Did you know that labor trafficking is one of the prevalent forms of human trafficking in the world? Child labor trafficking is one of the most underreported types of trafficking in the United States. This…
Break from the Bench: What a judge needs to know about… Child Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) invites you to the NCJFCJ’s Break from the Bench: A…
On June 6, 2022, the National Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges (NCJFCJ) held a webinar in partnership with National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) on a State Justice Institute (SJI) funded project on…
Who buys sex from children, and why? Tens of thousands of children are sexually exploited every year in the United States. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there were 21.4…
Judge John Romero (Ret.) and Toni McKinley, M.A., L.P.C., discuss steps that can be taken to mitigate trauma in the courtroom for youth who have survived sex trafficking trauma. Building a healing-centered and trauma-informed courtroom…
Q&A Session with Toni McKinley, MA, LPC and Hon. John Romero (Ret.) on Understanding and Communicating with Youth Survivors of Sex Trafficking.
Judge John Romero and Toni McKinley discuss why it is important that youth who have been trafficked have a choice and a voice in the decisions made about their lives and how to ensure they…
Judge John Romero and Toni McKinley discuss how to compassionately communicate with survivors of sex trafficking in the courtroom. Children who have survived sex trafficking have experienced trauma. Communicating compassionately with children who have survived…
Judge John Romero and Toni McKinley discuss the behavior of youth who have survived sex trafficking or other forms of trauma. They discuss how understanding youth behavior in the context of their experiences allows judges…
Guilt, shame, and stigma are the results of trauma and exploitation. Young people who have survived child sex trafficking will present in court carrying the weight of the guilt, shame, and stigma associated with their…
NCJFCJ and Toni McKinley, MA, LPC present this 90-minute webinar and Q&A session. Youth who have experienced trafficking have endured intense and prolonged traumatization. This trauma fundamentally rewrites the central nervous system of people who…
An overview of the legal rights and protections of immigrant children who are victims of commercial sex trafficking. The first session provides participants with resources and tools to assist judges in providing assistance to immigrant…