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Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Ambassador John Cotton Richmond as the two discuss the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report. John Cotton Richmond Ambassador Richmond is an attorney and diplomat focused on ethical business, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. He served in the country’s highest position dedicated to combating human trafficking as a U.S. Ambassador where he led U.S. foreign policy in the global fight for freedom. As a Partner at Dentons, Ambassador Richmond helps companies keep their supply chains and workforces free of human trafficking. He was named one of the federal “Prosecutors of the Year,” after a decade successfully trying complex police misconduct, cross-burning, neo-Nazi hate crimes, forced labor, and sex trafficking cases across the country. Ambassador Richmond is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, frequent expert for the United Nations, and frequent speaker on justice, freedom, leadership, faith, and vocation. Key Points The TIP Report evaluates 188 countries on their anti-trafficking efforts, including prosecution, protection, and prevention, and ranks them based on their progress compared to previous years. The rankings influence U.S. foreign policy, with tier three countries facing sanctions. Victim identification has improved with 133,943 victims identified this year, but this number represents less than 0.5% of estimated global victims. The TIP Report notes a rise in identified labor trafficking victims (31% of the total), highlighting a shift from primarily sex trafficking cases. The report does not specify industries, but labor trafficking occurs in various sectors, including domestic work and agriculture. Although prosecutions have slightly increased to 18,074, they are still below previous highs. Convictions remain significantly lower compared to past years, indicating insufficient accountability for traffickers. Despite regulations, victim identification remains low due to unfunded or underfunded mandates. Improved funding and strategic resource allocation are necessary to increase victim identification and support. The TIP Report emphasizes both the challenges and opportunities technology presents in combating trafficking. It also highlights the importance of including survivors in anti-trafficking efforts, recognizing their unique perspectives and contributions to the fight against trafficking. Resources 267- The Intersection of Business and Human Rights, with John Cotton Richmond 241 – Ambassador-at-Large John Cotton Richmond: Looking Forward 137 – Interview with Prosecutors: John Cotton Richmond & Victor Boutros 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report Atlas Free Libertas Council Everfree Freedom Life Map U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking UNODC Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:14 You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode #326: Reading Between the Lines of the 2024 U.S. TIP Report, with Ambassador John Cotton Richmond. Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast here at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice in Orange County, California. My name is Dr. Sandie Morgan, and this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. I am so glad to welcome back John Cotton Richmond. His career has taken him to the front lines in the global battle against human trafficking. He's been on this podcast more than anybody else. His three previous podcasts will be in the show notes, in case you want to go back and listen. Welcome back, Ambassador Richmond. Let us know what you've been doing these days. John Cotton Richmond 1:24 Sandie, it's so good to be back with you, and I'm really excited to talk about this year's Trafficking in Persons Report. I'm currently working with an organization called Atlas Free, and they gather anti-trafficking organizations together in a network centered around a strategic framewor...

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Dr. Alexis Kennedy as the two discuss the importance of self care within the parameters of professional careers. Dr. Alexis Kennedy Dr. Alexis Kennedy is a forensic psychology researcher, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has led federal and state grants to study violence against women and children, and as an expert with more than 30 years of working with human trafficking victims, she knows intimately the risks of developing burnout and compassion fatigue. Dr. Alexis Kennedy works with first responders, health care workers, attorneys, and other helping professionals throughout the US and Canada to stay in important but difficult work without sacrificing their own health. Key Points Burnout and compassion fatigue can take an emotional toll on professionals working with human trafficking victims, that can lead to significant mental and physical exhaustion. Dr. Kennedy emphasizes that self-care is crucial for maintaining effectiveness in high-stress jobs. Professionals must recognize the need to recharge and manage their well-being to avoid burnout. This includes developing healthy routines and taking breaks. Physical and emotional signs of burnout include changes in sleep patterns, appetite, digestive issues, and chronic pain. These symptoms are indicators that stress is impacting one's health and should be addressed proactively. Vicarious trauma can affect individuals who work closely with trauma survivors as the secondary exposure to trauma can be as damaging as direct trauma, leading to symptoms similar to PTSD. Dr. Kennedy provides practical advice for managing stress, such as maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, creating a calming bedtime routine, and avoiding blue light before sleep. She also mentions the importance of finding balance and avoiding overwork. Peer support plays an important role in recognizing and addressing mental health issues, including suicide risk. Tools like the Columbia Lighthouse Protocol can help identify individuals in need of support and facilitate appropriate interventions. Resources Compassion Recharge Alexis Kennedy The Columbia Lighthouse Project Trauma Recovery Yoga  Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:14 You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode #325: The Cost of Burnout with Dr. Alexis Kennedy. Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast here at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice in Orange County, California. My name is Dr. Sandie Morgan and this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. I am so excited to welcome Dr. Alexis Kennedy to be with us today. She is a forensic psychology researcher, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has led federal and state grants to study violence against women and children, and as an expert with more than 30 years of working with human trafficking victims, she knows intimately the risks of developing burnout and compassion fatigue. She works with first responders, health care workers, attorneys, and other helping professionals throughout the US and Canada to stay in important but difficult work without sacrificing their own health. Dr. Kennedy, I am so excited to have this conversation today. Welcome. Dr. Alexis Kennedy 1:52 Thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. Sandra Morgan 1:55 So you can call me Sandie, can I call you Alexis? Dr. Alexis Kennedy 1:58 Absolutely. Sandra Morgan 1:59 Okay. So when I first heard about you, I had been in Las Vegas meeting Judge William Voy who had started a CSEC court, commercially sexually exploited children, and he was really on the cutting edge of looking at these kids with a different lens. You've been there from the get go with him, it's like you've been swimming in trauma for decades. Can you give us a very tiny glimpse of that?

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Kirsten Foot as the two discuss the role that government agencies play in equipping and influencing others against trafficking. Kirsten Foot Kirsten Foot, PhD, is the CEO and Executive Director of Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) which educates employers to prevent  human trafficking, and provides pathways to safe employment for trafficking survivors. BEST offers employers consulting on anti-trafficking strategy development and implementation, video-based and in-person training services, and advisement on communicating about human trafficking with employees, customers, vendors and the public. Kirsten Foot was also a guest on Episode #111 and Episode #310 of the Ending Human Trafficking podcast.  Key Points To prevent human trafficking, the act and crime must be made more costly to traffickers, more expensive financially, and have higher risks and consequences so that they can no longer benefit from it.  BEST aims to drive trafficking out of businesses and the same strategy can be applied in the public sector to help public sector employers drive traffickers off of public property, agencies, and infrastructures. Government agencies have the power to do all of these things, and in turn, make trafficking harder and hurtful to traffickers rather than easy and beneficial.  It is important that businesses cross-train their employees and equip them to observe and report labor trafficking.  It’s important for management of a government agency to be trained as well, in order to support their front-line employees and provide a clear protocol for when a potential case of trafficking is identified.  Government agencies have the power to influence not only residents of the county they’re based in, but many other types of organizations by encouraging businesses that they work with, providing awareness-raising materials, and encouraging leaders to learn and contribute.  Resources EHT #111 EHT #310 NCMEC Ports of Freedom Not Alone Campaign Be the One Campaign BEST Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:14 You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice. This is episode #316: Government Agencies as Equippers and Influencers Against Trafficking, My name is Sandie Morgan and this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Kirsten Foot is back today to discuss how government agencies leverage tools and strategies developed by Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking, the organization she leads to counter human trafficking. Kirsten has a Ph. D. She's CEO and Executive Director of BEST, Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking, and she leads their initiatives to educate employers to prevent human trafficking, and provide pathways to safe employment for trafficking survivors. BEST offers employer consulting on anti-trafficking strategy development and implementation, video based and in-person training, services, and advisement on communicating about human trafficking with employees, customers, vendors and the public. Kirsten has been a guest on episode #111, and episode #310. Kirsten welcome back. Kirsten Foot 2:01 Thank you, Sandie, it is always good to talk with you. I learn things in our conversations too, I'm just excited to have this chance. Sandra Morgan 2:09 So I've been trying to reconsider the approach that I take to educating my community, and from the beginning of the podcast, a lot of my goals were designed around providing resources. But as I kind of lean into this new season, I want to understand better the "why", and my students can look up the "what", they Google it before I can get it out in my classroom, but the "why", that is the message. So I want to start today with the "why" for BEST, particularly in the context of serving government agencies.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Diana Mao, President and Co-Founder of the Nomi Network. Diana is an abolitionist with a mission to eradicate human trafficking in her lifetime. Diana actively champions for change, and her visionary skillsets have urged the Nomi Network forward into enormous growth and success. They discuss the Nomi Network's unique business strategy, the nature of child and forced marriages, and current challenges of the anti-trafficking movement. Diana Mao Diana Mao is an abolitionist with a mission to eradicate human trafficking in her lifetime. Diana actively champions for change, and her visionary skillsets have urged Nomi Network forward into enormous growth and success. She is a 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar, New York Academy of Medicine Fellow, and co-chaired the Nexus Human Trafficking Modern Day Slavery Work Group from 2013-2019. She currently serves on the White House Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. Diana also writes for the Huffington Post, Reuters, and the United States Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center. She received the 2018 Pioneer Award from Asian Americans for Equality and 2018 Recent Alumni Impact Award from New York University (NYU). Diana earned her Bachelor’s in Business Economics and Chinese from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has a Master’s in Public Administration, with a specialization in International Management from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. While she lives in New York, Diana spends most of her time traveling to raise awareness and funds for Nomi Network, building partnerships with industries and leaders in private, public, and government arenas to fight human trafficking. Key Points Poverty, gender norms, and the caste system perpetuate child and forced marriages, especially in rural areas in India and Cambodia. Although in India child marriage is illegal, there is a lack of implementation strategies throughout the nation that allows this form of human trafficking to continue at high rates. While the anti-trafficking movement has matured greatly, especially considering this year is the twentieth anniversary of TVPA, there needs to be a shift in focus from surviving to thriving when reintegrating survivors of human trafficking. Resources Nomi Network Huffington Post by Diana Mao TVPA Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the ending human trafficking podcast. This is episode number 227 - Another Form of Human Trafficking: Forced or Child Marriage. Production Credits [00:00:11] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. I was telling Sandie before our conversation today that I'm so glad that we get to welcome today's guest to really help me to learn more about something I know very little about, which is forced or child marriage. And Sandie, I know today's guest is going to really help us to explore this more so we can really understand more of the complexities of trafficking, but also how we can do better in our work. I'm so glad to welcome to the show today, Diana Mao. She is an abolitionist with a mission to eradicate human trafficking in her lifetime. Diana actively champions for change and her visionary skill sets to have urged ...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss new guidelines released by the U.S. Department of State for effective public awareness and outreach efforts for human trafficking. In order to have ethical practices to empower victims, we must be vigilant in how we frame our media messages. Sandie emphasizes three central ideas from the guidelines that are necessary for ethical public awareness and outreach. Key Points A central idea to take away from the new guidelines is to avoid conflated statistics and instead, use sources with reliable statistics that better demonstrate the bigger picture. Another key idea is to frame our messaging in a thoughtful way that avoids promoting misconceptions about human trafficking. Additionally, we must choose images that properly represent the story, are more in line with accurate statistics, and do not sensationalize survivors' experiences. Overall, we need to make sure that we understand what a victim-centered, trauma-informed message looks like. It's going to be empowering and avoid re-traumatization. Resources Public Awareness and Outreach Guide International Labour Organization Attorney General's Trafficking in Persons Report Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Research Initiative to End Slavery Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the ending human trafficking podcast. This is episode number 226 - Media Ethics: Where Do You Draw the Line? Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, today a conversation about media ethics and where we draw the line. And this is a conversation we've had many times in different contexts, of course, of the show. But there's some new materials available that we wanted to dive in on. Sandie [00:01:03] Yes, and I'm excited to bring to your attention a new guideline that has been released by our Department of State Office on Trafficking in Persons. First, though, I'd like to respond to some text messages, emails, and social media increase about how is the Global Center for Women and Justice doing during COVID-19? And to respond to that, I just want everyone to know we are working remotely. And Dave and I are recording this remotely. He's in his stay at home secure place and I'm in mine. And the biggest thing that people can do is to continue to support the work. Our work continues even in COVID-19. We continue to work remotely. We're still working with task forces and survivors who are pursuing their education now entirely online. So, if you wanted to do something, please give. And you can go to www.gcwj.org and hit the donate button. That's how you can help us during COVID-19. Dave [00:02:26] We have many people in our community that do support not only this show, but perhaps more importantly, support the work of the center and all the work you've done Sandie over the years through the Global Center for Women and Justice. So, thank you if you have been one of those supporters. And to reinforce what Sandie said, we are very blessed, we have a wonderful team, we have wonderful volunteers already. We're not seeking more help in that way. You can certainly continue to give, though, or perhaps give for the first time if you have not before. That'll continue to support our work and support Sandie's work and ...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak interview Mary Chiappetta, a member of Soroptimist International Huntington Beach. Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization providing women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Mary became passionate about raising sex trafficking awareness after serving as a juror on a criminal case in Orange County, California. Mary Chiappetta Mary Chiappetta is a member of Soroptimist International Huntington Beach. Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization providing women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Mary chairs the Stop Human Trafficking committee for SIHB. She became passionate about raising sex trafficking awareness after serving as a juror on a criminal case in Orange County, California. Key Points Is a victim of human trafficking credible if he/she has previous crimes committed? Within a prosecution, it is very important for the jury to understand the background and vocabulary within the specific sub-culture. While social media must be used carefully, it often provides evidence to incriminate pimps. Jury duty is often seen as a dreaded responsibility, however, Mary turned it into an opportunity to learn more about the issues and has become an advocate for victims as a result of her experience as a juror. Resources Soroptimist Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 225 - What Jurors Want to Know. Production Credits [00:00:07] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:28] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:36] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Today, we have a special episode with the perspective from a juror. So, glad to welcome to the show today Mary Chiappetta. She is a member of Soroptimist International, Huntington Beach. Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization providing women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Mary chairs the Stop Human Trafficking Committee for SIHB. She became passionate about raising sex trafficking awareness after serving as a juror on a criminal case here in Orange County, California. Mary, we're so glad to welcome you to the show. Mary [00:01:22] I'm delighted to be here. Thanks for having me. Sandie [00:01:25] We're glad to have, that's for sure. I've often wondered how jurors feel when they're sitting in a court at a human trafficking trial. And to get to talk to somebody and ask them those questions is really excited about this. We've never done a podcast like this before. Mary and I haven't met until today and in recent emails, so I'm especially happy for this opportunity. So, welcome. Mary [00:01:54] Thank you. Sandie [00:01:55] So, we're going to jump right in with what did you know about human trafficking before you went for jury duty? Mary [00:02:05] Well, I'm embarrassed to say I knew almost nothing. I mean, when they said that it was going to be a human trafficking case, my mind went to a van with people being smuggled across the border. It went to a sweatshop where people were working for no money. I didn't think of it as the sex trafficking part at all. I just had absolutely no idea. I was a little bit,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Nicole Strattman and Sgt. Juan Reveles. Nicole is a licensed clinical social worker, senior social services supervisor in Orange County Social Services, and she is the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Coordinator for Children and Family Services. Juan has a background working with gangs and narcotics with the Anaheim Police Department and is currently the Chair of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. They discuss how their work to end human trafficking has been impacted during the current public health crisis. Key Points Social service agencies in child welfare remain essential work, and while the work looks different right now in some respects due to COVID-19, they continue responding to children's needs. Law enforcement is operating under a new public health model perspective, which has allowed them to create new partnerships to better fight human trafficking despite the setbacks during the public health crisis. Despite tactics and strategies changing, the goal to end human trafficking has remained the same. Resources KTLA Article Child Abuse Registry: 800-207-4464 Orange County Social Services: 714-940-1000 National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888 Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 224 - Crisis Impact on Human Trafficking. Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, today we have two people with us, two guests who've made a difference. And I'm really excited about our conversation ahead on crisis impact. Sandie [00:00:54] Well, I'm very happy to welcome two wonderful friends and colleagues and experts. Nicole Strattman, licensed clinical social worker, senior social services supervisor here in Orange County Social Services, and she is the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Coordinator for Children and Family Services. What that really means is that when we have a CSEC victim, Nicole keeps track of all of the services, she manages protocols, she keeps everybody in the loop- coordinator for sure. We also have Sergeant Juan Reveles from the Anaheim Police Department. Big shout out to Anaheim, they've been leading on this for several years now. He has a background in gangs and narcotics and is the Chair of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. So, I want to welcome both of you, Nicole and Juan to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. Nicole [00:01:58] Thank you. Juan [00:01:59] Thank you, Sandie. Sandie [00:02:00] So, kind of is a way to get a little bit better acquainted. I want Nicole to tell us about the award that you recently received. Nicole [00:02:11] So, the award is the Above and Beyond award, which was granted to me by the California Department of Social Services. It was granted in January of 2020, which was the first time they have done this award, and it was in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Sandie [00:02:26] I was really impressed that you were the local girl made a statewide star. So, we're really proud of you. Nicole [00:02:33] Yes, I was the only one in Orange County, so it was an honor for sure. Sandie [00:02:37] We're proud of you and grateful for your long h...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined again by the Live2Free coach, Ruthi Hanchett, along with Live2Free President, Kaleigh Lawrence. Live2Free is a student-led, campus club that stands against the injustice of human trafficking that started at Vanguard University but has expanded to other high schools and colleges throughout the world. On this podcast, they discuss how they focus on justice through their annual Fashion Show event, and how you can be a part of it! Key Points Live2Free exists to challenge our generation to make personal choices that recognize the dignity of the individual, the responsibility of consumers to slow the demand that drives modern-day slavery, and to network with others to rescue, rebuild and restore broken lives of victims worldwide. Through this model and toolkit, you can replicate this opportunity to collaborate, to mentor, and to make a difference right where you are. Resources Live2Free Fair-Trade Fashion Show Community Tool Kit Fair-Trade Fashion Show Blog Post 96 – Coaching Live2free Peer Educators Are you enjoying the show?-fashion-show-toolkit/ If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 223 - Live2Free Models Just Choices with a Fashion Show. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And today we have a special episode featuring the wonderful work of Live2Free. You've heard about Live2Free many times on the podcast, but today we're just thrilled to have a couple of our close friends and collaborators with us and to teach us more about what Live2Free is up to today. And for those who have not heard about Live2Free before. Two things I wanted to mention here upfront is the who we are a statement from Live2Free and also the mission. So, Live2Free is a student-led campus club that stands against the injustice of human trafficking that takes place here in the United States and around the world. Live2Free started at Vanguard University but has expanded to other high schools and colleges throughout the world, including places like Argentina. We feel the responsibility as college students to not only make sure we ourselves are educated about human trafficking but to take it one step further and educate our peers, youth, and our community. And the mission is Live2Free exists to challenge our generation to make personal choices that recognize the dignity of the individual, the responsibility of consumers to slow the demand that drives modern-day slavery and to network with others to rescue, rebuild, and restore broken lives of victims worldwide. And Sandie, two friends with us today, they're going to help us to discover even more. Sandie [00:02:14] I am so excited to welcome to this podcast, Ruthi Hanchett and Kaleigh Lawrence. Ruthi is an adjunct at Vanguard University in the Women and Justice Minor. She is also a former guest on this show, so you can go back and read her very extensive bio. But her focus on empowering children and youth has made her the perfect Live2Free coach. And then our president for this year is Kaleigh Lawrence, who is a senior at Vanguard University. She has completed everything for her Women and Justice minor. She's been interning on the ground in front line services to at-risk and trafficked ...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by a cherished member of the GCWJ Community Advisory Board, Cheryl Pittluck. Previously, Cheryl was the Chair of the OCHTTF Faith-Based Action Committee and today is a part of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast's common mission in ending human trafficking. They look at the value and resources provided by the C.A.R.E. 68 Network to help fight human trafficking. Key Points The C.A.R.E. 68 Network helps churches fight human trafficking by providing church-focused resources and a community of peers for collaboration, learning, and inspiration. This is a beneficial resource for church workers or members who want to get their church involved in the fight against human trafficking but don’t know where to start. Joining this community will give you access to toolkits, resources for best practices, a private online discussion group, connections to peers in your local area, current anti-trafficking news, and upcoming events. Churches are in a unique position to be at the front line of our response to this humanitarian crisis because they already have the infrastructure, they know the community, and they are Biblically mandated to speak up for those who don't have a voice. Resources C.A.R.E. 68 Network Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 222 - The C.A.R.E. 68 Network. Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:28] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:36] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, I'm looking forward to today's conversation because we're going to be learning about the C.A.R.E. 68 Network. And I know virtually nothing about the care 68 network. Other than knowing that it's kicking off. And I'm so glad we get to welcome a friend of ours, Cheryl Pittluck to the show today. Cheryl is a member of the Global Center for Women and Justice's Community Advisory Board, and she is the past chair of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force and Faith-Based Action Committee. And she has been a friend and a partner to both of us in the work we're doing for many years. And we're so glad to have her on the show today. Hello, Cheryl. Cheryl [00:01:26] Hi. Sandie [00:01:27] Hey, I'm so excited about this because Cheryl and I met because someone when I was in Washington, D.C., said there's a woman in Orange County that you need to meet. So, of course, I love meeting people. And I made arrangements to go and meet that person. And that person didn't show up, but Cheryl Pittluck did. And Cheryl Pittluck has been showing up ever since in my life. She was a founding member of our community advisory board for the Global Center. And when I became the administrator of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, Cheryl jumped in and became the chair of at that time, a church committee. And eventually, that morphed into a faith-based committee. And the names have changed. Currently, it's now faith-based action council. Is that right, Cheryl? Cheryl [00:02:24] Yeah, I started as the faith based advisory council, which was helping the professionals at the task force learn how churches run and how things get done and how we can be more efficient in making use of church resources. And now it's a faith-based action committee.

 Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss prosecution with Juliet Oliver, Deputy District Attorney Human Exploitation & Trafficking Unit Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Juliet has specialized in the prosecution of cases involving pimping, pandering, and human trafficking of both adults and minors. They discuss trading sex for survival, protocols for child sexual assault, and a couple of cases that Juliet prosecuted. Key Points Pimping is the act of receiving the proceeds, in some fashion, that is made from the prostitution activity of a victim. Pandering relates specifically to the acts of trying to induce or persuade another individual to engage in prostitution activity. They do not have to have the intent to collect money from the prostitution activity. In order to have prosecution for victims of survivor sex, especially for minors, there must be a pimp or trafficker responsible for the behavior in order to look at in a trafficking context. Because human trafficking can present itself very differently and potentially not raise many red flags, it's important to educate the population, especially those that are in hospital settings and local law enforcement, on the signs of a potential victim. Resources 169 - Dr. Jodi Quas: Communicating with Child Victims Calhoun Article Jefferson Article Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is Episode 221 - Keys to Successful Prosecution. Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:36] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, we talk often about partnerships and of course, one of the wonderful partnerships that we have in, so many of the conversations we have is with law enforcement and with the legal side of government. And today, I'm, so glad that we're going to be able to learn even more about successful prosecution. I'm glad to welcome to today's show Juliet Oliver. She has been a deputy district attorney for the Orange County District Attorney's Office since November 2008. Since becoming a deputy D.A., she has prosecuted a wide variety of juvenile and adult cases from driving under the influence to attempted murder. In March 2016, she was selected to join the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit, known as the HEAT Unit. She was a member of that unit until March 2020. There, Juliet specialized in the prosecution of cases involving pimping, pandering, and human trafficking of both adults and minors. Juliet has presented on the topic of human trafficking to many different audiences and is trained on the topic of the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases to law enforcement and other agencies locally and across the state. Juliet, we're, so glad to have you on the show with us. Juliet [00:01:56] Thank you, so much. I'm delighted to be on your show. Thank you, so much for having me. Sandie [00:02:01] Well, we are going to dig right in, Juliet, because I have lots of questions. And I often have people who bring their questions to me and say, can you find out, blah, blah, blah. And, so to have somebody with your expertise here is a real gift. So, thank you for carving time out to record this podcast with us. Juliet [00:02:23] It's absolutely my pleasure. Sandie [00:02:24] And I love that women are repr...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak address residential care for human trafficking victims with Melissa Yao, the Executive Director of the National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance. Together they present some of the difficulties in the new field of aftercare, and how Melissa has taken strides to improve the industry for victims that you too can join. Key Points The field of aftercare is so new that it generally lacks certain standards set in other, more established, industries. Therefore, making the minimum standards that NTSA set so significant in developing this industry to better suit survivor needs. The biggest gaps in aftercare include providing services for victims with mental health issues, physical disabilities, and women over the age of 35 or with children. To overcome these gaps, it is crucial to equip and train agencies for specific needs for the community. Collaboration can accomplish this by learning from other's successful models and implementing it in our own communities. Resources National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance NTSA Minimum Standards REST Survivor Ventures Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 220 - National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance: What Is It and Why Do We Need It? Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, I always look forward to these conversations because I am always learning something new about trafficking. And as much as we have had conversations over the years, I feel like there's so much new to uncover. And I know that's true for you as well, too. And today, a guest with us that's going to help us to really understand the National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance and the need for it. And we're glad to welcome Melissa Yao to the show today. She is the executive director of the National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance, a network of service providers committed to enhancing services and increasing access to care for survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Melissa has been in direct services with survivors for over eight years and is dedicated to ensure quality care for survivors. Melissa, we're so glad to welcome you to the show. Melissa [00:01:36] I am thrilled to be here. Sandie [00:01:38] It was an honor to meet you when I was in Washington, D.C. in January, and I've been looking forward to this conversation because I've been active in the aftercare world, how we provide emergency services, residential care, survivor care over the long term. And there are so many challenges. So, I'm very hopeful about our conversation today. Melissa [00:02:06] Me, too. Sandie [00:02:07] Okay. So, let's kind of start with. Can you give us a 30,000-foot level perspective on the landscape of services for victims, just here nationally? Melissa [00:02:19] Yeah. So, specifically the National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance, NTSA, we are a network of officially fifty-one long term residential programs from across the country. Although we work with about 160 direct service providers throughout the country. And there's three key things that we do as a network based on needs that we have realized in coming together. One being that we've developed a referral system. And so,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Bradley Myles to discuss the depth of decriminalization laws. Brad has served one of the country's leading anti-trafficking organizations, Polaris, for 15 years and is currently a strategic consultant through his firm, Meora Global, which optimizes more coherent collective efforts against human trafficking. Together they discuss different actors in the sex trafficking ecosystem and how decriminalization laws and the equality model both impact those actors. Key Points It's too simplistic to think of decriminalization bills as only about the person selling sex, when in fact these bills impact multiple different actors in the sex trade and sex trafficking ecosystem. The full decriminalization model proposes decriminalizing everything in the sex trade including the pimps, brothel owners, sex buyers, and people directly selling sex. The equality model, also known as the Nordic model or partial decrim, decriminalizes the act of directly selling sex and offers support services for individuals who wish to leave the sex trade. However, it would still remain illegal for pimping, owning a brothel, or buying sex. There has been resounding support amongst the survivor community for the equality model. Especially considering that it would be more difficult to identify sex trafficking within a full decriminalization model, rather than in the paradigm we have in place now or the equality model paradigm. Resources 197 – Legalization or Decriminalization: What Does it All Mean? The Equality Model Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is Episode 219, The Equality Model: A Paradigm Change to Reduce Sex Trafficking. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, today someone who has made a big difference in ending human trafficking. I'm so glad to welcome a wonderful expert to the show today, Bradley Myles. Bradley is the former CEO of Polaris, serving one of the country's leading anti-trafficking organizations for 15 years. He helped launch the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline at Polaris, a 24/7 live operation that identified and responded to more than 50,000 cases of human trafficking nationwide. And he's formed partnerships with over 3,000 NGOs and law enforcement, and received more than 10,000 calls directly from survivors, and analyzed a typology of 25 major human trafficking markets in the US. Bradley Myles has served as an advisor, coach, and technical subject matter expert on human trafficking, gender-based violence, and social entrepreneurship to multiple government and non-government organizations in the anti-trafficking field, including Freedom Forward, AnnieCannons, Freedom United, The Sanar Institute, and the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery. Currently, he's a strategic consultant through his firm Meora Global, which provides support on strategic planning and envisioning, scaling and growth for social impact, leadership coaching, sector wide mobilization, venture philanthropy in the human trafficking space, and optimizing more coherent collective efforts against human trafficking. Brad, we're so glad to welcome you to the show. Brad [00:02:13] Glad to be here.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak review a 2018 Policy brief produced by the Society for Community Research and Action. It offers a guide to strengthening the human trafficking prevention conversation and allows us to review best practices. Key Points Raising awareness alone is not sufficient to prevent human trafficking. It must be used as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy rather than in isolation. Encourage human trafficking task forces to place greater emphasis on primary prevention. Six Characteristics of Prevention Strategies: 1) Strengthening individual knowledge and skills; 2) Promoting community education; 3) Educating providers; 4) Fostering coalitions and networks; 5) Changing organizational practices; and 6) influencing policy. Facilitate primary prevention efforts by supporting community stakeholders’ collaborative use of data and corresponding approaches for addressing known risk factors. Ensure Justice 2020 is designed to build community stakeholder collaboration! Resources EP. 52 – Cyber Exploitation Prevention: Predict, Protect, Practice, and Pray Human Trafficking Prevention Policy Brief | Society for Community Research and Action Influence Through Overlapping Networks | Coaching for Leaders Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center | SAMHSA Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Love the show? Consider supporting us on Patreon! Become a Patron Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 218, How to Strengthen the Human Trafficking Prevention Conversation. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, one of the places we can make the biggest difference is on prevention. And we talk about prevention often, you and I, with many guests who mention the word prevention. It is, however, one thing to say prevention. It is another thing to actually prevent human trafficking. And today, I think we're going to look at some of the distinction between that and how we can really be even more proactive and intentional with this work. Sandie [00:01:13] Oh, I like that. That's a great lead into this conversation. We probably did the most early conversation back in podcast 52, and we were focused on prevention of cyber exploitation. And we introduced a model that's very simple to predict what the harm might be, devise a strategy to protect, and then practice that strategy. And we made the analogy of brushing your teeth. If you eat candy, we can predict you're going to have cavities. So, what can we do to protect you? We can intervene and teach you how to brush your teeth. Not once, not twice, but every single day. So, practice, practice, practice. And when we look at the health care model, public health model for prevention, we usually identify it in three categories: primary, secondary and tertiary. And to make that very, very simple primary is there's no disease. You have no problem. So, what can you do to avoid getting a disease? I remember when my grandpa got throat cancer and lung cancer and he told my sister and brother and I never smoke.

