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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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Class 7 fellows from across the United States are learning new leadership skills in real time to work with their Class to develop recommendations that will inform new research, policies, and programs that address institutional inequities to improve awareness, understanding, and assistance to communities of color and those who are at risk of human trafficking. HTLA Class 7 runs from May 2021 to…

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NHTTAC is excited to announce a new SOAR Online module for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) and sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFE). Developed in partnership with the International Association of Forensic Nurses, the accredited SOAR for SANE training…

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SOAR to Health and Wellness lego

Check out our new look and updated content in the reaccredited SOAR Online modules. The recently released SOAR to Health and Wellness module includes a choose-your-own case study adventure, information on intersectional issues that increase the risk…

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Human Trafficking Leadership Academy Class 6 Graduation picture

The Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons and the Office on Women’s Health are proud to announce the release of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA) Class 6 Recommendations Report. In the report, HTLA fellows based their recommendations on the following project question: “How can communities assess and respond to risk factors among migratory…

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NHTTAC is seeking survivors, leaders, and allied professionals across the United States to participate in Class 7 of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA). HTLA Class 7 fellows will use trauma-informed principles, survivor-informed practices, knowledge and understanding of institutional inequities among survivors of human trafficking to address barriers to accessing services for…

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) has released the “Core Competencies for Human Trafficking Response in Health Care and Behavioral Health Systems.” These core competencies pinpoint skill sets that health care and behavioral health practitioners (HCPs)…

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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) is pleased to release its fourth annual report. This report provides an overview of NHTTAC’s training and technical assistance (T/TA) activities and short- and long-term outcomes during fiscal year (FY) 2020. In FY 2020, NHTTAC trained a total of 50,493 individuals over the course of 91 T/TA activities.  

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The Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons and the Administration for Native Americans are proud to announce the release of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA) Class 5 Recommendations Report. In the report, HTLA fellows based their recommendations on the following project question: “How can culture be a protective factor in preventing trafficking…

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Class 6 of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy (HTLA) launched in October 2020. Fellows are working together to address the project question: “How can communities assess and respond to risk factors among migratory families in order to reduce vulnerabilities and prevent labor trafficking?” Class 6 fellows from across the Southwestern United States are learning new leadership skills in real…

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In response to the growing need to offer virtual training to support professional development, the Office on Trafficking in Persons and NHTTAC offered a free 1.5-hour virtual SOAR to Health and Wellness training in Spanish. More than 500 individuals attended the training from the United States and Latin America. View our Training Calendar to register for our next virtual Spanish SOAR to Health…

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In collaboration with Asian Health Services, in September and October 2020, NHTTAC delivered two free 1.5-hour virtual pilots of the new SOAR training, Ethical Considerations: Working With Individuals Who Have Experienced Trafficking. The lessons learned from the pilots are being incorporated into the development of a new SOAR Online module. The new online module will dive deep into ethical…

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