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The ATLIS project will provide up to $20,000 plus technical assistance and capacity-building support for 10 survivor-led organizations, collaboratives, and community groups. 

Economic empowerment is a critical need for many individuals who have experienced human trafficking, from their moment of exit through their long-term recovery. In this webinar, we share guiding principles for the development and implementation of economic empowerment programs as well as key findings and recommendations for programming related to the five tiers of economic empowerment.

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month (HTPM), a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role it can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking. This webinar provides an overview of the HTPM Toolkit and share foundational principals for public awareness and outreach

Creating an effective campaign is about more than raising awareness. This workshop explores the principles of effective health communication campaigns.

Are you interested in applying for funding from the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)? OTIP’s National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) will host a one-hour webinar on applying for OTIP grant funding. The webinar will highlight general guidance, tips, and lessons learned from past OTIP funding opportunities. Webinar participants will learn:

• The application process and eligibility requirements for OTIP grants.
• What to consider when applying and whether an applicant is a good fit for an OTIP grant.
• How to avoid common mistakes and apply lessons learned from past grant applications.
• General guidelines and best practices for submitting a complete grant application.

This webinar will include Sophia Papadimos (NHTTAC Consultant) and Flavia Keenan (Victim Assistance Program Specialist, OTIP) as speakers.

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Recording of a training on how to navigate the Anti-Trafficking Information Management System’s (ATIMS) Grant Performance Module for external users. ATIMS will allow grant recipients and their subrecipients to track client information and submit performance reports to reduce the burden of data collection.

Watch the training on YouTube. 

The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar highlighted identifying at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway and homeless youth, Native youth, and unaccompanied minors. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center) and included Anna Smith, LCSWA, Erik Gray (Queers Uniting to End Exploitation), and Deanna Pruitt (Sasha Bruce Youthwork) as speakers on the topic.

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define “disconnected youth” and understand why they are at risk of human trafficking.
• Discuss trauma- and survivor-informed strategies to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for youth, families, and communities.
• Examine innovative models used to prevent trafficking of disconnected youth across the United States.

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address protective factors for children. The webinar highlighted how systems can better work with at-risk populations, including LGBTQIA2S+ youth, all-male youth, runaway youth, youth who are experiencing homelessness, Indigenous youth, and unaccompanied children. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (Deputy Director, NHTTAC) and included Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman (Licensed Behavioral Psychologist, King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency), Sue Aboul-Hosn (Regional Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinator, Florida Department of Children and Families), and Kiricka Yarbough Smith (Director of Human Trafficking Programs, North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement Grants/Department of Administration) as speakers on the topic.

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand how “disconnected youth” interact with systems. 
• Discuss trauma-informed and survivor-informed strategies that systems-based employees may use to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for youth, families, and communities.
• Examine innovative models within systems used across the United States to prevent the trafficking of disconnected youth.

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies addressing economic mobility. The webinar highlighted survivor-informed models that organizations may implement on financial literacy and sustainable employment opportunities for people who have experienced trafficking. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (Deputy Director, NHTTAC) and included Jill Brogdon (Vice-Chair, Colorado Human Trafficking Council), Tannia Ventura (Director of Partnerships and Education, FreeFrom), and Lenore Schaffer (Senior Manager of Economic Empowerment, Restore NYC) as speakers on the topic. 

As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to do the following: 

• Understand institutional barriers to economic mobility and financial sustainability for individuals who have experienced human trafficking. 
• Share successful approaches to integrating financial literacy and financial capacity-building services into trafficking programming. 
• Discuss innovative programs that provide greater access to post-secondary employment opportunities. 

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center hosted a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies on the development of remote case management and telehealth to leverage community resources to provide services to individuals impacted by human trafficking during COVID-19. This webinar was moderated by Jenna Novak (National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center) and included Dr. Frederic Reamer (Rhode Island College — School of Social Work), Tanya Gould (Identifiable Me), and Kate Kiesel (Sanar Institute) as speakers on the topic. 
 
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: 

• Identify platforms that work in providing remote case management with clients
• Understand best practices in supporting clients in a trauma-informed and ethical way
• Address vicarious trauma and support staff who are facing hardships in providing services

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