Join Us for the 2nd Annual ONA Human Trafficking Awareness Symposium
For 2022, the symposium is virtual via CE4Nurses and features 3 different courses.
What Happened to You? A book discussion with implications for practice
- A live-virtual, book-club style discussion about an insightful trauma-informed care book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- Learners will be able to share their thoughts and learn about various other resources during this session. Pre-reading of the book not required for attendance. The live discussion is June 22nd at Noon and a recording is planned to be made available.
The Fundamentals of Human Trafficking for Health Care Professionals
Human Trafficking Nursing Education: Discoveries, Insights and Takeaways
- These self-paced courses are recorded-only and will present foundational information about human trafficking, as well as strategies nurses can use to create, implement, and/or advocate for enhanced human trafficking identification and prevention programs in their workplaces.
- The courses will become available by 6/22/22 and registrants will get an email reminder when the courses open.
Free for ONA Members
$25.00 for all others
The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
The following is a list of organizations that are doing work to raise awareness, reach victims, and support survivors of human trafficking.
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Freedom a la Cart
https://freedomalacart.org/
Contact: Bekah Moran (bekah@freedomalacart.org); Community Engagement Manager
Freedom a la Cart is a non-profit social enterprise located in Columbus that works to empower survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation to build lives of freedom and self-sufficiency. Through our three levels of impact service: 1) Restoration in CATCH Court Support + Outreach services; 2) Growth through Employment + Independence; and 3) Stability found in our Butterfly Continuum of Care program, Freedom a la Cart provides supportive services to approximately 400 unduplicated survivors of human trafficking each year.
How to Get Involved:
We have LOTS of opportunities to get involved with at Freedom, and we’d love to pair you with a volunteer opportunity that matches your talents and interests! Current volunteer opportunities include working in the kitchen, assisting our organization with our annual fundraiser, Eat Up Columbus, and walking alongside a woman within our programs through GED or personal mentorship. If you're interested in getting involved, please reach out to us at volunteer@freedomalacart.org; or visit https://freedomalacart.org/engage/
One specific new initiative Freedom a la Cart has implemented within the past year is our Street Outreach Program, reaching out to those at-risk of being sex trafficked on the streets of Columbus. We are currently in need of tangible donations of items to go within each of our outreach bags. See our Amazon wishlist here for items we're in search of!
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Local Outreach Volunteers
localoutreachvolunteers.com or on facebook at @localoutreachvolunteers
Contact: Candace Miller at localoutreachvolunteers@gmail.com
LOV was founded in 2017 to serve the homeless and the victims of sex trafficking in Columbus Ohio. We provide outreach services each weekend with aims to meet the immediate needs of those on the streets of Columbus. Those interested in helping our mission there are opportunities to collect donations, volunteer for both direct and indirect roles, prepare meals, or provide monetary support. The best way to keep up with what we do and how to help is through our Facebook page @localoutreachvolunteers where we post sign ups for food and volunteers and current needs list.
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Contact: Ruth Downing MSN CNP SANE-A
Director of Project Development Forensic Nursing Network
Ruth.Downing@ForensicNursingNetwork.org
Forensic Nursing Network provides education, consulting services, technical assistance, program evaluation and policy development for forensic nurses and forensic nursing programs. We collaborate with stakeholders as the voice of forensic nursing in Ohio. Our mission is to strengthen the healthcare response to those impacted by intentional violence, and build capacity by elevating the expertise of forensic nurses and healthcare professionals. We provide sexual assault nurse examiner trainings, as well as education on interpersonal violence, human trafficking and strangulation injuries. Contact us to discuss your training needs, or if you would like to collaborate to improve the healthcare response to violence in Ohio.
