Connect & Learn This January: Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Intersections of Trauma and Trafficking: Principles of Trauma-informed Care and Practice Applications
January CSEC Action Team Learning Opportunity
Join us on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 from 12-2 PM (PST) for a special training during Human Trafficking Prevention Month! Intersections of Trauma and Trafficking: Principles of Trauma-informed Care and Practice Applications will ground us in core concepts and principles of trauma and how they relate to trafficking, and provide real examples and strategies for working with young people and families.
Hosted by the CSEC Action Team in partnership with the National Center on Child Trafficking (NCCT) and the National Center for Youth Law, this session is relevant for anyone working with young people, including those experiencing trauma related to trafficking or other adverse experiences.
What We’ll Cover: Foundational trauma concepts; how complex trauma shows up in young people’s lives; the relationship between trauma and trafficking; and practical, trauma-informed principles and core concepts to guide responsive, youth-centered practice.
Meet Our Presenters:
We’re excited to be joined by two experts who will share their experience and perspectives to guide our discussion. You can learn more about them here.
Kelly Kinnish, Director, The National Center on Child Trafficking, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
Maria Contreras, Manager, Community & Policy, National Center for Youth Law
Help us spread the word by downloading and sharing the flyer, this meeting is open to all!
More Ways To Engage This Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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Strategies and Insights to End Girls' Incarceration: Lessons from the Field Webinar
Jan. 9 | 11AM - 12PM (PST) | Virtual
Hosted by Vera Institute of Justice in partnership with the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), ReImagine Freedom, and Child & Family Policy Associates. This discussion highlights the new National Toolkit—a resource compiling a decade of strategies proven effective in reducing the number of girls and gender-expansive youth incarcerated across the country. NCYL will also discuss their brief on how systems criminalize youth for their own exploitation. Download the event flyer.
Preventing and Addressing Child Trafficking (PACT) Statewide Convening
Jan. 21 | 1PM - 3PM (PST) | Virtual
Hosted by PACT. A virtual opportunity for PACT cohort members & partners across all four regions to build valuable connections with peers, brainstorm challenges and define future steps together in their collective work to prevent and respond to child trafficking!
Hidden In Plain Sight: Child Labor Trafficking & Intersections With CSE
Jan. 22 | 10AM - 11:30AM (PST) | Virtual
Hosted by PACT. Across California — children are coerced, deceived, or forced into unsafe work. Some labor in fields, restaurants, or homes, while others are pushed into criminal acts like selling or transporting drugs. Get trained to spot the signs, respond with empathy, and connect young people to safety and support.
Best Practices and Tools for Child Welfare Professionals to Support Immigrant Child Victims
Jan. 27 | 10AM - 12 PM (PST) | Virtual
Hosted by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Learn to use the CPS Toolkit and NIWAP’s public benefit maps to secure immigration relief and connect noncitizen children to essential services.
Panel Discussion on Community Drop-In Centers Serving Exploited and At-Risk Youth
Jan. 28 | 1:30 PM - 3 PM (PST) | Virtual
Hosted by CDSS. Join the Child Trafficking Response Team to hear from drop-in center directors from San Francisco and Orange County, their county partners, and panel members with lived experience - youth who have benefitted greatly from engagement with these drop-in centers. Plan to be inspired by moving success stories, and expect to take away a practical sense of what goes into building an impactful drop-in center that reaches and serves the populations vulnerable to human trafficking in your community