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Successful Approaches to Working with Social Media for Human Trafficking Outreach and Awareness

Location
Online

A recorded webinar that discusses how promoting human trafficking public awareness and education is critical to the long-term success of the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task forces.

Target Audience: Law Enforcement Personnel, Prosecutors, and Victim Service Providers

Objective: To answer the following questions, and more using social media. How do we—

  • improve the overall community response to human trafficking;
  • enhance the presence of our task force;
  • garner public awareness and support;
  • educate the community;
  • develop community outreach to all relevant stakeholders; and
  • build relationships and trust in the community leading to increased partnerships, victim identification, and referrals.

Includes: A webinar featuring presenters K.D. Roche, Human Trafficking Field Expert; Katie Nelson, Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator, City of Mountain View Police Department; Leanne McCallum, Task Force Coordinator, Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force; and Moderator Katie Rossomondo, Project Coordinator, International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Date Created: February 3, 2022