Subcommittee seeks inventory of trafficking trainings to avoid 'reinventing the wheel'

The subcommittee chair opened the meeting by focusing the group's work on training and standards, urging members to identify existing programs before designing new ones. The chair said, "My biggest concern is that we don't have a strong understanding of what is already being done," and proposed that Linda Lawler, Melissa Mullen and a member identified as Melody help lead the training objective.

Members described a mix of locally delivered and online training. Melissa Mullen said community partners and task forces provide trainings and offered to locate curricula for review. Jennifer McCann, representing Washoe County Social Services, described Washoe's HEAT team as an active local resource: "our heat team ... is really good about reaching out to the community and doing trainings at, you know, schools," and noted clinicians in her agency have received My Life Choice curriculum training. Members requested that those materials and contacts be circulated to the group.

The group also discussed tribal task force trainings and an intent to avoid duplicative work by reviewing existing curricula before creating statewide products. The chair committed to reach out to Jenna (human trafficking task force), Brenda (local service resource) and others to gather information and share it with the subcommittee for further prioritization.