NCMEC - Texas Regional Office

This Friday, the 18th, is our second Saddle Up! event in Steiner Ranch in Austin! Put on your boots, hat and sharpest western wear to spend a wonderful evening together. We'll be hearing from special guests John Walsh, father of Adam and co-founder of NCMEC, as well as music from Chris Lane! Tickets still available, see below, and we hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/gagRaaJD

Interested in a (remote) position at NCMEC that supports child sex trafficking victims and survivors in Texas and the southeast region? Please see below - and please feel free to share with your network! ---------------------- NCMEC is hiring a new Resource Specialist to join the Child Sex Trafficking Recovery Services Team! This is a FULLY REMOTE position for anyone living in (or willing to relocate to) Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or Arkansas. Each Resource Specialist covers a multi-state area of responsibility and must live in the region that they cover to allow for in-person relationship building, increased knowledge of location-specific resources, and ease of access to travel throughout the region. Please take a look and feel free to share with other networks of qualified and interested potential applicants. We are specifically looking for regional or national subject matter experts in the field of child sex trafficking and the intersection with foster care and missing youth. Please reach out with any questions!   Child Sex Trafficking Recovery Services Team, Resource Specialist I GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Survivors of child sex trafficking (CST) have experienced significant trauma. Advanced recovery planning and specialized resource coordination can mitigate challenges, streamline resources and allow for coordinated, trauma-informed interventions. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is uniquely situated to provide guidance and technical assistance to inform local multi-disciplinary recovery efforts with our knowledge of missing children and CyberTipline reports concerning child sex trafficking.    Resource Specialists on the CST Recovery Services Team provide specialized support, training and technical assistance to child welfare professionals and other multidisciplinary team members around developing trauma-informed and victim centered recovery plans for children missing from care who are likely victims of child sex trafficking. Resource Specialists provide psychoeducation and coaching around child sex trafficking, complex trauma responses, strategies for engagement, safety planning, and understanding running behavior. This team has established and maintains a national network of specialized child sex trafficking contacts and resources to support child welfare workers and local multi-disciplinary response efforts. This position will develop relationships with providers and networks in their area of responsibility and maintain up to date knowledge of the resources and unique challenges of their region.   https://lnkd.in/gEMNGDfC

Not on Our Watch Texas (NOWTX) is hosting an important and complimentary panel discussion in Houston, TX, on June 25th from 1-3pm. Join us as we engage in powerful conversations to help educate parents and kids about online safety. NOWTX has put together a remarkable panel to share the red flags your kids need to know to keep them safe from online sexual exploitation and sextortion AND what as parents we should or shouldn't say when talking to our kids about online safety. Register today as spots are filling quickly! Visit: https://lnkd.in/gKDM-7Pq "If not us, who? If not now, when?" #notonourwatch #nowtx #notonourwatchtx #onlinesaftey #raiseawareness #thepowerofnow #onlinepredators #protectourchildren #socialmediasafety #houstontx #houstonevents #onlinetrafficing #childsafety #twib #texaswomeninbusiness #protectouryouth #stoponlinepredators #digitalsafetynow #empowerourmoms #knowledgeispower #smartphonesafety #screentime #parentingtips #dailyparenting #parenthood #tech #parentsofinstagram #momofteens #parentingteens #childdevelopment

Join our Texas team! NCMEC is hiring a Case Manager 2, Missing Children Division in our Austin office - please see below for details and share with your network~ https://lnkd.in/gMrxww8G

Houston area! NCMEC is headed your way on June 25th as we'll be participating in a panel hosted by Not On Our Watch Texas. The event is free and open to the public -please see below for registration information!

NCMEC is headed to Wichita Falls! Law enforcement and child-serving professionals: please see below and attached to register for our FREE training on emerging trends in child sexual exploitation including child sex trafficking, online enticement, and child sexual abuse material. TCOLE CREDIT AVAILABLE To register, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gPknixvD And please share with your network!

Thanks to our Texas Advisory Council for joining us in-person today! This important group of supporters leverage their ideas, networks, and energy to share information about the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and our critical programs of work to keep children safe. We also thank our speakers: Leemie from our Missing Children Division who did an incredible job covering their many programs and projects, as well as special guest Tori Algiere from the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center who shared information about their victim & family services in response to harms against children and the importance of prevention and awareness messaging in schools and by parents. We look forward to the engagement and outreach efforts by this team in 2024, and all the ways we can push forward NCMEC's mission in every community. Members pictured: Katharine McAden, Susie Vybiral, Dr. Honoris Causa (Psychology, UNRS), Amy Brubaker, Aurora Farthing, Yvonne Motz Members not pictured: Paul Aleman, Sydney Schneider, Marti Johnson Luparello, Nancy Rodill, MA, CFRE (And thanks to Meredith Mangum Hill for helping coordinate the event!)

NCMEC Texas is proud to serve on tomorrow's Not On Our Watch panel in Liberty Hill! This event is free and open to members of the public who want to learn more about protecting children online.

We are excited to be a part of this upcoming panel to help parents, caregivers and all adults who care about kids the information they need to talk to and better protect children from child sexual exploitation!