iEmpathize

"....Empathy can really end exploitation if everyone contributes...You can always be a positive pull in another's life...". These are the words of a student participant in iEmpathize' Empower Youth Program, reflecting on some of their takeaways. Learn more about us. https://iempathize.org/ #iempathize #stophumantrafficking #endhumantrafficking #antihumantrafficking #empoweryouthprogram

Thanks Fire-Dex!

A special shout-out and thank you to our new sponsor: Fire-Dex. For the past 40 years, this family-owned global business, has dedicated themselves to focus on the health and safety of first responders. As Jenny Surovey, Vice President of Marketing said, “At Fire-Dex our mission is to Serve Those Who Serve and we believe that supporting iEmpathize training aligns perfectly with our goal,” And we couldn’t agree more! Thank you, Fire-Dex! We are excited to work together to equip, empower, and eradicate exploitation. @firedexppe #iempathize #firedex #firefighters #firstresponders #stophumantrafficking #endhumantrafficking #humantraffickingprevention #antihumantrafficking #humantraffickingawareness

We are pleased to announce our new sponsor: Honeywell Morning Pride. With a rich history of innovation dating back to 1885, Honeywell shares in the values of prevention and safety, “creating a better tomorrow by confronting the world’s toughest challenges today,”. Sponsorships and partnerships such as these, allow us to confront the tough challenge of exploitation, coercion, and trafficking in our communities and to extend our reach to create safer environments for everyone. Thank you, Honeywell Morning Pride! Morning Pride Morning Pride Gear #iempathize #stophumantrafficking #endhumantrafficking #humantraffickingprevention #firefighters #firstresponders 

Check out this powerful conversation from #Voicesoffreedom of Wilnisha, a trafficking survivor turned advocate, as she shares her story with her co-worker and friend, Shannon. #Partner2Prevent #humantraffickingawarenessmonth #iempathize #stophumantrafficking #humantraffickingsurvivor #endhumantrafficking https://lnkd.in/ggbwUqYN

Are you a local business or individual looking to help those who have experienced human trafficking by providing career opportunities? Check out this resource below to get started. #endhumantrafficking #soundoffreedommovie #iempathize #partner2prevent #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth https://lnkd.in/g4aZttPb

Check out this "Voices of Freedom" video from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The video tells a powerful story by Kimberly Chang as she talks with her sister and their mother about her work caring and advocating for victims of sex and labor trafficking in a community health center. The three women reflect on how their shared family history connects to Kimberly’s work today. https://lnkd.in/gdB64TPw #Partner2Prevent #voicesoffreedom #iempathizie #EndTrafficking #humantraffickingawareness #soundsoffreedommovie

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Trafficking in Persons - Look Beneath the Surface Resources. These cards are designed to fit in a wallet and include a number of hotlines that may be broadly applicable to multiple adult and youth audiences. https://lnkd.in/gXamvXuJ #partner2protect #iempathize #EndTrafficking #nationaltraffickinghotline #nationaltraffickingawarenessmonth #soundoffreedommovie #antihumantraffickingawareness

Meet TJ, a Risk Manager and licensed attorney in Los Angeles. TJ is part of a multi-disciplinary team at Cedars-Sinai that trains healthcare providers and staff about human trafficking and how to recognize it in the hospital setting. TJ never suspected she’d intersect with human trafficking in an affluent area like Beverly Hills. But residential brothels are everywhere. TJ was first exposed to the issue when she was a student at California Western School of Law. The professor assigned a project that ultimately led her team to learn about human trafficking in the San Diego area (both labor and sex) and the benefits of a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the issue. Empathy is TJ’s motivation for this issue. As a young girl with low self-esteem, she recognizes how that made her vulnerable to traffickers' grooming tactics. She considers herself lucky and wants to help protect others from falling into this cycle. TJ learned about iEmpathize and its Empower Youth Program (EYP) through the Los Angeles Regional Task Force and witnessed EYP in action at a Long Beach middle school. “The training was well-organized and thought out and used explanations of apathy, sympathy, and empathy to work up to trafficking and what that means. I remember getting goosebumps in the class when the children were working through their final assignment, and the profound insights that were visible in the children by the end of the three days.” TJ applied a grassroots effort to educate about human trafficking and how prevalent it is, which created awareness of the issue and what to look for. As the doctors and nurses started to see red flags and word started to spread, interest in training healthcare providers increased and expanded. She accepted an opportunity at Cedars-Sinai to create training around this issue. It aligned with her heart, and it’s been a labor of love. TJ’s Advice Within the Healthcare Field: In healthcare, it is crucially important for all providers and employees to be familiar with the red flags that victims display. Many red flags can look like situations of interpersonal violence, so it is important for providers to know how to build rapport and ask the right questions. TJ has found that having a genuine interest and desire to partner with the healthcare community and share knowledge has significantly impacted the positive results they’ve experienced. iEmpathize’s partnership with Cedars-Sinai and our relationship with TJ is behind the inspiration and vision for our national "Health Cares Campaign." Thank you, TJ, for your advocacy and for bringing awareness and tools into the healthcare field where it’s so valuable and needed! #iempathize #humantraffickingawareness #antihumantrafficking #soundoffreedommovie #cedarssinai #healthcare #healthcareindustry

"We have far too often put human trafficking in this silo. Most survivors would even tell you it wasn't the trafficking that was the most traumatic event, that was a result of a lot of other issues. Let's bring the threads of these different issues together and address them at a systemic level rather than just doing band aids, technical fixes constantly. We then create systems where people would truly have more access to becoming the people they were created to be.” (karen) Irene Countryman-Roswurm, PhD, Voices of Freedom Participant #Partner2Prevent #iempathize #soundoffreedommovie #EndTrafficking #antihumantrafficking #HumanTrafficking #humantraffickingawareness #ForcedLabor #LaborTrafficking