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Susan Kennedy as the two discuss the importance of keeping our children safe online. Susan Kennedy Susan Kennedy joined the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2018.  At NCMEC, Susan leads NCMEC’s prevention, outreach, training, and partnership programs. Previously Susan was the Director of Programs at the Center for Alexandria’s Children where she conducted child forensic interviews, coordinated the Child Advocacy Center program, and oversaw a community-based primary prevention program for children aged zero to five and their caregivers. She earned her Bachelors’ degree in Psychology from The College of William & Mary and a Master of Education degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.   Key Points The National Center for Missing and Exploited children is the nation’s largest and most influential child protection program, and creates vital resources for children and those who keep them safe.  In 2023, NCMEC’s Cyber Tip Line received 36.2 million reports of suspected child exploitation.  Reports of online enticements have almost doubled from 2022 to 2023, observing an increase of more than 300% from 2021 to 2023.  An important part of the policy agenda is to equip local, state, and national agencies with equivalent technology that has enabled offenders.  There has been a shift in sextortion where now, offenders target teenage boys and are financially motivated.  Resource NCMEC 48 - International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children NCMEC CyberTipline NCMEC Impact Page NetSmartz Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:14 You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode #315: "Keeping Our Children Safe Online" with Susan Kennedy. My name is Sandie Morgan and this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Our guest today is Susan Kennedy. She joins us from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, where she leads their Prevention, Outreach, Training and Partnership programs. Previously, Susan was Director of Programs at the Center for Alexandria's Children, where she conducted child forensic interviews, coordinated the child advocacy center program, and oversaw a community based, primary prevention program for children aged zero to five and their caregivers. She's earned her degrees from the College of William and Mary, and from Harvard University, I am so glad to welcome you here, Susan, and there are so many things in your bio that make me want to go back and ask, but we can't do that, we have a job to do today. Susan Kennedy 1:39 Yes, thank you so much for having me, and I'm excited to talk about all the things we have to talk about today. Sandra Morgan 1:44 Well, let's talk first about NCMEC, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the strengthened value of being a public-private partnership with the FBI. Susan Kennedy 1:59 Sure, so NCMEC, for those of you who may not be familiar, the National Center for Missing Exploited Children, is the nation's largest and most influential child protection organization. We really see ourselves as leading the fight to protect children, creating vital resources for them, and for the people who keep them safe. So we're going to talk about a range of issues today. I think most relevant probably for our conversation, is the work that we do around the cyber tip line. So receiving reports of child sexual exploitation online, as well as providing services for victims, for law enforcement, including the FBI, as you mentioned, around child sex trafficking cases as well. So we are a nonprofit, but we have very strong work and partnerships with law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, but also other federal agencies, and local law enforcement. Really, that's because what we do is we are receiving information from the public,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Dr. Jodi Quas, a Professor of Psychological Science in the Interdisciplinary School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. She is recognized across the globe for her work on children’s eyewitness capabilities, abuse disclosure, and consequences of legal involvement on child victims, witnesses, and defendants. Together they discuss how to talk to children who have been human trafficked. Key Points The types of topics and the types of questions you ask of these suspected victims can affect what they tell. Therefore, it is important for first responders to know what kind of questions will not lead to evasive answers in order to provide the victim with further services and support. When children have grown up in very high risk, adverse environments, they tend to be very vigilant. Therefore, it is important to recognize that because these children have experienced different types of trauma, it alters the way they interpret other people's behavior. One approach is to begin to fold some of this training on trafficking into larger trainings on child abuse to get this information out to broader groups of people. Resources 216 – Wisdom from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner National Science Foundation FLETC Human Trafficking Training NICHD Protocol  Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 217 - What Do We Need to Know When Talking to Child Trafficking Victims? Production Credits [00:00:11] Produced by Innovative Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:32] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:38] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:40] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And Sandie, I'm excited today. We have someone with us who's just really an expert who's going to help us in, so many ways thinking about communication with kids. Right? Sandie [00:00:56] Right. I'm excited, too. Dave [00:00:59] I'm glad to. Welcome to the show today. Dr. Jodi Quas. She is a professor of psychological science in the Interdisciplinary School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. She is recognized across the globe for her work on children's eyewitness capabilities, abuse disclosure, and consequences of legal involvement on child victims, witnesses, and defendants. She conducts workshops for law enforcement, legal professionals, educators and social service professionals in the U.S. and abroad. As a Fulbright specialist in 2018, she worked in Asuncion, Paraguay training academic and medical professionals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the public on the consequences of maltreatment of children, families, and communities and on improved methods of identifying and protecting victimized children. She was also a very highly rated Ensure Justice speaker. Dr. Quas, we are, so glad to welcome you to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. Jodi [00:01:58] Oh, thank you, so much. I'm thrilled to be here and to talk to you all about the work that I do and the impact that I and many others are hoping to have. Sandie [00:02:06] Well, your work has been on my radar for a very long time, even before you were an Ensure Justice speaker because you've worked, so closely with our judges, law enforcement, academically, locally as well as nationally. And it was wonderful for me to learn more about your international impact as w...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Heidi Olson, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Manager at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Heidi has a wide range of experience in pediatric and forensic nursing and her role includes performing forensic exams on children who have been victims of sexual assault, communicating with law enforcement and child protective services, and serving as an expert witness in criminal trials. Key Points A SANE nurse collects evidence to corroborate the patient’s disclosure, makes sure the patient is safe and healthy and may testify in court. There is a better way to identify possible victims of human trafficking other than looking for signs similar to over-sensationalized media. Assess risk factors that address the patient's reproductive system, substance abuse, mental health, physical abuse, and other risk factors. Vulnerabilities and risk factors differ from children to adults, necessitating different screening tools. Resources Children's Mercy 106 - Health Consequences of Human Trafficking 215 – Dr. Beth Grant and The Long Road to Restoration HEAL Protocol Assistance Human Trafficking Awareness in the Emergency Care Setting The Healthcare Response to Human Trafficking Health Care Needs of Victims Global Human Trafficking and Child Victimization Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] Hi, everyone, a quick disclaimer before this episode. As always, our content is serious and difficult. This episode is particularly challenging as we are talking about children who have been victims of sexual assault. This, as a result, may not be a good carpool episode as colleagues may experience being triggered and may not be able to ask to turn it off for a bit. It's also not a good episode if you have kids or youth with you without an adult nearby to stop or explain and answer questions. Nevertheless, this is important content and you're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 216 - Amy Looks like Everybody Else, Wisdom from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Production Credits [00:00:42] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:01:03] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:01:08] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:01:10] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in Ending Human Trafficking. Sandie, as I mentioned in the introduction here, a difficult topic today, of course, as we get into this and yet an important topic for us to all know more about. And so, I'm glad we get to speak to someone today who's really an expert in this area that'll help us to discover even more. Sandie [00:01:35] So, we have with us today Heidi Olson, a registered nurse who is a specialist as a sexual assault nurse examiner, and she's the program manager at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. And her wide range of experience in pediatric and forensic nursing in her role includes performing forensic exams on children who have been victims of sexual assault. She communicates with law enforcement, child protective services, and serves as an expert witness in criminal trials. She has performed or reviewed over twelve hundred child sexual abuse exams in the last two years and has presented over 200 times about recognizing human trafficking, child on child sexual assault, pornography, and sexual violence trends. Heidi, I don't know if welcoming you to the show is the appropriate next statement,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak talk about restoration with Beth Grant, co-founder & executive director of Project Rescue. Together they discuss the challenges with aftercare for victims of human trafficking and how to best support healing in this community through genuine collaboration. Key Points The physical rescue of a victim is typically the easiest part of the restoration, the long journey of holistic care is more difficult. If our priority is the restoration of these victims, a collaboration of people with different professional skills, initiatives, organizations, and faiths is not only possible but necessary. We cannot allow this space to feel competitive, but rather collaborative and allow for us to celebrate what other organizations are doing well. Resources Project Rescue Meet KK Devaraj Hands that Heal 114 – From Awareness to Engagement – The Role of Education Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 215 - Dr. Beth Grant and the Long Path to Restoration. Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in Ending Human Trafficking. Sandie, today we have with us a long friend and supporter of the Global Center for Women and Justice. And I'm so excited for our conversation today. Sandie [00:00:54] Well, I'm excited to introduce my very good friend, and colleague, mentor. I learned a lot from Dr. Beth Grant in the early days of my work in anti-trafficking, but she's been a part of my life for a very long time, and I appreciate her willingness to be on our podcast. So, this is Dr. Beth Grant, co-founder and executive director of Project Rescue. Welcome to the show, Beth. Beth [00:01:23] Thanks so much, and it's a pleasure. Sandie [00:01:26] Well, I remember in the early days having conversations about a lot of the challenges with aftercare for victims of human trafficking, and you've been a leader for decades in this. When was Project Rescue founded? Beth [00:01:43] In 1997. Sandie [00:01:45] That's before we even had the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. And I loved the story of how it was so driven from the field. And I just want our listeners to know how we can be in the moment and do something when we get started, but maybe then later we're going to have to add some structure. But will you tell the story of how KK Devaraj called David? Beth [00:02:14] Yes, KK Devaraj had been our colleague in southern Asia, for a number of years. And working with teens on the street in his major city, huge city. And one evening, he felt with his team to go into a very infamous, huge red-light district in his city, where he had never been before. He took his team there and was stunned and in tears by what he witnessed. Many times, we assume women and children in prostitution are there by choice. And in this case, they are exposed to an area of a city of up to 100,000 people where women and children had been sold into prostitution. That was in 1997, that night when he met some of these women. He just threw out an invitation. I'm up for trying to help in any way they could. What they said to him was, "we cannot leave this place, we're slaves, but could you take our daughter to a place of safety because they're growing up under our cots as we servic...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Linda Smith, Founder and President of Shared Hope International, and Christine Raino, Senior Director of Public Policy. Linda was recently appointed to the White House Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. Christine leads the Center for Justice & Advocacy’s research and advocacy on state and federal laws pertaining to protections and services for juvenile sex trafficking victims. Together they discuss the recently released Protected Innocence Challenge Report. Key Points The Protected Innocence Challenge Legislative Framework recognizes that most of the faps in responding to domestic minor sex trafficking must be addressed at the state level. Using this framework to grade states based on the strength of their laws related to the commercial sexual exploitation of children, there has been significant progress in advancing their laws in states across the country. Resources Shared Hope International Protected Innocence Challenge Internet Safety Guide Advocacy Action Center Invading the Darkness Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 214 - The role of Advocacy in Prevention and Protection. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, glad to be back with you again today. Sandie [00:00:48] Me too. Dave [00:00:50] Today, an important conversation with an important leader in this space. We're really thrilled to welcome to the show today, Congresswoman Linda Smith. She is the founder and president of Shared Hope International. Linda was recently appointed to the White House Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to end human trafficking. And Sandie, you and I have talked about this the last few episodes. Sandie [00:01:11] That's right. Dave [00:01:12] Linda is the primary author of From Congress to the Brothel and Renting Lacey and coauthor of The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the Demand Report. Linda has testified before Congress presented at national and international forums and has been published in news outlets and journals. Linda served as a Washington state legislator from 1983 to 1993, before she was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1994. And she's joined today by Christine Reno. Good morning to you both. Linda [00:01:41] Good morning. Christine [00:01:42] Good morning. Sandie [00:01:43] We're,, so glad to have you here. Linda, would you introduce Christine? Linda [00:01:49] Oh, I am delighted to. Christine Reno started with Shared Hope, now, nearly 10 years ago. She came in to help boost the legal side of Shared Hope because we were going to grade every state on 41 points of law. And the first point was having a law on domestic minor sex trafficking and make sure the men that buy those kids for sex are perceived as the and actually penalized as the serious felons that they are. They're rapists of children and they should be treated that way. So, Christine has led the legal team that keeps growing here at the institute in analyzing all the 50 state laws. She, I don't know where you passed your bar, but I know you did. Christine [00:02:37] DC in Virginia.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak collaborate to illustrate ways to teach young children about human trafficking. They wanted listeners to learn practical tools to help raise children with an awareness of how others might be exploited and how children themelves can be part of protecting other people. Through cultivating empathy, fostering accountability, and modeling intentional stewardship we can teach children from an early age how to be a voice! Key Points As children begin making decisions about what they believe about themselves, about other people, about the world at large, you can begin to be intentional about teaching kids empathy. You can empower a child to make a choice that makes a difference for somebody else. Through the use of technolgy, parents can include children in their consumer choices to be more intentional stewards. Resources 198 – Belinda Bauman: How Does Empathy Change Our Work? 195 – The Sydney Framework: Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 Slavery Footprint Sweat & Toil App Good on You Fashion Revolution End Slavery Now Fair Trade Certified Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Larry Haynes to discuss effective models and attitudes to end homelessness. Larry is the Executive Director at Mercy House with over 30 years of experience working to end homelessness.  Key Points Changing the perspective of actions surrounding homelessness from charitable to systemic change in order to make a societal difference. The difference between a shelter and housing extends more than just the period of time but includes more rights that extend beyond socioeconomic lines. Academic studies have exhibited that "It costs society more in actual dollars to just walk past a person and let them decompose in the street than it does to simply subsidize their housing for the rest of their life."  There are more challenges in housing the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) population, but Larry discusses some key systems that can create a positive outcome. Resources Mercy House UCI Study Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 212 - Can We Really End Homelessness? Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:40] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, we have talked about the topic of homelessness many times on this show because there are so many connections, of course, to human trafficking. And today, we are so glad to be able to welcome a longtime friend of the Global Center for Women and Justice, and someone who is just really an expert on this issue. I know he's going to teach us so much. I'm glad to welcome Larry Haynes to the show today. He is a longtime homeless advocate and executive director of Mercy House. Mercy House is a shelter and housing organization spanning throughout Southern California and parts of Arizona. Larry was also a former adjunct professor at Vanguard University and former lay preacher at Trinity Episcopal Church in Orange, California. Larry, we're so glad to welcome you to the show. Larry [00:01:38] Oh, it's great to be here. Thanks for having me, guys. Sandie [00:01:40] Well, and I'm excited because Mercy House was recognized at our Priceless event as the organization receiving our Diamond Award. And Larry was the representative to accept that award. I've known Larry since I came to Vanguard, I trust his leadership. He was on our very first advisory board to keep the center going during some very lean times. So, if we get a little emotional, everybody, this is a really fun bonding time. So, let us start off with how long have you been working to end homelessness, Larry? Larry [00:02:19] Well, so I actually started in 1988, so a little over 30 years. And I started at Mercy House, I'm not its founder, but I am its original employee. And I started at Mercy House in 1990, so this next year, we'll be celebrating my 30th year as the executive director of Mercy House Sandie [00:02:36] Congratulations. Larry [00:02:38] Thanks, thanks very much. Sandie [00:02:39] So, what have you seen happen in those 30 years in how you address homelessness? Larry [00:02:48] Well, you know, I think there's a lot that's changed, right? Everybody thinks they know how to help because intuitively, you see somebody homeless, you think of shelter, or food kitchen, or you know, that sort of thing.

