SRO & Security Director Training

Recommended Training:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offers human trafficking training through the Blue Campaign which is a national public awareness campaign designed to educate the public on human trafficking indicators and how to respond to possible cases of human trafficking.

We recommend that school resource officers, security directors, and security staff be provided with the DHS School Resource Officer Guide and DHS How to Talk to Youth Guide. This training is highly recommended for all law enforcement and security staff in school districts where this program is being implemented.

For any technical support or inquiries regarding this training, please contact the Blue Campaign at BlueCampaign@hsi.dhs.gov.

DHS School resource officer guide

DHS how to talk to youth guide

NCMEC Connect

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offers NCMEC Connect, a virtual platform with FREE training courses, materials, and resources to help missing and exploited children. Their self-paced modules range from eighteen minutes to two hours in length.

We recommend the following NCMEC courses: “Sextortion: What It Is And Why You Need To Know About It,” “Teaching Online Safety,” “Delivering Child Safety Presentations: Best Practices,” “Introduction to Child Sex Trafficking,” “Someone Disclosed to Me- Now What?” and “Understanding CSAM and Its Impacts.”

For any technical support or inquiries regarding these trainings, please contact NCMEC Support at gethelp@ncmec.org.

DHS Human Trafficking Training

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offers a Youth Professional & Caretaker Human Trafficking Awareness Training. This is a FREE online training course for individuals working with youth to teach them about what human trafficking is, why youth are vulnerable, and the role they play in helping to prevent crime.

For any technical support or inquiries regarding this training, please contact the Blue Campaign at BlueCampaign@hsi.dhs.gov.

DHS Youth Professional & Caretaker Awareness Training

NJDOE's Human Trafficking Resources & Materials

To access the NJDOE guidelines and other human trafficking resources and materials, please visit the NJDOE’s human trafficking webpage.

For questions specific to the NJSLS requirements, please contact the Office of Standards at CHPE@doe.nj.gov. For questions regarding the Guidelines for Schools on the Prevention of Human Trafficking of Students, please contact the Office of Student Support Services at SafeSupportiveSchools@doe.nj.gov or by phone at (609) 376-9109.

NJDOE's Human Trafficking Webpage

DHS Additional Training Materials

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign has a vast amount of resources and materials that are available to the public and completely FREE. The materials for law enforcement include a victim identification pamphlet, a victim support pamphlet, and a first responder indicator card. Some of the below materials are available to be ordered through DHS by placing an order HERE. It takes 4-8 weeks to receive the materials.

For any technical support or inquiries regarding the below training materials, please contact the Blue Campaign at BlueCampaign@hsi.dhs.gov.