Webinars

Webinars are hosted the 3rd Wednesday of every quarter at 2:00pm ET and focus on a wide variety of missing and exploited children’s issues. All webinars are recorded for later viewing.

Upcoming Webinars:

• March 16, 2016: Supporting LGBT Youth Survivors of Violence
• April 20, 2016: Supporting LGBT Youth in the Sex Trades

Archived Webinars: 

• Human Trafficking and the Law Enforcement and Social Services Response
  • Human Trafficking…Response Handout
• September 2015: National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
• July 22, 2015: Human Trafficking in America’s Schools
  • Human Trafficking in America Schools Case Study
  • Human Trafficking in America’s Schools Handouts
  • Human Trafficking in America’s Schools
• May 2015: When a Child Goes Missing: Media Matters ****Note: Due to technical difficulties,  the entire presentation could not be recorded. We have included the slide handouts below.                                                                             Content provided by the National Coalition Women’s Coalition Against Violence(NWCAVE) 
• When a Child Goes Missing Handouts 

• March 2015: The Role of School Resource Officers in Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation 
  • Human Trafficking in America’s Schools

• January 2015: The Vulnerability of Homeless Youth                                   Content provided in-part by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center
  • The Vulnerability of Homeless Youth Handouts

• September 2014: Risk Factors and Other Indicators of Technology Facilitated Child Sex Trafficking 
  • Risk Factors and Other Indicators of Technology Facilitated CST Handouts

• August 2014: Supporting Victims with Complex Communication Needs                                                                                                                           Content provided by the Temple Institute on Disabilities 
  • Supporting Victims with Complex Communication Needs Handouts

• July 2014: Protecting Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities                                                                                             
• Content provided by the Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability

• Arc Guide to Risk Factors for Abuse
• Handouts

• June 2014: The SMART Model                                                                         Content provided by the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
  • SMART Model PowerPoint
  • Effects of Maltreatment on Children by Developmental Stage
  • How Children Develop Sexually
  • Intervention Tips for Problematic Sexual Behavior
  • Report of ATSA
  • SMART Article

• May 2014: Safe Online Surfing                                                                            Content provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

• April 2014: Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers: A Web-Based Positive Parenting Resource to Prevent Child Maltreatment                                                                                                         Content provided by the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Violence Prevention 
  • Handouts

• March 2014: Making Dollars and Sense
  • Handouts
• February 2014: Building Capacity Within Your Organization 
  • Handouts
  • Resources
  • Board of Directors Handbook Template

• January 2014: A Partnership Approach to Program Sustainability
  • Handouts
  • Resources
  • Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
  • A Guide to Data Collaboration in Communities

• November 2013: Understanding Jurors Expectations in Child Sexual Assault Cases (This recording is available to law enforcement and court personnel only.)

• October 2013: Interviewing Children with Disabilities II
  • Entrevistas a niños con discapacidades
  • Interviewing Children with Disabilities II Handouts
  • Transcript

• August 2013: Interviewing Children with Disabilities
  • Entrevistas a niños con discapacidades
  • Handouts
  • Transcript
  • FAQ

• June 2013: Helping Child Victims Testify
  • Ayudar a las víctimas menores a testificar
  • Slides
  • Resources
  • Transcript

• May 2013: In Honor of the National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony
  • A Real Life Story of Parental Abduction: Life as a Missing Child and as a Search Parent
  • Video of Sam and Abby’s reunion (Provided by Abby Potash)
  • Alicia’s Story 

• April 2013: Multi-disciplinary Team Investigations: A Victim-Oriented Approach
  • Investigaciones de equipos multidisciplinarios: Un enfoque orientado a las víctimas
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• March 2013: Abduction and Recovery Through the Eyes of the Child   Content provided by TakeRoot
  • Handouts
  • Transcript

• February 2013: Upcoming Series Preview: A Focus on Victims and Their Families 

• January 2013: A Look At The AMBER Alert Program
  • Análisis del Programa de Alerta Amber
  • Transcript

• December 2012: Missing Children with Special Needs                              Content provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 
  • Niños desaparecidos con necesidades especiales
  • Special Needs Addendum
  • Special Needs Checklist
  • Special Needs Questionnaire
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• November 2012: Keeping Kids Safe and Resilient
  • Cómo mantener a los niños seguros y resilientes
  • Handouts
  • Transcript

• October 2012: Raising Awareness through Art: National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
  • Transcript

• September 2012: Finding Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Human Trafficking                                                                                       Content provided by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center 
  • Encontrar servicios para jóvenes que_han huido de sus hogares y jóvenes sin hogar víctimas de la trata de personas
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• August 2012:Promising Practices in Combating the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Gangs
  • Prácticas Prometedoras en el Combate contra la Explotación Sexual de Niñas en Pandillas
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• June 2012: The Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Gangs
  • La explotación sexual de niñas en pandillas
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• May 2012: Missing to Trafficking: Connections Between the Missing Child and Sex Trafficking
  • Las conexiones entre los niños desaparecidos y la trata sexual
  • Slides
  • Transcript

• April 2012: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse within Child-serving Organizations                                                                                                    Content provided by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and Crimes Against Children Research Center
  • Handouts

• February 2012: Reporting Child Sexual Abuse                                                  Content provided by the Harford County Child Advocacy Center and the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center 
  • Reportar Abuso Sexual Infantil
  • Slides
  • FAQ
  • Transcript

• January 2012: An Intro to the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest

• December  2011: Child Sexual Abuse Victims:  How to Recognize the Signs and How to Help **Note: Due to technical difficulties,  the entire presentation could not be recorded. We have included the slide handouts below.  Content provided by the National Children’s Alliance 
  • Signs of Abuse
  • Myths About Abuse
  • Handouts

• November 2011: An Intro to MECP

• October 2011: International Child Abduction: A Role for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Under the Hague Convention and State Law
  • Handouts
  • Attorney Network Flyer and Enrollment Form
  • UCCJEA Chart. Role of prosecutor or public official

• September 2011:Operation Safe Kids Program, United States Secret Service

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