Be Alert! Swope Health invites you learn about the Stop Trafficking Project
Swope Health is hosting a free webinar, open to all, to learn about how you can help combat the crisis of sex trafficking of minors in our community.
The event will be held noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, via Zoom. Details: https://swopehealth.zoom.us/j/92623977221
The event features Russ Tuttle, the president and founder of The Stop Trafficking Project®– a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the issue, and teaching ways to prevent trafficking. The organization has developed the “Be Alert” strategy, which empowers students and encourages adults to take effective and empathetic action.
Russ’s program, “More than meets the eye,” will include details about the reality of domestic minor sex trafficking in our community and offer specific tactics to empower individuals to make a difference.
“Technology is not the enemy,” Russ says. “But the reality is that our kids’ vulnerabilities can — and are – being exploited online.”
His program will describe worst-case scenarios that led to instances of criminal sex trafficking involving children. He explains the scenarios as the “exploitation of vulnerability,” giving webinar participants an understanding of how the process typically begins. He also offers practical tools for adults to understand how to intervene in a compassionate and caring way.
Russ, with more than three decades of experience, has delivered educational presentations throughout the region, frequently speaking to students, educators, health professionals and parents. He estimates he has reached 125,000 people through his passionate commitment to raise awareness and help prevent exploitation of minors.
Swope Health provides this educational seminar to the community as well as to its associates in social work, counseling, and medical professions. All are welcome.
Join us: noon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, in a live presentation and discussion with Russ Tuttle, via Zoom: https://swopehealth.zoom.us/j/92623977221
Learn more about sex trafficking:
Resources: Including a Parents’ Safety Guide on Kids and Technology, Internet Safety Resources, Warning Guides, infographics and more.