Attendees will learn the importance of shared language, building relationships, and fostering trust. They will gain knowledge about a collaborative communication approach that encourages input from victims and survivors to build safety and trust in relationships. By learning to communicate with commonly accepted terms across disciplines, attendees can adapt language that reduces stigma and bias to overcome barriers. They will also gain insight into advancing individual-centered outreach and support services through civic engagement, non-government, and government partnerships while combatting human trafficking at the local, state, and federal levels. Carolyn Kinkoph will explain how the victimization of her daughter, Courtney, and ongoing advocacy efforts as a co-founder of the Alliance Against Human Trafficking (AAHT) highlight the need to utilize meaningful shared language and individual-centered strategies that support victims of human trafficking without stigmatizing, revictimizing, and retraumatizing them. Carolyn’s experience, ability to collaborate, and education provide insight into various anti-trafficking strategies for human trafficking prevention from human rights, criminal justice, social justice, and healthcare perspectives. The complexities and intersections of human trafficking along with the failure of several systems drive Carolyn’s determination to command change. She will share how encounters with providers, law enforcement agencies, survivors, and professionals in several disciplines further her ability to educate and partner with others. Attendees will learn about the importance of utilizing a proactive approach to break silos, coordinate efforts within and across systems, build multidisciplinary teams, and use shared language to promote trauma-responsive comprehensive care for victims and survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and abuse.
Trigger Warning: This presentation contains information (written, spoken, or visual) that may be triggering or (re)traumatizing to attendees.
Carolyn Kinkoph is a human trafficking survivor parent and co-founder of the non-profit Alliance Against Human Trafficking 501(c)(3). Her coalition includes local, county, state, and federal agencies, plus non-government partners who encompass a multidisciplinary team. She is passionate about individually and collectively providing human trafficking education to diverse audiences.