Professionals working with and serving communities at risk of human trafficking increasingly use public health strategies to establish evidence-informed, data-driven responses to human trafficking. “The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look-Back and a Step Forward,” published by Public
Read moreBullying as a Developmental Precursor to Sexual and Dating Violence Across Adolescence
This webinar includes a discussion of the longitudinal studies of the bully-sexual violence pathway (Bully-SV pathway), where bullying is a precursor for sexual violence (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual coercion, sexual assault) and teen dating violence. Potential mechanisms underlying the bully-sexual
Read moreThe Power of Lived Expertise in Research and Evaluation: Child Welfare Edition
Individuals with lived experience collaborate with agencies in conducting and leading research and program evaluation findings to inform policy and practice. This video focuses on key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnership with people with lived expertise and minimize
Read moreBuilding the Evidence Base
What is evidence-based research? Why is it important to measure program activities and impacts and what are some strategies to do so? How can research be used to support engagement and empowerment for historically marginalized and underserved communities? Find answers
Read moreThe Public Health Framework To Address Human Trafficking
This one hour webinar introduces a public health framework for human trafficking, which allows communities to identify and respond to the complex needs of all survivors of human trafficking while addressing the root causes that make individuals, families, and communities
Read more“Bottom Girl” Webinar
Angela C. Henderson, Ph.D., and former “bottom girl” Niyah talk about the victim-offender overlap in commercial sexual exploitation as it relates to Angie’s article, co-authored with Shea M. Rhodes, titled “Got Sold a Dream and It Turned into a Nightmare:
Read moreIntersections of Secondary Traumatic Stress with Racism, Historical Trauma, and Other Systems of Oppression
This two-hour webinar will focus on how secondary traumatic stress (STS) intersects with issues related to identity and oppression. Participants will increase their understanding of how racial inequality, historical trauma, and other systems of oppression can exacerbate the impact of
Read moreChild Abuse: From Suspicion to Disclosure
Learn the best approach with children who are alleged victims of child abuse in the initial phases of a case, after a concern has been identified. Develop the skills and techniques necessary to engage a child in such a way
Read moreLast Girl First: Global research on prostitution and trafficking
CAP international undertook a two-year-long research endeavor covering 50 countries and involving 30 field experts working with prostituted persons and leaders of the communities most impacted by prostitution. The resulting report, “Last Girl First” provides an overview of the intersectional
Read moreLogic Model for Victim Service Programs: The Link Between Program Outcomes and Program Sustainability
Victim service organizations are often asked to demonstrate the impact of their programming using a logic model framework, but this model has many other benefits for organizations and communities. During this training, participants will learn how using a logic model
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