The White House has officially announced  President Trump's intent to appoint Dr. Sandra Morgan, the Director of the Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ), to a two-year term as a Member of the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. Sandie and Dave Stachowiak discuss the purpose of the advisory council and what it means moving forward.  Key Points The Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council was established by Senate Bill 1312, a bipartisan legislative mandate of the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). The Advisory Council ensures US government policies and programs use best practices in their victim prevention, rehabilitation and aftercare efforts. Sandie is honored to join the Advisory Council and will advocate for victims and encourage a victim-centered, trauma-informed approach to national anti-trafficking efforts.  Resources White House Appointment White House Announcement Senate Bill 1312 Assemblies of God News Article LA Times News Article Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 211 - Why Is There a Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council? Production Credits [00:00:11] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:32] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:38] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:40] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, I was in my email box a few days ago as I tend to be four or five hours a day, it seems like. And I pull up an email, which I had a little heads up on was coming. But here's how the email starts, "The White House has officially announced President Trump's intent to appoint Dr. Sandra Morgan, the director of the Global Center for Women and Justice, to a two-year term as a member of the Public-private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. The Public-private Partnership Advisory Council was established by Senate Bill 1312, a bipartisan legislative mandate of the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The Advisory Council ensures U.S. government policies and programs use best practices and their victim prevention, rehabilitation and aftercare programs. Dr. Sandra Morgan is recognized globally for her expertise in combating human trafficking and working to end violence against women and children. She brings together diverse stakeholders to collaborate effectively for research, education, and advocacy directly related to the exploitation of women and children. Her Ending Human Trafficking podcast has listeners in 92 countries and is now housed in the Library of Congress as a resource to practitioners and the public." Sandie, I don't know if I'm legit enough anymore to be on this episode with you. Congratulations. Sandie [00:02:12] Thank you. Thank you. You know, it is such an honor to be invited to be part of this advisory council where I get to use the rich background, a lot I've learned through our listeners, all of our guests, our partners in our local community, in order to be part of a voice for change and for strengthening our victim centered, trauma informed approach to our own national anti-human trafficking efforts right here in the USA. Dave [00:02:48] It's really an amazing opportunity for you, for the Global Center for Women and Justice, most importantly for victims of trafficking,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Erin Albright, the former Director of the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. She has over 12 years of experience in the anti-trafficking field and specializes in building organizational capacity and multidisciplinary collaboration through leadership, training, and consultation with service providers, law enforcement, task forces, and lawmakers.  Together they look at building a multidisciplinary collaboration to respond to human trafficking. Key Points Collaboration is a process that is difficult and will take work. Three critical elements of building a task force are leadership, structure, and culture. Subcommittees or any substructure should develop an overarching purpose statement and some specific goals in order to help keep people aligned with each other. Setting the tone within a group that collaborates can truly make or break the group because it sets the stage for growth in really positive ways. Reasons to understand roles and responsibilities: 1) It mitigates conflict within a multidisciplinary team. 2) Roles help avoid confusion for the victim. 3) It can help identify gaps in manpower and training. 4) It helps individuals maintain role integrity. 5) Lastly, roles help manage expectations across the team. Resources Developing Your Labor Trafficking Threat Assessment Webinar Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 210 - Collaboration: There Will be Challenges. Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, a word today that has come up a lot in our conversations over the years, and the word is collaboration. But I think we're going to dive in a bit further than we have in the past on collaboration. Sandie [00:00:58] Absolutely. Dave [00:00:59] I am glad to welcome to the show today, Erin Albright. She is the former director of the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. She has over 12 years of experience in the anti-trafficking field and specializes in building organizational capacity and multidisciplinary collaboration through leadership, training, and consultation with service providers, law enforcement, task forces, and lawmakers. She recently completed a three-year visiting fellowship with the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, where she focused on improving victim-centered response strategies, developing capacity-building tools and training for labor trafficking, and building multidisciplinary collaboration to respond to human trafficking. Erin, we're so glad to welcome you to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. Erin [00:01:48] Thanks so much. It's good to be here. Sandie [00:01:50] Well, and I met you when you were in New Hampshire, and I was out there doing some healthcare provider training, I think. And I have followed you because Derek Marsh was kind of the B.J.A.  Counterpart to your O.V.C. Fellowship Training Task Forces. And so, this idea of collaboration for task forces is very directive in the grant world. So, now human trafficking task force grants are often labeled enhanced collaborative model because we have people from very different sectors with competing agendas. So,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Benjamin Thomas Greer. His role at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is as a Subject Matter Expert in the field of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation; specifically instructing and developing human trafficking courses for law enforcing and emergency personnel. They discuss the complexities and challenges of the California Supply Chain Act and how consumers can be advocates for ending modern day slavery within supply chains. Key Points As the global economy extends, consumers are likely less aware of where the products they purhcase come from and how they're assembled, but it's more important than ever to remain thoughtful of the supply chain. The California Supply Chain Transparency Act does not require a company to affirmatively investigate their supply chain, but it does require the businesses to post on their website home page what efforts, if any, that they do to ensure that forced labor or exploitation is not a part of their chain.  Resources 195 - The Sydney: Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 Sweat and Toil App Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 209, Who's Watching the Watchdog? Is Supply Chain Transparency Working? Production Credits [00:00:11] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, for you to be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, I'm really interested in this conversation today as I am in virtually every conversation we have because we're going to dive in on supply chain transparency. And this is something we've talked a lot about, and yet I don't have a clear answer in my mind as to the question that we're posing in this title, which is who's watching the watchdog? This is a big question, right? Sandie [00:01:09] It's going to be a great interview. Dave [00:01:11] I am glad to welcome to the show today, Benjamin Thomas Greer. He is in the role at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services as a subject matter expert in the field of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation. Specifically, he's instructing and developing human trafficking courses for law enforcement and emergency personnel. Before joining Cal OES, he served as a special deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, office of the attorney general. There he led a team and a comprehensive report for the California attorney general entitled The State of Human Trafficking in California back in 2012. He has published numerous American law review and international journal articles and has presented and lectured in 10 different countries. Benjamin, so glad to welcome you to our show. Benjamin [00:02:02] Thank you very much for having me. Sandie [00:02:03] Well, I'm really excited to have you because I've been really impressed with how many articles you've researched and written and published, and I've especially been interested and followed your writing on supply chain transparency. And one of the articles that were really gripping was "Who's watching the watchdog?" So, I thought we could have a conversation today about the efficacy of supply chain transparency. Are you up for that? Benjamin [00:02:33] Absolutely, I'd love to. Sandie [00:02:34] Okay. So,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by one of our 2019 Priceless speakers, Rabbi Diana Gerson. Diana is the associate executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. She advocates for confronting issues such as family violence, sexual abuse, and the exploitation of children by reaching across faith communities. This episode focuses on the intersection of children's right and human trafficking and how our community, especially faith-based ones, can influence this battle. Key Points One of the largest initiatives globally is the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was written and ratified by the United Nations in 1989. This is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the history of our global society, yet the only country who has not ratified this document to date is the United States. We need to be mindful of the images we share of our children, because they are susceptible to becoming child abuse material. The whole community, not just parents, has to be aware of the risks and the behaviors of people that might take advantage of their position. For every one adult that has training, at least ten children are safer in their communities. Resources Darkness to Light National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NetSmartz Cyber Tipline Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 208, The Intersection of Children's Rights and Combating Human Trafficking. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, our regular listeners will remember hearing about the Priceless event that we host every year. And also, today we're going to really dive in on one of the speakers from the event, aren't we? Sandie [00:01:01] Yes, I'm so excited to host Rabbi Diana Gerson. Dave [00:01:06] Rabbi Diana Gerson is the associate executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis. She has been a leading advocate with the New York Board of Rabbis role in confronting family violence, sexual abuse, and the exploitation of children by reaching across faith communities. Rabbi Gerson has developed programs for the New York City's mayor's office to combat domestic violence and has provided prevention education to thousands of community leaders and clergy, whose roles she considers critical to ending sexual exploitation and all forms of violence against children. In addition, she also serves on the international steering committee for the interfaith forum on child dignity in the digital world. She received her master's degree and rabbinic ordination in 2001 from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. Diana, we're so glad to welcome you to the show. Diana [00:02:00] Thank you so much for having me. You guys are doing incredibly important and critical work bringing people together for a common cause. Sandie [00:02:08] And many of our listeners will remember Ernie Allen. And so big shout out to Ernie because he's the one who introduced Diana and I. And that's how she came to Vanguard to speak for our Priceless event this year. And it was such a great program and her message was right on target, and the response was incredible so welcome today.

