The University of Southern Indiana will present “Human Trafficking in Indiana – Identification, Recognition, and Reporting” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 30 in Wright Administration (WA) 3. The presentation will recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and is open to the public at no c
USI hosts seminar on human trafficking
USI hosts seminar on human trafficking By Jake Embrey | January 28, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 5:20 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - USI hosted
The virtual event included Eric Harris, a field consultant on human trafficking.
The event was put on by USIâs Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention Group and the Southwest Indiana Regional Coalition Against Trafficking.
Harris discussed the definition of human trafficking, vulnerable youth populations, how traffickers groom their victims, barriers to treatment, and overcoming the stigma of survivors.
âWhat we find is that a lot of people have heard of it, but they only think of being an international problem and not a local issue. We do in fact have local human trafficking as a problem in Indiana and in Evansville as well. So itâs very important that people are aware of that and to know what it is,â said Dr. Melinda Roberts, Professor of Criminal Ju
USI Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention group hosts human trafficking awareness presentation
USI Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention group hosts human trafficking awareness presentation 1/20/2021 | University Communications
As a part of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the University of Southern Indiana Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention Group (SAGVP) in collaboration with the Southwest Indiana Regional Coalition Against Trafficking (SIRCAT) will host Field Consultant Eric Harris, BSW, for a virtual presentation about human trafficking awareness on January 28 at 6 p.m. CST. This event is sponsored by the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program (ITVAP). The public can register for the Zoom webinar by going to USI.edu/laevents.