From OVC, “In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, OVC encourages victim service providers and allied professionals to register for the following webinars from OVC training and technical assistance providers to increase awareness of and support for human trafficking victims: • Increasing Community Awareness of Labor Trafficking Read more…
Take a look at this comprehensive approach to suicide prevention from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. “Effective suicide prevention is comprehensive: it requires a combination of efforts that work together to address different aspects of the problem. The model above shows nine strategies that form a comprehensive approach to Read more…
“Faces of Human Trafficking” Video Series The series is intended to be used for outreach and education efforts of service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and others in the community. The series includes information about sex and labor trafficking, multidisciplinary approaches to serving victims of human trafficking, effective victim services, victims’ Read more…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities (Short Title: Circles of Care) grants. The purpose Read more…
“The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program is a home mortgage product specifically designed for American Indian and Alaska Native families, Alaska villages, tribes, or tribally designated housing entities. Congress established this program in 1992 to facilitate homeownership and increase access to capital in Native American Communities. With Section Read more…
National Indian Child Welfare Association is hosting it’s 38th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference in Denver, Colorado, from March 29–April 1, 2020. The deadline to receive the Early Bird rate is February 28, 2020. Read more about the conference or register here.
“The University of Baltimore School of Law Human Trafficking Prevention Project, the University of Baltimore Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, the Human Trafficking Legal Center and Ropes & Gray LLP launched a joint guide examining tax consequences for survivors of human trafficking.”
“This seven-video series weaves Native stories and cultural practices from across the Nation to show many of the ways children, families, and communities are healing from drug endangerment. These videos and the accompanying guide are intended to generate conversation and inspire communities to come together to develop, enhance, and share Read more…
In honor of January being Human Trafficking Prevention Month here is an Expert Q&A Recording from OVC TTAC on “Addressing Substance Abuse When Responding to Survivors of Human Trafficking.” Substance use can be a coping mechanism for a trauma response to being trafficked; however, it can also be the Read more…
The OVC TTAC Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit web-based training series continues with an in-depth look at the Notification victim assistance protocol. While the process of delivering death notifications is similar for a single homicide or a mass violence incident, there are Read more…