From Awareness to Accountability: A Symposium on Human Trafficking

Register here. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 8th, at Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning for a human trafficking symposium featuring experts from the field. Event Overview Join Eden’s Farm in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh for a full-day human trafficking symposium featuring perspectives from prosecution, law enforcement, trauma psychology, relational case management, and lived experience experts. Attendees will hear from professionals working across different areas of human trafficking prevention, investigation, prosecution, and survivor support. Lunch will be provided, and the day will conclude with a multidiciplinary panel discussion featuring subject-matter experts. Agenda 8:30–9:00 a.m. — Doors Open and Registration 9:00–9:15 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:15–11:15 a.m. — Human Trafficking Investigative Approaches and Prosecution Summer Carroll, Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General Jim Hindinger, Supervisory Special Agent Human Trafficking Section, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General 11:15–11:30 a.m. — Break 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Survivors Rachel N. Seamans, PsyD Carlow University 12:30–1:00 p.m. — Lunch Provided 1:00–2:00 p.m. — Relational Case Management: A Relationship-Centered Model of Survivor Services Eden’s Farm Eden’s Farm will present the Relational Case Management model shared during a parallel event at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 70. The presentation will explore how Eden’s Farm uses long-term, relationship-centered support when serving survivors of human trafficking. 2:00–2:15 p.m. — Break 2:15–3:45 p.m. — Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion and Q&A A multidisciplinary panel will bring together professional expertise and lived experience to discuss human trafficking response, survivor support, collaboration, and opportunities for improving services. 3:45–4:00 p.m. — Closing Remarks