The National Runaway Safeline offers a crisis hotline and online services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to youth at risk of running away, those who have run away or are homeless, and their families. CALL: 1-800-RUNAWAY CLICK: 1800RUNAWAY.org (visit disclaimer page) TEXT: 66008
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is pleased to offer the following publications addressing what victim advocates need to know concerning sex trafficking as it impacts Native people and Indian country. The Sex Trafficking in Indian Country: Advocacy Curriculum is designed to introduce information on sex trafficking of Native people, covering topics such as the definition of sex […]
With OJJDP support, the Youth Collaboratory developed a toolkit for youth service providers to build their understanding of the commercial sexual exploitation of child. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, with OJJDP support, has developed the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking to help judicial officers better understand the dynamics of domestic child sex trafficking, […]
Meet Your New 2020 We R Native Ambassadors We’d like to introduce you all to the new class of We R Native Ambassadors. According to We R Native: “This year, the program has made huge changes and you can expect big things this year from these amazing leaders.” UNITY wishes all of the Ambassadors continued […]
You just never know when a student will ask a tough sex ed question – Is it okay to have sex with my boyfriend if I love him? Get prepared to answer tricky questions by reading our Tips and Tools for Answering Sensitive Questions for advisors, parents and even peers!
The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative (HILI) kicked off 2020 planning with a listening session in the Salt River community in Arizona on Saturday, January 18th, 2020 in partnership with the Young River Peoples Youth Council. The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative, a partnership between UNITY and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), seeks […]
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, Mending the Sacred Hoop, Men as Peacemakers, and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute; we would like to extend an invitation to attend the Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska Conference, […]
The 38th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference is fast approaching. Less than three months remain until the start of conference. Join NICWA in Denver, Colorado, from March 29–April 1 for this Alaska Native child advocacy training opportunity. The early bird deadline is February 28. Be sure to register and pay early to receive the discounts.
This program for Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate (juniors/seniors), graduate, and law students offers a unique opportunity to gain professional leadership experience in Washington, D.C. Our fully-funded, ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., offers distinctive opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native students who are interested in learning more about the Federal legislative process while gaining […]
#NativeScholarshipForum “On Friday, February 21st at noon (MST), the 3 largest Native scholarship providers will come together for one event to share opportunities with Native students, parents and institutions to strengthen us all! CLICK HERE to Register