Dr. Sandra Morgan is joined by her friend and colleague, Kimberly Casey. The two discuss the National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework and the ways in which human trafficking is not simply a crime, but a human rights and public health issue. Kimberly Casey Kimberly is Communications and Prevention Specialist at the Office on Trafficking in Persons, Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. Kimberly is a graduate of George Mason University with a Master of Public Policy, culture, society and development. She is a self proclaimed learner and a strong proponent of connecting proven public health strategies with the vision of what we believe is possible to advance efforts to prevent human trafficking and other forms of violence. Key Points Human trafficking is not just a crime, but a human rights and public health issue, meaning it is also preventable. To effectively prevent human trafficking, real systemic change is needed as well as a system response, like this prevention framework. The National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework takes into account factors that make individuals or communities more vulnerable to violence, and assess the ways that buffers can be created to prevent violence from being experienced by an individual or community. Collective action is important for the prevention framework, making shared definitions essential, ensuring all those involved in the framework are working to move in the same direction and have common goals. Resources Office on Trafficking in Persons, Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families George Mason University National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework CDC Terms for Strategy and Approach Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:00 It’s time to register for the annual Ensure Justice Conference at Vanguard University’s Global Center for Women and Justice. The conference is always the first Friday and Saturday of March. That way you can make it a recurring event in your calendar. 2024, it’s March 1st and 2nd, we’re just a couple of months away. Our theme is “Keeping Our Children Safe Online.” We will explore the issues, what is happening online? What are the risks for our children at this stage of their development? What can we do as parents, caregivers, teachers, community members? Our speakers include many of our podcasts expert guests, and we are partnering with our Orange County Department of Education. Check out our website for more info and don’t miss the early bird rates. Go on over to gcwj.org/ensure justice, right now. There is a virtual option for our global listeners, as well as special rates for college students. Join us to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference at Ensure Justice, March 1st and 2nd, 2024. Kimberly Casey 2:05 Thank you, Sandie. I'm very excited to be here. We've talked about this for a while now, so looking forward to the conversation. Sandra Morgan 2:12 Well, you and I have been having this prevention conversation for a really long time, and sometimes it feels like we're trying to find a magic formula, or even something just super simple, like teaching toddlers to brush their teeth, that becomes a lifelong habit that prevents dental decay. The more I look at prevention, the more I realize it cannot be a one off presentation. Awareness is maybe the beginning, but it certainly does not encompass prevention. When I learned from you that the National Human Trafficking Prevention Framework was being developed and will be released, I wanted to have a conversation. So can you tell us just a little bit about your expectations for the framework? Kimberly Casey 3:16 Absolutely. So we know that in addition to being a crime, in addition to being a human rights issue, human trafficking is really a public health issue. And like any public health issue, it's preventable, right? But we need to have a whole system response put in place to be able to effective...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Leonie Webster, a U.K. trained healthcare and clinical professional. They discuss the downfalls of institutionalized living and a harm reduction model that could provide a solution. Key Points Typical consequences of institutional living can include disturbances or delays in psycho social relationships, learning, cognitive development, physical growth, speech, social development, emotional intelligence, or boundary setting. Having a primary caregiver to respond to infants will promote healthy cognitive development, but in institutional settings there lacks consistency of employed caregivers, which promotes one of the greatest challenges in long term institutional living. Leonie considers introducing a harm reduction model that includes three preventative subgroups, and is evidence-based in its approach, while remaining child-focused and trauma informed. Resources 193 – Child Institutionalization and Human Trafficking 161 - Orphan Care in Tanzania with Brandon Stiver Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 207, The Harms of Institutionalizing Children. Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, one of the things that I so appreciate about our work together is just how many amazing and wonderful partnerships you have built around the world. And not only are those partnerships and friendships, but just how much we are able to learn from so many of the different people and organizations that you've had the privilege to work with over the years, and today's no different right. Sandie [00:01:09] Absolutely. And I have to say too, Dave, that it was such a pleasure to be on your podcast to talk about overlapping networks and this is an example of overlapping networks. I have been partnering with Open Gate International and then they introduced me to our guest today, Leonie Webster, who is a UK trained health care clinical professional, a certified nurse, midwife practitioner, and she has academic and professional expertise in neonatal, and attachment deinstitutionalization, trauma-informed care, policy and reform for prevention of child maltreatment, and it goes on and on. And she's got 20 years of experience serving internationally. And in fact, lived in Honduras for seven years. I'm very excited to welcome Leonie to our show. Leonie [00:02:12] Thank you for having me. Sandie [00:02:14] Alright. So, we're going to talk about some of your work, but let's talk a little bit about your own personal experience and especially what you learned by living in Honduras for seven years and one of the biggest takeaways. Leonie [00:02:30] Yes wow, where do we start? That's a loaded question. Yes, I first went to Honduras in 2003, mainly for a short time missions’ trip to go and observe clinical need within the remit of midwifery and obstetrics. And I was thrown into the arena of orphan and vulnerable children because the clinic that I worked in was next door to an orphanage, a residential facility. And I quickly became aware of the huge needs for legally orphaned and vulnerable children at high social risk, especially in a country with high conflict and political instability.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are once again joined by Chad Salitan to discuss this year's Trafficking in Persons Report. Chad is the Deputy Senior Coordinator at the Trafficking in Persons Office of the U.S. Department of State. Chad brings knowledge on not only what the TIP Report is, but key differences in the 2019's edition. Key Points Tier rankings are exclusively measuring government effort to combat human trafficking, starting at the highest with Tier 1 to the lowest at Tier 3. There is movement every year between tiers, for 2019 specifically, there were 25 downgrades 24 upgrades.  The Tier rankings are also a good resource for grant fundings and financial aid in order to help focus available resources to countries that have the highest needs. Resources 2019 TIP Report 192 - What is the Trafficking in Persons Report 193 - Child Institutionalization and Human Trafficking Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 206, Leveraging the Data in the Trafficking in Persons Report. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, one of the resources that has been just tremendous to all of us who want to study the issues, so we can really make a difference on this issue is the Trafficking in Persons Report that's released annually from the State Department. And we have talked about it a number of times on past episodes. And today we are pleased to welcome back to the show Chad, who's going to really assist us in really diving in and in more detail on the most recent report. Sandie [00:01:14] Yes and I'm, so excited to have Chad Salitan. He's the Deputy Senior Coordinator, Trafficking in Persons office in Washington D.C. And when I started reading this year's report, I knew we had to bring him back. He was on a podcast in March in podcast number 192, What is the Trafficking in Persons Report. And we immediately followed that with podcast 193, Child Institutionalization and Human Trafficking. So, Chad, welcome back. Chad [00:01:47] Thank you for having me. Sandie [00:01:49] So, let's start off with what were your feelings about releasing this report? What was that one thing that you were the most excited about? Chad [00:01:59] Oh, well this was report number nineteen for our office. So, we were very pleased to get this one out. Each year, it's frankly a Herculean effort to produce this report over 500 pages. As you may have noticed your arms got heavy if you were carrying it. Well, we were producing a really comprehensive report this year and we're really proud of our introduction, which covers the theme of encouraging governments to address all forms of human trafficking with a special emphasis on trafficking that takes place exclusively within the borders of the country. So, absent any transnational movement and it's sometimes an overlooked part of the global human trafficking sites, that's what we want to focus on this year. Sandie [00:02:40] Well let's talk about that because sometimes when I'm traveling internationally, I have this conversation and people feel that I'm not talking about human trafficking, that I'm talking about something else. And, so for me anybody that has been obtained or recruited thr...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak revisit the topic of partnerships to create a larger impact. They discuss the necessity for diverse partners and how to create successful and lasting partnerships. Key Points Culture often changes from the top down. Engage “elites” who are outside of the centermost position of prestige. Find avenues of agreement instead of focusing on differences. Influence happens in exciting ways when the networks of elites and the institutions they lead overlap. Change will mean conflict — don’t be scared of this. The more diverse your partnerships are, the stronger your net is going to be. Resources Coaching for Leaders Podcast To Change the World by James Davison Hunter How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Global Center for Women and Justice 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode 205, Influence Across Overlapping Networks. Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Some of you know that I am also the host of a podcast called Coaching for Leaders. I've been hosting it just about as long as we've been producing and Ending Human Trafficking, it began back in 2011. And I help leaders to discover wisdom through insightful conversations. Sandie, has been a great partner on that show and that she has been a guest before and listens regularly. And recently, we decided to have Sandie back on to talk about how to really influence across overlapping networks. And as you've heard here on this show many times, Sandie is just so brilliant in how she engages in partnerships with organizations around the world. And recently I sat down with her and we did a detailed interview on how to really influence across overlapping networks and we're sharing that interview here also as Episode 205. So, here is my interview with Sandie Morgan on Coaching for Leaders: Dave [00:01:49] Sandie, I am so glad to have you back on the show. Sandie [00:02:44] Thank you so much, Dave. I love listening to Coaching for Leaders and often share it as a resource to my friends that are trying to figure out how to lead well. Dave [00:02:54] Well, I am so grateful to have you as a friend, first of all, and as a professional partner in so many capacities. And you and I, I don't know if I guess we've said this maybe on the Ending Human Trafficking show, but we talk a lot on how to collaborate and share ideas. And you, I know, are borrowing things from Coaching for Leaders, and I am often borrowing your wisdom and expertise and thinking about partnerships and collaboration. And that's I think the focus of our conversation today, is how can we, any of us as leaders, do a better job at this. And one thing that you run into a lot in your work as you have become known across the world really for your expertise in helping the world address this huge issue with human trafficking. And a lot of people reach out to you for advice and for mentorship. And actually, before that, maybe we should say a bit for those who don't know about the issue of human trafficking. Could you frame it a little bit for us of what is the issue and why do you and so many people have your attention on it? Sandie [00:03:58] Well I think human trafficking is not something new,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak further address the importance of having a trauma-informed framework in organizations, agencies, and even in communities. Asking different questions that are trauma-sensitive can allow you to better interpret behaviors and empower individuals. Key Points SAMHSA identified trauma as resulting from an event, a series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. Trauma-informed just means that your organization has a framework to understand that the people you serve may or may not be victims of some sort of trauma in the past. With a trauma-informed approach and using asset-based development principles, we can give clients skills to become self-sufficient and empower them to live a more positive and resilient life. Everybody can learn from trauma-informed care principles because we all have to start thinking about how we interpret behaviors and ask different questions to better our communities. Resources SAMHSA American Institutes for Research (AIR) Building a Trauma-Informed Organizations and Systems 130 - Dr. Becca Johnson - Trauma Sensitivity  169 - Dr. Jodi Quas: Communicating with Child Victims  200 - Trauma Healing Institute Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, this is episode number 204, Is Your Organization Trauma-Informed and Why Should It Be? Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in human trafficking. Sandie, we've certainly mentioned the word trauma on the show before. Today we're going to dive in a lot more on what it means to be trauma-informed and why organizations should care about that. This is something that you've done a lot of thinking on yourself and then also with the partners, we've worked with, right? Sandie [00:01:03] Yes. And over the last well since the semester ended, I've been to New York City, to the U.K. - five cities there, Washington D.C., and then took a team to Obera, Argentina. I had so many conversations with leaders, with organization leaders, government folks, and just sitting on the airplane talking to people, or in the airport waiting for your delayed flight to re-board. And over and over again trauma came up. It's a word that people are talking about. We've talked in the past about adverse childhood experiences, which are part of the trauma that informs how a child develops. So, I thought let's talk about it from more of a systems level. What about organizations and how they address preparing their staff to deal with people who have a past of trauma. Dave [00:02:07] And I'm really curious of the folks you mentioned, where you've had those conversations on travel and with other partners and organizational leaders. What context is the word trauma coming up for them? What are you hearing? Sandie [00:02:22] Well, a lot of frustration was what I was hearing. We rescue people and you know from previous podcasts I really try not to use the word rescue because you can recover someone and then it's a long healing process. And so many of my conversations were around "we rescued them and now ...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak welcome Derek Marsh to the show again to talk about the importance of policy. Derek reveals how policy makes things explicit within the Five P Model. Policy is significant in creating a human rights focus that promotes sustainable anti-human trafficking efforts. Key Points The Online Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate concentrates on the Five P Model: partnership, prevention, protection, prosecution, and policy. The policy component was added to address unique issues in implementation in order to create a human rights focus. Law is not enough, we need to develop policies and procedures that allow legislation to be effectively implemented. Policy can also protect the viability of partnerships by creating an understanding of what everyone's roles and responsibilities are. Your last step in actually working on the Five Ps is to have a written policy that addresses each individual P more directly, which then achieves the goal to support and sustain anti-human trafficking efforts. Resources Online Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate Enhanced Collaborative Model Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 203: The Fifth P: Policy. Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, the topic today, The Fifth P: Policy. There's a fifth P? Sandie [00:00:49] There's a fifth P. Dave [00:00:52] Wow. Sandie [00:00:52] Yeah, I'm excited about it. I'm also excited that we have as our guest, the Assistant Director of the Global Center for Women and Justice. Dave [00:00:59] We do. I don't know how many times Derek Marsh has appeared on the show, Sandie, but I've lost count- it's that many times, certainly three or four times since, and in a couple of capacities. We're so glad to welcome back to the show Derek Marsh today. He is the assistant director of the Global Center for Women and Justice. And he was previously with the Westminster Police Department, and in 2003 he retired as Deputy Chief after more than 26 years of service. In 2004, he co-founded the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, which you hear about often on the show. He served as the co-chair of the task force from 2004 to 2012, at which time he developed and taught courses in human trafficking locally and across the state of California, supervised human trafficking investigations, and assisted in creating anti-human trafficking DVDs for state and federal grants, and wrote and managed multiple grants and provided congressional testimony twice as an expert witness. Today, with our Global Center for Women and Justice, Derek's work focuses on the Online Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate Program, grant writing, budget, and developing and providing local, national, and global outreach and training programs and opportunities for first responders and frontline workers. Derek also has a M.A. in Human Behavior and an M.B.A. In Police Management and Leadership. Derek, so glad to welcome you back to the show. Derek [00:02:24] Well, thanks for having me back again. I appreciate it. Sandie [00:02:26] Well, it's good cause Derek and I just got back a few days ago from Argentina, where he was implementing all of that training knowledge tha...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by another partner, Paul Chang, to discuss Labor Trafficking. Paul is the Western Regional Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator for the US Department of Labor in the Wage and Hour Division. Together, they discuss the nuances of labor trafficking and how DOL partnerships can help better equip your community! Key Points The Wage and Hour Division specializes in distinguishing conditions and patterns between labor exploitation and labor trafficking. Labor exploitation is when somebody is not getting what they're owed, but when there are signs of force, fraud, or coercion involved it becomes a labor trafficking case. Fine tune labor trafficking training in your own community with the help of DOL partners in your region! Resources Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Contact Paul Chang at 714-418-8620 or Chang.Paul@dol.gov Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 202, The Role of the Department of Labor in Combating Human Trafficking.   Production Credits [00:00:11] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, as we talk about often on the show, there is such an important role to play of partners across all sectors: the private sector, nonprofits, schools and universities which of course is a big part of our work as well, and then of course- government agencies. And today a perspective from one of the most important partners in U.S. government in combating trafficking and I'm so excited for our guest today.   Sandie [00:01:13] Me too. We've been trying to set this up for a long time so it's exciting.   Dave [00:01:18] We are glad to welcome to the show today, Paul Chang. He is the Western Regional Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Labor in the Wage and Hour Division and he's going to be joining us to share some of the perspectives from the Department of Labor and work against human trafficking. Paul, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.   Paul [00:01:40] Dave, thank you. And Sandie, thank you for having me.   Sandie [00:01:42] Well, tell us what is included in the western region.   Paul [00:01:46] The western region encompasses eight states and its the territories from Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, as well as Guam and Saipan.   Sandie [00:01:59] Okay, so you have a pretty broad job title.   Paul [00:02:03] It is and it's a new position that was created back in 2017 and I'm just very thankful to be doing this type of work.   Sandie [00:02:12] And I just want our listeners to know that we've known each other for more than a decade working together on the Orange County human trafficking task force. And so, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has always had an important role to play in combating human trafficking. But what people often don't understand is the difference in their vantage point and the resources that they bring to the table. So why don't you start by kind of explaining civil enforcement as your position in combating human trafficking?   Paul [00:02:51] Back when we were working together in Orange County, I was an assistant district director back then.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss internet safety among youth with Alana Flora. Alana is the Chief Operations Officer at Alliance for Freedom, Restoration, and Justice (AFRJ) and directs the Engage Together Initiative. They discuss education on internet safety, internet risks for youth, and resources to protect our youth. Key Points The Engage Together Initiative helps move people from information to mobilization in practical, collaborative, and strategic ways in their own communities. Five biggest internet risks for youth: posting personal experiences, expressing negative emotions, sending pictures of themselves to others, searching the Internet without proper parental controls, and messaging strangers. Resources Engage Together NetSmartz B4UClick Polaris Project Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 202, Engage Together: A Model for Collaboration.   Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And Sandie, we're all about getting together and collaborating, right?   Sandie [00:00:51] That's right.   Dave [00:00:51] The P for partnership and today's guest is going to be just yet another conversation of just the power of doing that. I'm so glad to welcome Alana Flora today from the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration, and Justice. She is the chief operations officer and oversees the daily programmatic efforts of the AFRJ, which includes building relationships with those working in the field to understand what is working well, where there are challenges and help create innovative solutions that bridge gaps. Alana connects regularly with many different sectors, professionals, and individuals seeking to learn how they are strategically positioned to engage. In addition to her role as chief operations officer, she also directs the Engage Together Initiative. Prior to her work with AFRJ, Alana served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children in foster care, a substitute teacher, and a nonprofit volunteer. After earning her bachelor's degree in English Literature, she pursued her JD during which time she interned with the local juvenile justice system, studied international human rights abroad, and focused on efforts to assist families in need. Alana we're so glad to welcome you to the show!   Alana [00:02:03] It's a pleasure to be with you guys.   Sandie [00:02:05] Well, I'm excited to have you on the show. Alana, I've known you about 10 years. I've loved following your pathway to really being a change maker in our communities and I just love that about you! And you make it to Ensure Justice almost every year, that's commitment.   Alana [00:02:25] Yes. We love everything that you put together, and the speakers, and the diversity of sectors that you bring to that conference. And so it's a joy and a privilege to get to attend and I continually learn every time I attend.   Sandie [00:02:37] Well, it's really fun because we do intentionally try to pull in different sectors and I know that is what the Engage Together Initiative is about too, pulling people together. Do you want to give kind of a little summary of that before we get into what we're going to talk about today?   Alana [00:02:56] Absolutely.

