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Sep 26, 2022

SOAR for Communities is designed to teach communities how to build a comprehensive and multidisciplinary network that can effectively identify and respond to trafficking with a public health approach. In September, NHTTAC is partnering with two communities to deliver the training in person: Plainfield, NJ, and South Carolina’s Tri-County Region.

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Aug 19, 2022

The Office on Trafficking in Persons is pleased to announce the launch of the Annual Training Metrics web page on the NHTTAC website. The page includes cumulative and fiscal year statistics, a list of training and technical assistance events and training participants, select evaluation findings, and demographics of enrolled NHTTAC…

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Aug 19, 2022

NHTTAC piloted a new professional development program for Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA) fellows. HTLA fellows submitted proposals for projects to implement recommendations made in HTLA Classes 16 in their community and/or state to improve efforts to combat trafficking. The fellows, who were the consultants in these training and…

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Aug 19, 2022

The new and improved SOAR Online modules include refreshed content based on current research and promising practices, as well as a brand-new look and improved user interface. SOAR to Health and Wellness now incorporates audience-specific content with a “choose your professional setting” feature for users. Ethical Considerations: Working With Individuals Who Have Experienced…

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Jan 14, 2022

Do you want to strengthen your community’s anti-trafficking efforts? Check out our new Human Trafficking Community Readiness Guide. This toolkit provides step-by-step instructions for how your community can create an effective, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to strengthen your efforts…

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Jan 14, 2022

In recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we celebrate the progress that survivor leaders, anti-trafficking organizations, communities, and allied individuals have achieved through their ongoing efforts and contributions to ending human trafficking. We also…

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Jan 14, 2022

The How to Improve Services for Males Experiencing Trafficking fact sheet provides behavioral health and social service providers with information on how to engage and build rapport with male clients and address each client’s specific risk factors…

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Jan 14, 2022

Join us for a free 2-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training that teaches providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. The SOAR trainings are developed in collaboration with subject matter experts in the field, including individuals with lived experiences and partner organizations.

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Sep 7, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons is proud to announce that a launch event will be held on September 17, 2021, from 3:30–5 p.m. Eastern to celebrate the release of the Core…

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Aug 27, 2021

On September 22, 2021, the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center will host a 90-minute webinar on emerging trends and case studies that address economic mobility. The webinar will highlight survivor-informed models on financial literacy and sustainable employment opportunities for people who have experienced trafficking. 

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Aug 27, 2021

In the human trafficking field, there is a growing need to educate providers about the relationship between substance use and human trafficking. The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center piloted two new trainings: (1) SOAR for Organizations for Substance Use Treatment Providers, designed to help organizations strengthen their protocols to identify and respond to…

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Aug 27, 2021

The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center is excited to announce a new SOAR Online module — Ethical Considerations: Working With Individuals Who Have Experienced Trafficking. This free training is an advanced human trafficking training (201 course) that builds upon the SOAR Online modules: SOAR to Health and…

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