Human trafficking is a complex issue that impacts millions of individuals, families, and communities globally. Yet too often it is discussed as a solitary phenomenon without taking into consideration the multiple factors that create vulnerability or the composite response necessary to successfully address the needs...

This year's conference, "Bridging the Gap and Building a Movement," seeks to acknowledge the complexity and interrelation of the various causes of human trafficking. It also seeks to "forge partnerships across disciplines, taking trafficking out of its silo to explore root causes and best practice...

Convening in Huntsville, Alabama, this symposium offers over 130 workshops in the following fields: forensic interviewing, human trafficking, sexual assault and exploitation, law enforcement, prosecution, victim advocacy, and trauma informed services. For more information on speakers and registration, visit the website of the National Children's Advocacy...

Secondary Trauma: Caring for Caregivers of Human Trafficking Victims The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking and its Interdisciplinary Professional Education Committee is offering a 3-part series of workshops for those in the helping professions. Applications for Continuing Education credits for nurses, social workers, counselors, marriage...

FASST has announced its next "Hands that Heal Trainings" for the winter/Spring. The last one remaining is: •Miami, FL: April 7-9, 2016 If you would like more details about how to register, please email faast@faastinternational.org. For more information about FAAST and its programs and trainings,...

Immigration and Human Trafficking The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking and its Interdisciplinary Professional Education Committee is offering a 3-part series of workshops for those in the helping professions. Applications for Continuing Education credits for nurses, social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists and attorneys...

Where: Congregation of St. Joseph – Nazareth Center 3427 Gull Rd Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048 Phone: 269-370-7187 (Sr. Rita Ann Teichman) When: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 12:00 PM, to Sunday, May 15, 1:30 PM Overnight accommodations are available on Friday, May 13th Who: We, Sisters of St. Joseph, are...

Please join us for LifeWay Network’s annual Spring Fundraiser: Thursday, May 19, 2016, 6:30-8:30 pm At the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (Wallace Hall) Park Avenue & 84th Street, New York NY 10028 Freedom Award Recipient: The Honorable Carolyn Maloney, Congresswoman for the 12th District of...