For episode 200, Dave Stachowiak and Dr. Sandie Morgan interview Dr. Harriet Hill. Harriet is the program director for the Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society and is one of the authors of Healing the Wounds of Trauma.  Together they discuss the globally accessible materials and training from the Trauma Healing Institute that gives professionals, church leaders, and ordinary people the skills to help others heal from trauma. Key Points Trauma isolates people from self, others, and God. There are three main ways people respond to trauma: they relive the experience, they avoid anything that would remind them of the experience, or they're on alert all the time. Three questions recommended asking people affected by trauma are: What happened? How did you feel? What was the hardest part for you?  Healing the Wounds of Trauma is focused on the individual person and their expression of their pain, not on the person who is trying to help them. Resources Trauma Healing Institute Healing the Wounds of Trauma Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 200, Trauma Healing Institute.   Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:28] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:33] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:35] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, two hundred episodes in!   Sandie [00:00:46] I can't believe it.   Dave [00:00:47] Ya, I know it's amazing.   Sandie [00:00:48] It was your idea!   Dave [00:00:51] It was initially my idea, but you very quickly jumped on and were the catalyst for getting this message out.   Sandie [00:00:57] Dave, your kind of overstating what a good person I am because I did not quickly jump on. I was not a believer at the beginning. You were the persistent professional and you're the reason we're on episode number 200. So, I just want to publicly say thank you.   Dave [00:01:14] Well, you're welcome. I only remember having a conversation with you and you're like ok let's do it. So anyway, the important part is that we're here at episode 200, and we're not stopping for a moment, we've got so much more to do. And today we have another guest with us, right?   Sandie [00:01:30] Yes, we do.   Dave [00:01:31] I'm glad to welcome to the show today Dr. Harriet Hill. She is the program director for the Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society. She has been involved in trauma healing since 2001 and is one of the authors of Healing the Wounds of Trauma. Harriet received her Ph.D. from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies in 2003 in the area of communication of scripture. Dr. Hill, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.   Sandie [00:01:58] Hi, Harriet.   Harriet [00:01:58] Thank you, I'm happy to be with you.   Sandie [00:02:01] I remember when we first met and there was such a sense of oh this makes everything so much more clear for me. I've been working with faith-based volunteers for a very long time and one of our biggest challenges has been how to integrate trauma-informed principles in the service provided by our largely faith-based army of volunteers. And when I discovered the Trauma Healing Institute, I felt like I had discovered a gold mine. I wanted everybody to know about it. We partnered with the Trauma Healing Institute in Argentina and we have promoted the materia...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak reveal a new screening toolkit to help identify individuals that may be at risk for current, former, or future trafficking. Dr. Morgan discusses how beneficial this tool can be and how it should be used to effectively identify and help human trafficking victims.  Key Points A screening tool is different than a list of red flags. A red flag checklist is used to identify risk factors for potential human trafficking. Screening tools are short questionnaires designed to identify potential identifiers of human trafficking. Prior to using the tool, the organization needs to draft and adopt a human trafficking policy, identify internal and external resources, incorporate a step by step plan of action, and train staff on how to administer the screening tool and how to follow up in response to a positive screen. Additionally, when you implement a new tool, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan and revise your procedures as necessary. Administering the screening tool should be done with a trauma-informed approach: establish a relationship, be prepared to respond to triggers, and safety planning. Resources Westcoast Children's Clinic Screening Tool Adult Human Trafficking Screening Tool and Guide 184 - A Toolkit for Faith-Based Communities Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 199, A Human Trafficking Screening Toolkit.   Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, one of the invitations we make at the end of almost every episode is for folks to reach out to us at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org with questions and comments about the show or things that have come up in past episodes. And we regularly receive questions. Thank you all of you who send them in and comments. And today we thought we'd tackle a topic that has been asked about a bit, hasn't it?   Sandie [00:01:11] Yes and I love getting those questions, keep sending them. Lots of times we send personal answers, or we do design a content show around a question like we're going to do today. Recently somebody asked about if it was okay to put the link to the podcast on their Website. And yes, of course, you can do that, and sharing The Five Things You Need to Know, the quick start guide. Those are all things we want you to feel empowered to do. Recently, we've had several questions about screening tools, and most of the content when you look for screening tools have been about screening tools for children. The West Coast Children's cse-it tool kit or assessment tool screening tool is used. And about 25 percent of victims are under the age of 18, so it is important for us to also be looking at resources for adults. And we don't need to reinvent the wheel, there are some great tool kits out there.   Dave [00:02:22] And Sandie, as we were preparing for this conversation, I realize I have a what I think is an understanding of what a screening tool kit is. But for those like me in our audience who may not have really heard this language very much, what is a screening tool kit?   Sandie [00:02:40] Well a screening tool is something that you use in a one on one conversation with a possible victim and it's different th...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Belinda Bauman. She is the founder of One Million Thumbprints and the author of the book, Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy. Belinda shares her powerful story on what true empathy means and how we should be relating it to gender-based violence. Key Points Sympathy, apathy, and antipathy can fake their way into looking like passion and compassion. Empathy is not "with passion" but "in passion", that requires a willingness to decenter one's self and center the other person in order to know and care for them. When people give their thumbprint, they are encouraging the protection of women, the ability for women to prosper through education and economy, and that their voices be heard at the peace table. Resources One Million Thumbprints Brave Souls Brave Souls Excerpt Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 198: Belinda Bauman: How Does Empathy Change Our Work?   Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:37] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, one of the skills to make a difference pretty much anywhere is the skill of empathy, right?   Sandie [00:00:52] That's right.   Dave [00:00:53] Today, our guest is someone who has not only served the world so well on working against trafficking but also is going to bring us a fantastic perspective on the importance and the power of empathy. I'm so glad to welcome to the show today, Belinda Bauman. She is the founder of One Million Thumbprints, a movement of peacemakers advocating with women in the world's worst conflict zones. Belinda is also the co-founder of and the visionary behind #SilenceIsNotSpiritual, a campaign calling churches to break the silence on violence against women. Belinda is a speaker and contributor to Newsweek's The Daily Beast, Red Tent Living, Huffington Post, and Christianity Today. And she is the author of the book, Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy. Belinda, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.   Belinda [00:01:46] What an honor to be with you this morning. Thank you.   Sandie [00:01:50] Belinda, you have been an inspiration to me for several years and I'm always just I think what I love about our conversations is I always feel pushed to the next level in a really positive way. And we can lament some of the horrific things going on in this world but we move towards empathy. You have led in empathy ever since I've known you. So I'm very excited about Brave Souls, I've already read it and could hardly wait for this interview.   Belinda [00:02:30] I feel the same way about you, Sandie. You've been a guide to me in your pioneering in the area of anti-trafficking for many many years. And I have the best mentors that have pointed the right direction for so many years. And being able to watch you and many of my other sisters lead the way, I count that as one of the greatest joys of my life. So if I can just flip that around on you and say thank you so much for all that you've done.   Sandie [00:03:02] Thank you. Well, let's dive right in. We want to look at a definition of empathy, but maybe we should start with why you climbed Mount Kilimanjaro?  

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Lisa Murdock as the two discuss the critical response of medical institutions to human trafficking. Lisa Murdock Lisa Murdock, MSN, RN, CNE Pediatric Acute Care Nurse  & Co-Chair Healthcare subcommittee of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. Over the past 23 years, Lisa has worked in pediatric acute care hospitals nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Lisa began her journey in anti-trafficking efforts in 2014 after meeting a survivor in the community. That meeting inspired her to expand her work to include exploitation and human trafficking in healthcare education and to implement comprehensive, multidisciplinary, evidence-based protocols for inpatient pediatric hospitals. Lisa believes that healthcare providers, specifically nurses, are uniquely positioned at the frontlines of patient care to identify, advocate, and improve healthcare outcomes for at-risk individuals or those already being trafficked. She is the co-founder of ReVEST Medical Experts which provides healthcare providers and institutions with the necessary tools to improve their knowledge, recognition, response and prevention of violence, exploitation, and risky behaviors amongst their patients and families.  Key Points It is important to inform health care workers with an updated and accurate education regarding human trafficking to move away from the sensationalized imaging and education they might be receiving from the media.  Using a screening tool that is comprehensive, including not just commercial sex trafficking, but also labor trafficking and aids in sensitively asking high risk questions, is important in both aftercare and prevention.  It is essential for an organization to have a policy surrounding exploitation and human trafficking, as well as a response protocol in place, to ensure that people know who to call and how to respond. Upon discharge, it is critical a healthcare provider be aware of resources and referrals to provide the survivor with the tools they need to stay safe.  Resources Ensure Justice ReVEST Human Trafficking Task Force Health Care Subcommittee Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force #278 - Identifying and Interacting with Minor Victims of Human Trafficking, with Dr. Jodi Quas #259 - Which Screening Tool Should I Use, with Dr. Corey Rood Ending Human Trafficking Handbook Orangewood Project Choice  Lighthouse  Waymakers Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:00 It's time to register for the annual Ensure Justice Conference at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice. The conference is always the first Friday and Saturday of March. That way you can make it a recurring event in your calendar. 2024, It's March 1st and 2nd, we're just a couple of months away. Our theme is "Keeping Our Children Safe Online." We will explore the issues, what is happening online? What are the risks for our children at this stage of their development? What can we do as parents, caregivers, teachers, community members? Our speakers include many of our podcasts expert guests, and we are partnering with our Orange County Department of Education. Check out our website for more info and don't miss the early bird rates. Go on over to gcwj.org/ensure justice, right now. There is a virtual option for our global listeners, as well as special rates for college students. Join us to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference at Ensure Justice, March 1st and 2nd, 2024. You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode #313: Four Pillars of Medical Institution Response to Human Trafficking. My name is Sandie Morgan, and this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Our guest today is Lisa Murdock, MSN, RN, CNA. Look at all of those letters after her name. She is a pediatric acute care nurse, and here in Orange County,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Dr. Donna Hughes to discuss the four different legal approaches to prostitution and their impacts on society. Dr. Hughes is the founder and editor-in-chief of Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence. She shares her years of experience on this highly debated topic to better inform our community. Key Points There are four legal approaches to prostitution that all have different impacts on sex trafficking: criminalization, legalization, decriminalization, and the Nordic (Abolitionist) model. Criminalization is the current model of the United States that criminalizes everyone involved in prostitution. Legalization includes removing criminal penalties and turning sex work into a regulated business. Decriminalization also removes the criminal penalties, however, there are no regulations put into place. The Nordic model holds perpetrators accountable and provides services for victims. Countries that utilized the legalization approach anticipated getting rid of organized crime, but only succeeded in expanding illegal, unregulated prostitution. We need to be aware of legislators organizing for the decriminalization of prostitution in order to raise awareness and oppose their strategies. Resources Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence Donna's Papers and Presentations Selected Works by Dr. Hughes  Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 197, Legalization or Decriminalization: What Does it All Mean?   Production Credits [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave [00:00:39] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, your work has really just built relationships and connections and partnerships around the globe, and today we're so glad to be able to dive in on that first piece. We talk about in every introduction, studying the issues, and being able to bring a voice to who really just has tremendous expertise in this area. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Donna Hughes. She is a professor and holds the Eleanor M. and Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair in women's studies. She has a joint appointment with Gender and Women's Studies and Criminology and Criminal Justice. She's the founder and editor in chief of Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence. Donna, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.   Donna [00:01:29] I'm really thrilled to be here.   Sandie [00:01:31] It's an important topic and I would love to talk about a lot of your work, especially if people have not found Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence. We'll have a link to that in our show notes.   Donna [00:01:46] Thank you.   Sandie [00:01:46] And Dr. Hughes really digs deep on these issues, but today we want to talk about a growing discussion or debate in our community about Legalization or Decriminalization: What Does it all Mean? So, can you kind of give us a primer on legalization and decriminalization with regards to prostitution and human trafficking?   Donna [00:02:14] OK, there are four legal approaches to prostitution and all of them have a different impact on sex trafficking. The first is the one that in the United States people are most familiar with and that's criminalization because,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Rachel Thomas to discuss psychological coercion. Rachel is a personal survivor of human trafficking and has extensive experience teaching, training, curriculum writing, public speaking, and mentoring.  She is the director of Sowers Education Group and lead author of Ending The Game: An Intervention Curriculum for Survivors of Sex Trafficking. Key Points Psychological coercion is manipulating someone's behaviors, beliefs, and personhood in a way that's against their own best interest. S.T.R.E.A.M. of influence stands for survival, trafficker, recruiter, environment, media Coercion in sex trafficking is exploiting past vulnerabilities and negative experiences. Supporter training allows professionals and family members, alike, to understand the psychological coercion process. Umbrella beliefs of those in "the game" are 1) it's better to get paid for sex than to do it for free, 2) squares, people outside of the game, are losers, 3) this is as good as my life will get, so I should make the most out of it. Resources Ending the Game Sowers Education Group Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 196 - Rachel Thomas: Ending the Game. Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And today we have with us an important voice in the human trafficking conversation, a survivor. And as we've had many times, Sandie, another perspective from a survivor in our conversation. And I'm really pleased to welcome to the show today, Rachel Thomas. Rachel is a former music video model and sex trafficking survivor. She is now a dynamic educator who speaks from the heart and aims at the head with a Master's in Education from UCLA and over 12 years of experience in teaching and mentoring. Rachel founded Sowers Education Group to sow seeds of Sex Trafficking Awareness and survivor empowerment. Rachel was a junior at Emory University where she unknowingly met a trafficker, a professional and well-spoken "modeling agent". He had business cards and a portfolio of contracts with beautiful models of all ethnicities. He groomed her with high-quality all-expense paid photo shoots and legitimate modeling work in various music videos and magazines. Then after he had collected a W9 form from Rachel, including her parent's address and Social Security number their relationship became dangerous. He began forcing her to have sex with buyers, threatening to kill her and her family if she didn't obey. He became physically and psychologically abusive, ushering Rachel into the dark world of sex slavery. Thankfully, the police and FBI were eventually able to help Rachel and the traffickers dozens of other victims to escape this devastating situation. As Rachel continues to overcome and understand her experience she is turning a mess into a message that will spread prevention and empower victims. Sandie, I'm so glad we get to welcome Rachel to the show today. Sandie [00:02:32] Hi Rachel. Rachel [00:02:34] Hi. Sandie [00:02:35] We are so glad to have you. I've known you for a number of years now and what I really appreciate about you is your slow, methodical, professional approach to education.