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Anti Human Trafficking

Forum Spotlights Prevention Roles of Professionals and Community

T he Annual Anti Human Trafficking Awareness Forum in January 2024 took a new approach from the day-long seminars of years past. Instead, the forum offered one-hour weekly online sessions with a question-and-answer period at the end of each session. The accessible bite-sized modules attracted 250 participants including public and nonprofit partners who are committed to preventing the commercial sexual exploitation of at-risk children and adults. The sessions offered different perspectives on how each discipline in law enforcement, human rights, public health, and child welfare plays a role in prevention. Guest speakers were from the Human Migration Institute, Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, California Baptist University, Children’s Services, and Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.