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Saturday April 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
FINAL SESSION SURVEY

LINK TO TED TALK

Discover how prevalent human trafficking is in the US. Explore the statistics and places it happens, as well as why it occurs. Gather insight into what can happen to a victim physically and emotionally when they are trafficked. Learn why a victim stays in this and not reach out for help and why they often stay silent. Leave with helpful information on how to prevent trafficking as well as how to treat and restore its lasting. Ms. Flores will discuss how it is that no one saw the signs of a child being trafficked and her path of survival. It is a story that will make you angry, cry and laugh and give you hope that we can help others from this horror. Learn the red flags of a person being trafficked, the emotional implications this has on victims and how to help them heal.
The session will teach the audience a more in depth look at the effects of trafficking upon a person, including a special rarely seen video from the eyes of a trafficker.

Objectives
Learn how prevalent Human Trafficking is in the US, the statistics and why this is occurring 
Hear a survivor's story firsthand 
Learn what can happen to a victim physically and emotionally when they are trafficked and their mindset.
Hear therapeutic recommendations on restoring victims and how to stop this from continuing.
Speakers
avatar for Denise Hoffman

Denise Hoffman

OTD, OTRL, BCP, FMiOTA, FAOTA, Van Buren Intermediate School District, University of Minnesota, Bashor Children's Home, Beacon Hospital


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Theresa Flores

Executive Director, Founder, The SOAP Project
Ms. Flores has been a licensed Social Worker for over twenty years. She received a Master's in Counseling Education from University of Dayton and a Bachelor's of Social Work from Ball State University. Ms. Flores was appointed to the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
VIRTUAL

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