Events:
Back to School Parent Empowerment Seminar
September 8th – 8:30am – 3pm
Wyndham Energy Corridor Hotel
Lunch Provided
This seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of an epidemic our Texas governor has recently declared a public health crisis. Topics Include…
* What is sex trafficking? * Demographics * International vs. domestic sex trafficking * Spot the pimp * Six textbook stages of grooming * Social media/predatory apps * The link between pornography and trafficking *Pornography, understanding the physiochemical impact on the developing brain * How complex trauma recalibrates the mind * Why trauma informed counseling is critical to victims of trauma * Combatting sex trafficking, a cultural shift * The Blue Campaign, a federal approach to combating sex trafficking * Legislative action plan * and much more!
Kelly Litvak, Executive Director, Childproof America
Benjamin Nolot, Founder/CEO, Exodus Cry – Director of Award-winning film Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
Beau Abdulla, Executive Director, Love People Not Pixels
Shandra Carter, LCSW, TCU specialist of trauma-informed therapy
Debi Tengler, Chief Relations Officer, Arrow Child & Family Ministries
Julia Walsh, Survivor Advocacy Coordinator, UnBound
Laurie Charles, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, CA-CPSANE, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Texas A&M
Sex trafficking survivor panel
Mick McKeown, Executive Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC
Sergeant Luis Menendez-Sierra, Sergeant with the Houston Police Special Victims Division and Commander with the Houston Metro ICAC Task Force
To learn more about each of our guest speakers go to their bio page located here.
