Pop-Up Public Health: Human Sex Trafficking

Human Sex Trafficking: The Medical-Legal Intersection with Trauma Informed Solutions  Pop-Up Public Health Spotlight January is Human Trafficking Awareness month.   Join us for an interactive conversation with Shea Rhodes, Esq, FCCP [https://cseinstitute.org/staff/shea-m-rhodes/?mc_cid=dafb7bc1f0&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D] and Survivor Leader Tammy McDonnell [https://cseinstitute.org/board/tammy-mcdonnell/?mc_cid=dafb7bc1f0&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D]. We will discuss the magnitude of human trafficking in our region and learn why cities like Philadelphia are potential hotbeds of trafficking activity. Focus will be on how human sex trafficking commonly presents in order to identify potential victimization. Clinicians and all public health champions can become allies in the multidisciplinary efforts to eradicate the insidious crime of gender-based violence.  Program objectives: * Define Human Trafficking and understand various forms of trafficked persons * Recognize how sex trafficking commonly presents and identify indicators of potential sex trafficking victimization * Understand and apply Federal and Pennsylvania laws on trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation * Appreciate the role in identifying victims and mitigating trauma * Implement principles of trauma-informed care into everyday work function _This event is co-Sponsored by the College of Physicians’ Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine [https://www.collegeofphysicians.org/sections/public-health?mc_cid=dafb7bc1f0&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D] and Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation [https://cseinstitute.org/?mc_cid=dafb7bc1f0&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D] at the Charles Widger School of Law, Villanova University Public Health._ MODERATOR:_ _Kristen Johanson [https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/authors/kristen-johanson?mc_cid=dafb7bc1f0&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D] Crime and Justice Reporter for KYW News Radio 1060 Ticket Price: General Admission: $5 Fellows: Free Section Members: Free _Registration is free for Section Members, click here [https://www.collegeofphysicians.org/uploads/attachments/cjtu738pn369rfwzhalh7nli2-sphpm-membership-form-2019.pdf] to become a Section Member._ THINGS TO KNOW:  -Tickets required; limited availability  -Tickets are transferable, but not refundable.  -Seating is limited, please arrive accordingly. -The Mütter Museum will not be open during this event.  -American Sign Language interpretation is available for any public program, with advance notice. Please contact Meredith Sellers msellers@collegeofphysicians.org to request sign language interpretation with two weeks notice or for any other accessibility accommodations.  -By entering the event premises, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by The College of Physicians/The Mütter Museum and its affiliates and representatives.    _Questions?_ Email sdeitumi@collegeofphysicians.org