HoCo Community Chat

HoCo Community Chat provides Howard County (MD) residents with fresh and timely content about how to live their best lives in Howard County.

Hosted by Jackie Scott, Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS), HoCo Community Chat is a new and entertaining way for DCRS to communicate with residents and present them with great conversations on how to grow and thrive and live with dignity in Howard County.

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HoCo Community Chat Jan 2024 - Human Trafficking: defining & preventing, and treating survivors

December 27, 2023 • Howard County (MD) Department of Community Resources & Services • Season 1 • Episode 9

As we enter new year, host and DCRS Director Jackie Scott is joined by Ashton Petta, manager of the Office of Human Trafficking Prevention; and Eric Kruhm, a lieutenant with the Howard County Police Department Vice and Narcotics Unit, and a member of the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council. Together, they take on the heavy topic of human trafficking to recognize Human Trafficking Prevention Month, discuss what trafficking looks like today, and address resources available and ways to make our community and country a safer place.

Key topics:

Topic #1 - Welcome and disclaimer from Jackie Scott [0:35]

Topic #2 - Guest introductions [2:20]

Topic #3 - Polaris Project on human trafficking today [3:30]

Topic #4 - What is human trafficking? [4:35]

Topic #5 - Law enforcement and human trafficking in our modern day [8:10]

Topic #6 - How is human trafficking monitored and tracked [10:35]

Topic #7 - Prevention, collaboration, and treatment [13:35]

Topic #8 - What resources are available to people who suspect human trafficking [16:05]

Topic #9 - TurnAround partnership [21:50]

Topic #10 - Human Trafficking Coordinating Council [22:30]

Topic #11 - Ways to get help in our community [27:00]