Agenda 9:00 – 9:15 a.m.         Registration and networking 9:15 – 9:30 a.m.         Welcome, Amy Kenzie and Marissa Raguet, MN Department of Health 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.      New Child Welfare System Responses to Sex Trafficking, Labor Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Involving Children of Any Background, Sarah Ladd, MN Department of Human Services ... Read more

Meeting Video Meeting Agenda TimeTopicPresenter9:00-9:15WelcomeCaroline Palmer, Minnesota Department of Health9:15-9:45 How can culture be a protective factor against human trafficking among indigenous youth?Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie, Someplace Safe9:45-10:15Update on Minnesota Youth Sex Trading Study (MYST)Barbara McMorris, University of Minnesota School of Nursing10:15-10:30Safe Harbor UpdateCaroline Palmer, Minnesota Department of Health Meeting Materials

Agenda TimeAgenda ItemPresenter9:00 - 9:15WelcomeCaroline Palmer, Minnesota Department of Health9:15 - 10:15Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Theories: Reality?  Whacky?  Or something else?There seems to be a conspiracy being "uncovered" all the time these days, and no matter how outlandish they may be, they seem to have no trouble drawing in ardent believers.  According to University of Chicago ... Read more

TimeAgenda Item9:00-9:10WelcomeCaroline Palmer and Beatriz Menanteau, Minnesota Department of Health9:10-9:30Minnesota Expungement ProgramNilushi Ranaweera, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General9:30-10:15Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Report to the LegislatureNicole MartinRogers, Wilder ResearchSenator Mary Kunesh, Minnesota SenateNicole Matthews, Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault CoalitionNigel Perrote, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual AssaultAmerican Indian women and girls ... Read more