Coming Up

October Virtual Lunch and Learn – The Realities of Human Trafficking

Registration is open for our October virtual lunch & learn! Join us as we sit down with a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent for an informative conversation about the realities of transnational human trafficking as well as the regional impacts and efforts against it. Come prepared to learn, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding into what communities should know about human trafficking and how to support victims and survivors.

This webinar is free and open to any community member or allied professional who would like to register!

Past Webinars

Human Trafficking 101

This course provides an overview of human trafficking for community members.

Online Child Abuse and Exploitation

For our April virtual lunch & learn for Child Abuse Prevention Month, our CCAHT team community partners at the Children’s Advocacy Center to discuss online child abuse and exploitation, emerging trends and issues, how online enticement can lead to trafficking experiences, as well as intervention and prevention strategies and resources.

Collaborative Strategies: Youth Trafficking and Juvenile Justice

For one of our January virtual lunch & learns for Human Trafficking Prevention Month, our CCAHT team community partners at the Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth to help stakeholders understand the intersection of youth trafficking and the juvenile justice system. Equip yourself with knowledge to advocate for vulnerable youth and influence change.

Assessing For Human Trafficking and Making Referrals: What Every Professional Needs to Know

For one of our January virtual lunch & learns for Human Trafficking Prevention Month, join us as we deep-dive into screening/assessing for human trafficking, strategies for engaging survivors, and making appropriate reports and referrals.

HT & Intimate Relationships

Did you know that human trafficking rarely happens through being kidnapped by a stranger? Most trafficking victims are exploited by someone they know, trust, and love, and for 1 in 3 victims that someone is an intimate partner. We will explore and discuss the link between intimate partner violence and human trafficking, and how communities can support survivors and take proactive steps to address barriers.

Public Policy & Legislation

In this lunch & learn, we break down the legislative landscape around human trafficking in Tennessee. We explore current counter-trafficking laws and how the Tennessee Counter-Trafficking Alliance (TCTA) is involved in influencing state-level legislation that protects survivors and strengthens prevention efforts.

Child Abuse & Trafficking

Learn about the impacts of child and youth trafficking, the challenges and barriers that trafficked youth face, and TN’s collaborative model from CCHAT staff and both DCS’ Human Trafficking Response and Mental Health Clinician teams.

Realities of Adult Trafficking in East Tennessee

Learn about the realities of adult trafficking in East TN from a panel of CCAHT’s Adult Services Department staff.

Realities of Child & Youth Trafficking in East Tennessee

Learn about the realities of child and youth trafficking in East TN from a panel of CCAHT’s Youth Services Department staff.

Familial Trafficking in East Tennessee

During this webinar, Dr. Mary Brannock at ETSU will be joining our CCAHT team to explore and discuss why and how familial trafficking occurs and how communities and systems can better support survivors and prevent this form of exploitation.