation Program
3. ACS Missing Children’s Outreach Unit
4. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
5. Federal Bureau of Investigation
6. New York Police Department/Vice Division/ Huma Trafficking Unit
7. Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
8. "Not on My Watch!" Safe Haven Network Int'l / NYC Faith-Based Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence
9. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
10. US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division
11. NYC Law Department
12. Ali Forney Center
13. Day One
14. ECPAT-USA
15. Sanctuary for Families
16. Lifeway Network
17. HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
18. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Family and Child Health
19. Safe Horizon’s Anti-Trafficking Program
20. Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Program
21. The NYU EMPOWER Clinic for Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Violence
22. Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
23. NYC OCFS Youth Engagement
24. Mt. Sinai Adolescent Clinic
25. The Institute for Family Health’s PurpLE Clinic (Purpose: Listen and Engage)
26. Task Force Against Human Trafficking for the Episcopal Diocese of New York
27. Covenant House
28. NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)

Awaiting responses from more providers!

January 23: Child Trafficking Database (CTDB) Train the Trainer Session
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

• Selina Higgins, ACS’ Director of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy
• Peter Jablin, Implementation Support, Training Systems Development, ACS IT

An interactive walk through of ACS’ Child Trafficking Database (CTDB) for staff who can replicate the training for their areas/agencies to train others. How to access the CTDB.  How to create, complete, delete,\ and print screenings. How to use the demographic charts. All attendees will receive a copy of the CTDB Reference Guide and the Training Slides.

January 24: Immigration Issues and Trafficked Youth
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

• Tenaz Dubash, Victim Specialist, Homeland Security Investigations, NYC
• Noelle Fries, Manager of Training and Community Outreach, Safe Horizon’s Anti-Trafficking Program
• Suzanne Tomatore, Esq. Co-Director, Immigrant Justice Project, City Bar Justice Center

Trafficking red flags specific to immigrants, common industries, how victims are lured in and kept in their situations, how to identify victims, who to contact, language issues, immigrant benefits (Continued Presence, Parole), working with minor victims in tandem with Health and Human Services, legal aspects and T-visas. Case examples provided.

January 26: Labor Trafficking: Red Flags and Action Plans
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

• Suzanne Tomatore, Esq. Co-Director, Immigrant Justice Project, City Bar Justice Center
• Lima James, MSW, Education and Development Manager, Lifeway Network
• Viktoria Curbelo, Community Engagement Fellow at UNICEF USA

The International Labour Organization estimates that 24.9 million people are trafficked into forced labor. This session will cover both the global and local nature of labor trafficking in our society. You will learn what it looks like abroad and right here in NYC; who it impacts; ways that victims are lured and kept in exploitative situations; red flags and signs to recognize and identify a trafficking situation or victim; common industries where trafficking may be found; and most importantly, critical needs of the victims and survivors such as social services and legal services. Case studies in the NYC area and ethical consumerism will be discussed.

January 30: The Vulnerability of LGBTQ Youth to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

• Lisa Parrish, ACS’ Senior Advisor for LGBTQ Policy and Practice
• Nadia Swanson, LMSW, Coordinator of Training and Advocacy, Ali Forney Center
• Latisha Swanston, MSW, Intensive Case Manager, Ali Forney Center
• Lindsey Hennawi, LMSW, MPH, Mental Health Specialist, Ali Forney Center
• Jillian Lee, LCSW, JET Program Coordinator, Justice & Empowerment for Teens Initiative,Sanctuary for Families

An overview of the extreme vulnerability of LGBTQ youth to commercial sex trafficking, focusing on understanding the etiology, developing engagement and identifying resources. Presenters hail from NYC agencies with eminent service experience.

January 31: Trauma Informed Care and Vicarious Trauma in Work with Commercially Sexually Exploited/Trafficked Children: Skills to Assist
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

• Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS).

Goal: To understand and mitigate the impact of trauma on the commercially sexually exploited (CSE) population and on practitioners. Define & discuss trauma and its impact. Understand atypical trauma responses in CSE youth populations. Consider the impact of vulnerability in CSE youth self-identification & communication styles. Examine the role of vicarious trauma in service provision. Identify vicarious trauma & its challenges. Build realistic self-care strategies for professional practitioners.