Human Trafficking: Online Safety

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Add to Calendar 2020-06-17 15:00:00 2020-06-17 15:00:00 Human Trafficking: Online Safety The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. In recognition of this significant milestone, the U.S. Department of Education is conducting a webinar series to address the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. In light of current realities related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant increase in young people’s online exposure, this event will feature anti-trafficking strategies in the online space to prevent human trafficking and child labor exploitation. The event is designed to provide administrators, teachers, and specialized instructional support personnel, parents, caregivers, and students with trauma-informed and survivor-centered strategies for protecting students from falling prey to online trafficking activity. The webinar will feature a variety of perspectives: Katherine Chon, Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will provide a national perspective on prevention of online recruitment for trafficking; Ruth Ryder, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, will describe the importance of Human Trafficking prevention in the nation’s education system; Stacie Harris, Associate Deputy Attorney General and National Coordinator for Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Department of Justice, will describe key institutional principles to address online child exploitation, to include human trafficking; Savannah Sanders, a national human trafficking activist, will discuss specific strategies for parents and caregivers to prevent human trafficking and share a survivor-driven perspective; and Erin Williamson, U.S. Programs Director at Love146, will discuss realities of a student perspective. Featured Speakers will answer your questions. Registration To register for this webinar, please click here.  Note: The first 1,000 participants can join via Zoom.  All others can participate via Facebook Live. Webinar Materials Slides Related Resources Love146's Online Safety Guide Love146's Resources for Parents Love 146's PSA - Online Safety during COVID English version Spanish version THORN - Sextortion Smart Social: Learn How to Shine Online Common Sense Media Sex Trafficking Prevention for Kids I am Jasmine Strong Presenter Bios Katherine Chon Katherine Chon is the founding director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and senior advisor on human trafficking at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OTIP is part of the HHS Administration for Children and Families, responsible for developing strategies and implementing programs to prevent trafficking, increase victim identification and access to services, and strengthen the health and well-being of survivors. OTIP also collaborates with government and nongovernment partners to raise public awareness, identify research priorities, and inform policy recommendations to strengthen the Nation’s public health response to human trafficking. As director, Katherine leads the office and determines certification and eligibility for survivors of human trafficking who may be eligible for refugee benefits and services. She is the federal executive officer of the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the U.S. As senior advisor, Katherine serves on multiple committees under the Senior Policy Operating Group of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. She serves on other related federal inter-agency working groups on violence against women, child exploitation, and Native American affairs. Prior to her government service in 2012, Katherine was the co-founder and President of Polaris, establishing the global organization’s innovative programs to assist survivors of human trafficking, expand anti-trafficking policies, and fundamentally change the way local communities respond to modern slavery. Katherine received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brown University, and a certificate in Executive Nonprofit Leadership from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ruth Ryder Ruth Ryder is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy and Programs – Formula Grants in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) at the U.S. Department of Education.  In this role, Ms. Ryder oversees a broad range of management, policy, and program functions related to formula and discretionary grant programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA).  Ms. Ryder was previously the deputy director of the Office of Special Education Programs in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which she joined in 1988. Prior to joining the Department, Ms. Ryder was a program administrator in a Washington state school district. There she had responsibility for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title 1 and Title II programs, state-remediation, gifted education, outcome-based education, and state- and district-wide testing programs.  Ms. Ryder has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education and a master’s degree in special education. Stacie Harris Stacie Harris is currently serving as an Associate Deputy Attorney General, the National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction and the National Human Trafficking Coordinator at the Department of Justice. Before her current assignment, Stacie served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. In Tampa, she is currently the Chief of the Special Victims Section and the Civil Rights and Human Trafficking Coordinator for the Middle District of Florida. She has also served as the Chief of the Major Crimes Section and Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section in the Tampa office. Prior to her appointment by Attorney General Eric Holder in 2008, Stacie was a litigation associate at the Tampa law firm of Hill, Ward, and Henderson. Since joining the Department of Justice, Stacie has prosecuted a wide range of crimes, focusing on violent crimes, child exploitation, violent crimes against children, white-collar fraud, national security, and human trafficking cases. Because of her hard work and expertise in the field of child exploitation and human trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asked Stacie to join his staff in August 2018. In the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, Stacie coordinates the Department of Justice’s child exploitation, human trafficking, violence against women and civil rights programs. Savannah Sanders Savannah Sanders uses her personal and professional experiences as a mother, foster parent, social worker, and survivor of exploitation to impact the community through education and inspiration. Sanders is the author of Sex Trafficking Prevention: A Trauma-informed approach for parents and professionals. Sanders has spent her career developing comprehensive training, curriculums, and course that address the roots of trafficking so prevention is possible. Erin Williamson Erin Williamson serves as the US Programs Director for Love146. She is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and operation of Love146’s US Survivor Care and Prevention Education programs. Erin has over 20 years of direct service, program management, and applied research experience in the fields of social service and criminal justice, with particular expertise in the areas of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation. She has a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Erin also sits on the US Department of Health and Human Services National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children & Youth in the United States. Prior to joining Love146, Erin worked for ICF and Polaris. Nathan Earl Mr. Earl is anti-trafficking pioneer, fierce advocate and visionary leader with a passion for building resilient communities immune to exploitation. In in his role as Director of Ark of Freedom Alliance, he creates impactful change across systems by leveraging prior lived experiences to develop and lead transformational strategic initiatives aimed at ending the marginalization in prevention and treatment for male and LGBTQ survivors of violent trauma, and those at risk. He celebrates triumph over childhood sexual abuse, substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders, sexual assault and criminal justice involvement. Furthermore, he advocates for the continued framing of human trafficking as a public health priority and educate regional and national stakeholders on the systemic factors that create and sustain exploitation. In summary, Mr. Earl represents tangible evidence of the resilience of the human spirit; that anyone can rise from extraordinary circumstances to do great things in the world when connected to and supported by an engaged and trauma-informed community.  For more information on how to address trafficking, go to https://www.state.gov/policy-issues/human-trafficking/ and https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip.  For questions regarding the upcoming webinar, email ncssle@air.org.   Online Online noreply@air.org America/New_York public

The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. In recognition of this significant milestone, the U.S. Department of Education is conducting a webinar series to address the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. In light of current realities related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant increase in young people’s online exposure, this event featured anti-trafficking strategies in the online space to prevent human trafficking and child labor exploitation.

The event was designed to provide administrators, teachers, and specialized instructional support personnel, parents, caregivers, and students with trauma-informed and survivor-centered strategies for protecting students from falling prey to online trafficking activity.

The webinar featured a variety of perspectives:

  • Katherine Chon, Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will provide a national perspective on prevention of online recruitment for trafficking;
  • Ruth Ryder, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, will describe the importance of Human Trafficking prevention in the nation’s education system;
  • Stacie Harris, Associate Deputy Attorney General and National Coordinator for Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Department of Justice, will describe key institutional principles to address online child exploitation, to include human trafficking;
  • Savannah Sanders, a national human trafficking activist, will discuss specific strategies for parents and caregivers to prevent human trafficking and share a survivor-driven perspective;
  • Erin Williamson, U.S. Programs Director at Love146, will discuss realities of a student perspective.

Webinar Materials

Related Resources

For more information on how to address trafficking, go to https://www.state.gov/policy-issues/human-trafficking/ and https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip

For questions regarding the upcoming webinar, email ncssle@air.org(link sends e-mail).

 


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