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NC Stop Human Trafficking denounces National Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act
NC Stop Human Trafficking denounces HB2601 “National Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act.”
This policy would require the National Human Trafficking Hotline to hand over information to state and federal law enforcement upon request.
“If We Improve Border Control, Can We Gid Rid of Human Trafficking?”
A common question community members ask relates to border control. The question sounds like “If we improve border control, can we get rid of human trafficking?”
Does Human Trafficking Happen in North Carolina?
Human trafficking occurs in North Carolina every day. The very limited data that is available answers the question, and though it isn’t a full picture, it does provide a snapshot.
PCBRACE 2023 – August Edition: Back to School with Karen Harrington, Pitt County Schools
This month we are talking about all things back to school with the Pitt County Schools Director of Student Services Karen Harrington.
Pitt County Schools has made large strides in implementing trauma-informed practices for students and staff, and Mrs. Harrington is highlighting that in this episode.
It’s Our Problem
A new report (“Forced Labour Risk is Pervasive in the US Land-Based Food Supply”) released in July found that 62% of total forced labor risk in land-based food supply comes from U.S. domestic production or processing.
Leaving No One Behind
NC Stop Human Trafficking, in 2022, trained 630 first responders and law enforcement officers in how to identify and respond to human trafficking, which is a direct effort to ensure that response to human trafficking in North Carolina is strong and trauma-informed.
The Unseen and Unhelped
What we believe, what we accept, and what think we know leaves a large swath of children unseen and unhelped. Those children are boys.
An Open Letter: How Much Is a Childhood Worth?
How much is a childhood worth? I learned about child trafficking at a missions conference in 2006, and like many people first learning about the issue, I understood two things: it was selling children for sex, and it happened in foreign countries.
May Edition: Keith Letchworth & Derick Fields of the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Pitt County
This month we are recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month with our guests, Keith Letchworth, vice president of the Pitt County chapter of NAMI, and Derick Fields, secretary of the Pitt County Chapter of NAMI and certified NAMI Peer Support Facilitator. Join us as we learn about what the National Alliance on Mental Illness has to offer as well as a conversation around destigmatizing mental illness.
PCBRACE April Edition: Pitt County Sheriff’s Office’s Venus Curry, Community Programs Coordinator & Sgt. Lee Darnell, Public Information Officer
This month we welcome representatives from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, Venus Curry, community programs coordinator, and Sgt. Lee Darnell, public information officer, to discuss the amazing work the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office is doing to build resilience in the community through its community programming and the programs, such as WEAR and SHARP, being offered at the Pitt County Detention Center.
PCBRACE is here to normalize the conversations about trauma and resilience, pull difficult issues out into the light to obliterate the shame, blame, and secrecy to build a better community for our children and ourselves.
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Programs:
Learn more about S.U.M.M.E.R. program
Learn more about S.H.A.R.P. and W.E.A.R. programs
Learn more about the GED program
Learn more about Serving Our Seniors program
Click here to learn more about TEDI BEAR Child Advocacy Center.
Sign up for the virtual Stewards of Children
Click here to learn more about NC Stop Human Trafficking.
Check out NC Stop Human Trafficking’s learning opportunities.
Click here to learn more about BRACE (Building Resilience Against Courage to Excel).