Collaborating to Keep Kids Safe Across Systems and Across the State: A Focus on Human Trafficking and Florida's Schools

Training Description

Schools are vital to an effective community response to human trafficking. The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has been a leader in informing educators and all Floridians about human trafficking. Recent FDOE rules require each school to develop a plan on child trafficking prevention and education. Effective and safe school response plans include collaborations with many sectors and systems: child welfare professionals, school district leadership, federal and local law enforcement, mental health, victim services providers, culturally specific organizations, and other caring community partners – all important to the development and implementation of each school’s response and to student safety and well-being.