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss supply chains and sustainable development with John McCarthy. John is currently the Chair of the Sydney Archdiocesan Antislavery Task Force and former Australian Ambassador to the Holy See. Together, they examine the Sydney Framework and the impact that communities across the world could have on ending modern-day slavery and forced labor. Key Points Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 seeks to take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor. The power of moral education and ethical purchase processes will eliminate the demand for goods and services tainted with slavery and forced labor Resources G20 Interfaith Forum 17 – California Transparency in Supply Chains Act 8 – Partnering With Students to End Human Trafficking Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 195, The Sydney Framework: Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7.   Production Credits: [00:00:13] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.   Dave: [00:00:34] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.   Sandie: [00:00:39] And my name is Sandie Morgan.   Dave: [00:00:42] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, today yet another expert who has been hard at work and really working in partnership to end human trafficking. I'm so excited about this conversation.   Sandie: [00:01:00] I am too. Why don't you go ahead and introduce our guest?   Dave: [00:01:03] I am pleased to welcome to the show today Ambassador John McCarthy. John is the chair of the Sydney Archdiocesan Antislavery Task Force. He was also Australian Ambassador to the Vatican from 2012 until 2016. During his diplomatic service at the Holy See, Mr. McCarthy was closely involved with human rights issues particularly with the eradication of modern slavery and human trafficking, a cause which Pope Francis has made a worldwide priority. Mr. McCarthy was also heavily engaged in conference and consultations in Rome during 2015 with respect to the Sustainable Development Goals. Since returning to Australia, he has remained engaged in the antislavery cause and since May 2017 has been chair of the Sydney Archdiocesan Antislavery Task Force. Mr. McCarthy lives in Sydney and is married with six children and seven grandchildren. He was a senior Barrister at Queen's Counsel and was briefed in many notable cases including the first recognition of Native Title on the Australian mainland. Ambassador, we're so glad to welcome you to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast.   John: [00:02:13] Delighted to be with you.   Sandie: [00:02:15] So let's jump into this conversation. We had dinner just a few nights ago and I was so encouraged by your hopeful attitude towards how we can use sustainable development goals and supply chain transparency to end human trafficking. So, tell us about the Sydney framework.   John: [00:02:37] What you have to understand about the Archdiocesan of Sydney is that it is a very big concern. It's a diocese not like Los Angeles where you are, but more like New York, that is a metropolitan area that has been divided into a number of dioceses. In Sydney, we have 600,000 Catholics. There is a very large Catholic school system with 70,000 students who are part of that system with 8,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by a long time partner, Paraskevi Champeridou. Paraskevi, affectionately referred to as Voula, is the director of the Syrian Humanitarian Initiative, BRIDGES. She co-established a holistic restoration and integration approach for Syrian refugees passing into Greece daily. Together, they examine how refugees are vulnerable to further victimization and exploitation. Key Points A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence, according to UNHCR. Victimization on the hosting land causes the refugees to die in small doses. This occurs through political decisions, exploitation, lack of material assistance, poor legal protections,  denial of their new reality compared to their expectations, long geographical restrictions to camps, distorted religion realities, lack of communication, a different legal system, and bureaucracy. Once a person becomes a refugee, they are likely to remain a refugee for many years. Many will be displaced for nearly two decades, causing a life in limbo. Voula says, "We cannot talk about integration if we shall not speak about a holistic approach. If we fail to keep Spirit, Soul, and Body united then we fail freedom, healing, restoration, new life." Resources BRIDGES UNHCR Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 194, Is the Refugee Crisis Over? Production Credits: [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, yet another friend today who has been a partner for so long in this work to end human trafficking. We have a guest here in the studio who is a longtime friend of yours. Sandie: [00:00:57] I am so, excited to have Paraskevi Champeridou from Athens, Greece. She was here speaking at Ensure Justice 2019. If you missed it, please be sure to go online and look at the links to see what you missed and plan to come next year 2020. Paraskevi Champeridou is also, known to me as Voula and I've known her for so, many years, I don't want to say how many years. She's a mother, a wife of 25 years, she has two daughters 20 and 16, she's a social worker and a family counselor. She had been working as a private counselor for many years teaching human relationships in Athens, Greece and has been participating, speaking, and organizing many conferences on mental health, family relationships, domestic violence, and human trafficking. But in 2013 she and her husband, Elias, established the NGO humanitarian initiative, BRIDGES, as they foresaw that huge waves of Syrian refugees would pass through Greece, and that happened in 2015. Now they envision their holistic restoration and full integration. She is the legal representative of BRIDGES, working with her husband to give voice to the voiceless and victimized refugees who are daily passing from Greece. Voula welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. Voula: [00:02:30] Thank you, it's a privilege to be here. Sandie: [00:02:32] We are so, happy to have you! On Friday when you spoke about the refugees at Ensure Justice, you quoted someone as explaining their plight as "all gone". Can you explain that for us? Voula: [00:02:47] Yes, it's a real quotation,

Chad Salitan joins Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak again, to further discuss the TIP Report and its special topics. Chad serves in the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons office as a Deputy Coordinator for the Reports & Political Affairs Section to lead the U.S. government’s diplomatic engagement on sex trafficking and forced labor. Chad and Sandie discuss the many challenges that need to be restored in this special topic of child institutionalization. Key Points Lumos estimates that 80 to 90 percent of children in these institutions actually have at least one living family member, oftentimes even a living parent. We know that there is no substitute for a family setting in the growth and safety of a child. Voluntourism, or volunteer tourism, is where someone visits a country and pays to go volunteer at the orphanage for a very short time frame. While the tourists think their money is going towards helping the children, it actually ends up in the pockets of directors. Voluntourism additionally leads to child finders, meaning people go into local, impoverished villages and incentivize children to go into these institutions for more tourist opportunities. Ill-managed institutions can consist of institutional complicity, where the actual organization itself that's running the institution is guilty in organizing or somehow facilitating the trafficking of the residents in the institution. In regards to donations, make sure the organizations are legitimate by informing yourself on their credentials, policies, and ultimately what's really happening there. As a result of a lack of family environment, children leaving or aging out of institutions have increased vulnerability because they are starved for attention, lack a social support network, do not have social maturities such as trust appropriateness, and overall fall short in managing risk. Resources TIP Report - PDF TIP Report - More Resources 192 – What is the Trafficking in Persons Report 161 – Orphan Care in Tanzania with Brandon Stiver 132 – Ensure Justice: Principle and Practice Lumos Organization  Disability Rights International  Charity Navigator Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 193, Child Institutionalization and Human Trafficking. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. On the last episode of 192, we talked about the Trafficking in Persons Report with our guests Chad Salitan and he is returning here on this episode. Chad is in the State Department's Trafficking in Persons office as the deputy coordinator for the reports and political affairs section. He works with the management team to lead the U.S. government's diplomatic engagement on sex trafficking and forced labor. If you didn't listen to episode 192, it's a great starting point to the Trafficking in Persons Report. And Sandie, we're going to dive in a bit on one of the key topics in the report here. Sandie: [00:01:22] Welcome back, Chad. Chad: [00:01:24] Thank you. Sandie: [00:01:25] We are looking at some of the special topics and I'm sure we could do an entire series of podcasts, but one of them that particularly impacted me,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Chad Salitan, who serves in the State Department Trafficking in Persons office.  As a Deputy Coordinator for the Reports & Political Affairs Section, he works on the production of the annual TIP Report. He sheds light on the TIP Report and its value, the Tier statuses, and the 2018 report's focus. Key Points The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is an annual report released by the State Department that covers what each foreign government in 187 countries are doing in the area of prosecuting the criminals, protecting the victims, and preventing the crime in the first place.  The TIP Report is the U.S. government’s principal diplomatic and diagnostic tool to guide relations with foreign governments on human trafficking. The Tiers create a system where they judge whether the foreign government is making significant efforts, relative to its resources available, to make significant efforts to fight human trafficking. The focus of the 2018 report was integrating partnership to emphasize public efforts at the community level. Resources TIP Report Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 192, What is the Trafficking in Persons Report? Production Credits: [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, so, many partnerships and organizations that are part of this effort, and today we have a guest with us that's going to bring really substantial perspective to us on the Trafficking in Persons Report, right? Sandie: [00:00:58] That's right. I'm so, excited to have Chad Salitan. Dave: [00:01:01] Chad Salitan is in the State Department's Trafficking in Persons office as deputy coordinator for the Reports and political affairs section. He works with the management team to lead the U.S. government's diplomatic engagement on sex trafficking and forced labor. Chad's team researches and analyzes how to best combat trafficking and engages foreign government officials in Washington and abroad to promote the adoption of effective policies. The section is responsible for the production of the secretary of State's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the TIP Report as it's known, is the U.S. government's principal diplomatic and diagnostic tool to guide relations with foreign governments on human trafficking. Prior to this managing role, Chad served as an analyst on the same team with primary responsibility for countries in Europe and Asia. He joined the State Department in 2011 as a Presidential Management Fellow. Chad was born in Rochester, New York and earned his B.A. in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo and has an M.A. in International Affairs from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Chad, we are so, glad to welcome you to the podcast. Chad: [00:02:16] Well, thank you very much for having me. Sandie: [00:02:18] We're excited to have a conversation that you and I have been trying to put together for a few months. But the annual Trafficking in Persons Report is a significant document that has emerged as a valuable evaluation tool. And also, for my students and a lot of my listeners,

In this episode, Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss the Biblical and historical story of Joseph and how it relates to human trafficking survivors today. Sandie observes how we can integrate an understanding of this ancient case study into how we fight against human trafficking and respond to survivors in our communities. Key Points Sandie looks at the story of Joseph through the perspective of Genesis 16:8 when the angel of the Lord said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” Similar to Joseph, human trafficking victims typically have dreams of success when they're young, causing them to be more likely to take risks and experience dangerous situations. When Joseph weeps at the sight of his younger brother, he exemplifies how successful survivors are still susceptible to sorrow and grief over their past. Understanding where people have been is not only important for rehabilitating human trafficking victims, but also in improving our relationships in our own communities. Sandie says, "And I am always reminded that while bad things happen to good people and those things can be redeemed, that we don't attribute the cause of those bad things to God, but God does redeem." [00:08:55] Resources Genesis 16:8 Genesis 37-50 Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 191, Joseph: An Ancient Human Trafficking Case Study. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning., maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And as you expect on each episode of the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, Sandie we're taking everyone to Broadway today, right? I think that's what you told me. Sandie: [00:00:53] Yeah that's right. That's right and you're going to start us off with the theme song. Dave: [00:00:57] Go go go, Joseph. You know what they say. Hang on now Joseph you'll make it someday. Sha la la Joseph. That's the one we're doing, right? Sandie: [00:01:06] That's it. That's it. Wow. How many of you remember coloring the coat of many colors from the story of Joseph.? Dave: [00:01:15] Yes of course of course. I remember my brother singing that soundtrack all around the house. He was Joseph in production in our local community. Sandie: [00:01:23] Oh my goodness. Well you know this month, every year at our church I'm asked to speak on Freedom Sunday. January is our National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. And so, I just came back from Istanbul last week and then on Sunday was able to bring awareness and understanding about some of the issues around human trafficking and use a case study from the Book of Genesis. And that's where Joseph comes from people. He was not dreamed up in a graphic artist studio. He was a historical figure. Dave: [00:02:10] And interesting about this story a lot of us are familiar with it either because of our Sunday School curriculum or because we've seen the Broadway show and the popularized version of it. But one of the really interesting things about this story is, although it is an ancient story, how many similarities there are with some of the things we see in modern-day trafficking, aren't there? Sandie: [00:02:34] Absolutely. And I think one of the things,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Ramona Braganza, celebrity trainer and global fitness expert. Ramona shares her 30-year journey of wellness, and how she is using her passions and expertise to contribute to the fight against human trafficking. She shares her goal of providing real-world education and skills training in the health and wellness sector to young female survivors caught in the vicious cycle of India’s Sexual exploitation and trafficking business through a North American based non-profit organization she established, 321 Empower. Key Points According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, approximately 20,000 women and children were survivors of human trafficking in India in 2017, a rise of nearly 25 percent from the previous year. Ramona empowers victims on a personal level and manages to give them job skills for a growing 1.8 billion dollar fitness industry in India, that's mostly dominated by male fitness trainers. 321 Empower is a perfect example of how anyone can start right where they are, with the expertise and skills they already have, to be a voice and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Resources 321 Empower Ramona Braganza Prerana Feel Fit, Look Fantastic in 321 Fitness, Food, and Financial Freedom Event Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 190, Wellness Training: A Path to Empower. Production Credits: [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:28] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:36] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, every time we get together we are either having a conversation ourselves or we're bringing in a conversation with a partner, someone else in the world who is doing some incredible work on helping us to end human trafficking. We've had so, many amazing partnerships and conversations that have emerged over the years. And this conversation is going to be similar, right? Sandie: [00:01:04] That's right. Dave: [00:01:06] I am so, glad to be able to welcome to the show today Ramona Braganza. Ramona is a celebrity trainer and global fitness expert, and maybe most known for sculpting hot Hollywood bodies including that of Jessica Alba's and Halle Berry's, but also, for her love of fitness and her quest for excellence that has facilitated the transformation of hundreds of people's bodies and attitudes worldwide. Recognized as one of the top personal trainers in the world among the entertainment industry. Ramona has worked as Jessica Alba's personal trainer for over 12 years and continues to train many other celebrities. Ramona has over 30 years in the fitness industry and has contributed editorial content to a dozen magazines including Shape, Marie-Claire, Men's Health, Allure, Fit Pregnancy, and many others. She is also, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. And she has established 321 Empower, a North American based non-profit organization with a goal of providing real-world education and skills training in the health and wellness sector to young female survivors caught in the vicious cycle of India's sexual exploitation and trafficking business. Ramona, we are so, glad to welcome you to the show. Ramona: [00:02:19] Thank you very much. I'm excited to be here and thank you very much to Dr.

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak inquire about lessons learned from The Lighthouse, a transitional living program for young women who are survivors of sex trafficking, from the program supervisor, Polly Williams. Polly has over 18 years of experience in all aspects of working with youth including those experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance abuse. She developed and implemented Orangewood Foundation's The Lighthouse in 2016 using a framework of trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and a survivor-centered approach. Polly introduces a thoughtful report and review of 11 learned lessons from this program. Key Points At The Lighthouse, a victim-centered approach is giving the power back over to the trafficked victims and empowering them to say what their needs are, what their concerns are, and for them to lead survivor-driven services. #1 Labels - It is important to take an individualist approach to labels because some residents embraced being labeled as "victim" or "survivor", while others were reminded of their past traumas. #2 Curriculum - Having a daily, structured curriculum held residents back from societal reintegration, an individualized program was needed to empower the women. #3 Trust - At The Lighthouse, there's a large emphasis on trust to promote safety, security, and ultimately to reduce detrimental behaviors through a "restorative justice approach". #4 Cell Phones - Creating safety protocols together, both residents and staff, prevented controlling actions that triggered and re-traumatized residents. #5 Staff - Having staff that can provide guidance and suggestions rather than being hyper-vigilant is significant in creating a therapeutic environment. #6 Life Skill Development - They found that role modeling life skills is more effective and impactful in comparison to life skill groups. #7 Resident Guidelines - Residents and staff collectively create guidelines in order to have realistic expectations for each other and create a sense of empowerment. #8 Case Management - Residents responded more favorably towards case management when meetings occurred offsite at their chosen locations. #9 Interviews - During interviews they do not require details of time in ‘the life’ and take breaks when needed in order to minimize risks of re-traumatization. #10 Applicants Under 18 - An applicant aged 17 years, turning 18 within the next month, has the option to spend her days at The Lighthouse, to relieve the stress and anxiety of moving to a new program. #11 Reducing Length of Time Back in ‘The Life” - When a resident chose to self-exit The Lighthouse and go back to her trafficker, staff pro-actively remained in contact. The goal was to reduce her length of time back in ‘the life’, through the provision of compassionate and unconditional support, and two months later she asked to come “home.” Resources Orangewood Foundation The Lighthouse Report & Review 91 - Rescue and the Stages of Change Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 189, Lessons Learned Serving Domestic Survivors of Sex Trafficking. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak speak with Lieutenant Joe Laramie about the difference between multidisciplinary teams for child abuse and sex trafficking, the challenges associated with MDT, and the direction we need to move forward with. Joe is the program manager with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College working in the Missing and Exploited Children's and the Internet Crimes Against Children Training and Technical Assistance Programs. With more than 30 years of child protection, investigation, and training experience he sheds light on this topic with a fresh perspective. Key Points MDT, or multidisciplinary team, accentuates that approaches with collaborative work are more beneficial than individual work. The main difference between an MDT for child abuse and an MDT for child sex trafficking is the expanded team members in trafficking investigations. Challenges of MDT include scheduling time and location, professional attitudes, forensic interviewer training, the role of a victim advocate, and medical evaluations. Resources Lotus Anti-Trafficking Model 36 – Why Healthcare Providers Matter and What They Can Do 185 – Educational Resources for Health Care Providers Net Smartz Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 188, Building an MDT for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:31] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, you've been empowering me for eight years of learning new things on this topic and we will be down that road again today because the acronym MDT is in the title of this episode. I have absolutely no idea what that is and I'm guessing some in our listening community also, do not know what that is. So, this is going to be an education for all of us today, I believe. Sandie: [00:01:07] Good, I always love it when I can teach you something new. Dave: [00:01:11] We have, as always, an expert with us today that is going to really help open up the doors and help us to even learn more about this complex issue. I'm pleased to welcome an expert to the show today and that is Lieutenant Joe Laramie. He is the program manager with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College working in the Missing and Exploited Children's and the Internet Crimes Against Children training and technical assistance programs. He retired in 2010 from the Glendale Missouri Police Department with more than 30 years of child protection investigation and training experience. During his time with the Glendale PD, he was Police Juvenile Officer and child abuse investigator, a D.A.R.E. officer, and in 2001 created the Greater St. Louis Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. He is nationally known as a speaker on the topic of online child exploitation, child sex trafficking, and technology related protections for youth families and professionals. Lieutenant Laramie, we're so, glad to welcome you to the show. Joe: [00:02:15] Well thank you so, very much. I'm really excited to have this opportunity today. Sandie: [00:02:20] We should start right at the beginning with putting Dave out of his misery here and let's talk about what is an MDT,

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Kevin Bales as the two discuss the importance of intersectionality when fighting to end human trafficking. Kevin Bales Kevin Bales is a professor of contemporary slavery and a co-founder of Free the Slaves, a nonprofit organization that works to end slavery worldwide. He has written several books and articles on modern slavery, human trafficking, and climate change. One of his main ideas is that slavery is not only a human rights violation, but also a major contributor to environmental degradation. Bales argues that slavery and human trafficking are driven by the global demand for cheap goods and services, which creates a market for exploited labor. He also shows how slavery affects the natural resources and ecosystems that sustain life on earth, such as forests, soils, water, and wildlife, calling it the "slavery footprint" of consumption. Bales also explores the concept of intersectionality, which is the idea that different forms of oppression and discrimination, such as race, gender, class, and ethnicity, are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. He suggests that slavery is an extreme form of intersectionality, where the most vulnerable and marginalized people are subjected to the most brutal and dehumanizing treatment. He advocates for a holistic and inclusive approach to ending slavery, that takes into account the diverse needs and perspectives of the enslaved and the liberated. Kevin Bales believes that slavery can be eradicated in our lifetime, if we act collectively and strategically. Key Points When analyzing contemporary forms of slavery, like human trafficking, it is imperative that the differences in the rates at which different people groups are affected, and how they are affected, be looked at as well. Contemporary slavery affects multiple spheres outside of the social injustice sphere, as it is also aiding in the environmental destruction seen today. A global campaign, public awareness, and a willingness to give something up, are needed for a national government to aid in the fight to end contemporary slavery. Education is a start to achieving this global campaign. "There are links between slavery and genocide." Resources Ensure Justice Disposable People by Kevin Bales Free the Slaves  Blood and Earth by Kevin Bales UNESCO World Heritage TIP (Trafficking in Persons) Office Slavery: A Global Investigation International Cocoa Initiative Tony’s Chocolonely Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves by Kevin Bales Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:00 It's time to register for the annual Ensure Justice Conference at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice. The conference is always the first Friday and Saturday of March. That way you can make it a recurring event in your calendar. 2024, it's March 1st and 2nd, we're just a couple of months away. Our theme is Keeping Our Children Safe Online. We will explore the issues: What is happening online? What are the risks for our children at this stage of their development? What can we do as parents, caregivers, teachers, community members? Our speakers include many of our podcast expert guests, and we are partnering with our Orange County Department of Education. Check out our website for more info and don't miss the early bird rates. Go on over to gcwj.org/ensurejustice right now. There is a virtual option for our global listeners, as well as special rates for college students. Join us to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference at Ensure Justice March 1st and 2nd, 2024. You are listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode #312: How Does Intersectionality Inform Our Response to Human Trafficking?, and we're talking with Kevin Bales. My name is Dr. Sandie Morgan. This is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Joining us today is Dr. Kevin Bales,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak are joined by Rena Shahandeh and Anh Truong to shed light on the most infrequently discussed topic in human trafficking, labor trafficking. Rena is the Deputy City Attorney assigned to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office’s Anti-Sex and Labor Trafficking Program.  She has over 20 years with the City Attorney’s Office. Anh is the Director of the Anti-Sex and Labor Trafficking Program within the L.A. City Attorney’s Office. Rena Shahandeh Rena Shahandeh (SHA-HAN-DAY) is the Deputy City Attorney assigned to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office’s Anti-Sex and Labor Trafficking Program.  She has over 20 years with the City Attorney’s Office.  As a trial deputy in the criminal branch, she handled domestic violence, assaults with a deadly weapon, battery, and driving under the influence cases.  She quickly worked her way up to the specialized gang unit, where she was assigned to the Northeast and Pacific Community Law Enforcement and Recovery (CLEAR) units.  There, she prosecuted the City’s most hardcore gangs, including MS, 18th Street, Avenues, Venice Shoreline Crips, among others.  Most recently, Rena was in the civil branch defending complex, high-profile LAPD civil rights cases in both state and federal court.  Notably, she defended LAPD from a civil lawsuit filed by the traffickers in the notorious Guatemalan sex trafficking case involving juvenile girls.  Rena has also defended against class actions, including one involving 5,700 plaintiffs.  She has served as lead trial counsel in over 60 jury trials. Rena was previously awarded the Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for her pro bono legal work for Bet Tzedek on a home equity fraud class action.  She was also recently appointed to the Judicial Appointments Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association for a 3-year term. Rena graduated from UCLA School of Law and earned her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley with honors and high distinction in philosophy. Anh Truong Anh Truong is the Director of the Anti-Sex and Labor Trafficking Program within the LA City Attorney’s Office.  He previously served as the Assistant Supervisor of the Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program, focusing on civil enforcement actions to rid problem properties of narcotics, gangs, and vice activity.  As trial and appellate counsel, Anh obtained a series of favorable published decisions, especially with respect to medical marijuana.  He is a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s 2017 Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate for his work on the San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods, a white supremacist gang.  With respect to human trafficking, Anh is currently chair of the Labor Trafficking Subcommittee of the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and he previously served on the LA Metro Taskforce on Human Trafficking.  He drafted legislation to expand civil abatement laws to address human trafficking (AB2212; Pen. Code, § 11225).  He has also filed civil abatement actions against motels that have served as bases for human trafficking, narcotics, and other illegal activities.  Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office, Anh was with Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP, focusing on securities, business, and entertainment litigation.  While in law school, Anh consulted for the Appointed Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission as well as the Pasadena Charter Reform Taskforce on recommended changes to their respective city charters.  Anh was a former Los Angeles Coro Fellow, and previously served as City Attorney James K. Hahn’s Special Assistant.   Anh graduated from U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Complex Civil Litigation.  He graduated from Occidental College with honors in Public Policy. Key Points Common misconceptions of labor trafficking include the differences between smuggling and trafficking, victims having to be physically confined,

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss the value of collaboration with Helen Sworn, founder of the Chab Dai organization in Cambodia. Helen has provided a replicable framework that emphasizes the need for partnership in order to end human trafficking. Key Point Chab Dai established a coalition as a response to the rapid but uncoordinated growth of anti-trafficking individuals and organizations trying to combat the issue. The framework for being part of the coalition includes legal government registration as a way to provide accountability and child protection policies in order to ensure no harm to victims. Helen speaks of the significance of collaboration, "I think that I have to kind of start with the problem that we're addressing. And I truly believe that the reason that people are able to be trafficked and exploited all over the world, and it's so interconnected around the world, is because those criminals that are behind it are super well networked. And that they don't need to like each other, they don't need to be friends, but actually, they have a common vision and that enables them to focus on their networking... And so, for us, collaboration has to underpin every single thing that we do." Finding common ground is how we can collaborate. Our common ground is not about serving these institutions, it's ultimately about serving those who we have set out to serve. Building a movement is important because this issue is going to outlast our lives and maybe even organizations. But the movement is our legacy, so in building the movement we have to focus on collaboration and capacity. Collaboration: There is no one sector that can address this problem, so people need have a multidisciplinary view on it. Capacity: In order to hold each other accountable, we must have professional standards that are a guiding set of principles, rather than a set of rules, that can be adapted to fit within specific contexts. 5 Pillars in Chab Dai's strategic plan: Coalition and Capacity Prevention and Protection Justice and Client Care Advocacy Research Resources Chab Dai Butterfly Longitudinal Research Ensure Justice Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:01] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 186, Building a Coalition and Building Capacity. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, we often talk about the power of partnerships on the show and today a conversation with someone who is a tremendous leader in this way. Sandie: [00:00:58] Well, I am so, excited to introduce my dear friend and colleague, Helen Sworn. She is the founder of Chab Dai and absolutely has been a model for me to follow how she does international programming, how she builds partnerships. And so, we're just going to dive right in, Helen, and welcome you to the show. Helen: [00:01:23] Thank you very much. It's great to be on is Sandie, with you. Sandie: [00:01:26] OK. And for those of you who just heard Helen for the first time, she's located in the UK, but she has lived in Cambodia for many years as well. So, tell us about Chab Dai and kind of the meaning and the history. Helen: [00:01:44] Sure, so, Chab Dai in the Cambodian language means "joining h...

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak revisit the important influence of health care providers on human trafficking victims. They discuss new resources that have moved away from awareness, and into a more training focused aspect in order to identify and assist a trafficking victim. They discuss the significance of health care providers creating a four-step plan to assist victims through a safety plan, knowing how to refer, understanding mandatory reporting, and establishing a protocol. Key Points S.O.A.R. (stop, observe, ask, and respond to human trafficking) has provided new resources for health care providers, see below. The first part of a plan to assist victims is safety. A safety plan can include having resources available to give victims. Along with this, is knowing how to refer victims to the proper resources. The next step for health professionals is understanding the mandatory reporting requirements and steps to take for a victim-centered approach. Protocols are complicated and require a lot of processes, quality assurance, and a legal team. However, once that is in place, frontline health care providers will be empowered to actually identify and assist human trafficking victims. Resources S.O.A.R. Training Brochure for Health Care Providers  Brochure for Health Care Providers - Spanish National Human Trafficking Hotline Card Human Trafficking Training for Nurses Video 36 – Why Healthcare Providers Matter and What They Can Do 59 - One Love for Nurses 106 – Health Consequences of Human Trafficking 159 - What is a Medical Home? Are you enjoying the show? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to subscribe or rate the podcast on iTunes by clicking here. Click here for FAQs about podcasts and how to subscribe. Haven’t been receiving our newsletter? Visit our homepage to join today. Contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions at feedback@endinghumantrafficking.org. Transcript Dave: [00:00:01] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 185, Educational Resources for Health Care Providers. Production Credits: [00:00:10] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave: [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie: [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave: [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie as we were preparing for today's conversation on educational resources for health care providers, we were discussing some of the past episodes that we've aired. Actually, a bunch of episodes specifically diving in with health care providers and some of the resources available and this prompted me wondering well what is new? What's the reason for us revisiting this topic? And It turns out there's a whole bunch of things that are new, aren't there? Sandie: [00:01:16] Absolutely. I think there is a growing sense that our health care providers are seeing victims of human trafficking, both sex trafficking, and labor trafficking, and they need more tools to help them identify to assess and to take some sort of action. And I think one of the early episodes that we did on this was with Laura Letter. Her research has become seminal in pushing this agenda forward. One of the initiatives that are out there, and I'm going to pull it up really quick, is the infographic that S.O.A.R. did. S.O.A.R. is stop, observe, ask, and respond to human trafficking. And so, when people are approached in a health care environment, administrators, directors, nurses, doctors the first thing they want to understand is why do we need to do this. And the infographic that S.O.A.R. put together actually identifies two basic premises. One is that the number of endangered runaway youth that are likely to be sex trafficking victims is one in six of those runaways...